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The University of Edinburgh: Computer Science

Institution The University of Edinburgh View institution profile
Department School of Informatics
Web https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying
Study type Taught

Summary

Edinburgh's long-established expertise in core computer science is recognised internationally and spans the range from computer architecture to theoretical computer science.

This MSc offers you the opportunity to obtain specialist knowledge in the design, analysis, implementation, and use of computer systems ranging from the components of a single processor to computer networks as vast as the Internet.

You can also pursue a more theoretical direction by choosing courses in areas such as:

  • algorithms

  • programming languages

  • cryptography

  • quantum informatics

The programme provides a solid foundation in theoretical understanding and a wide variety of practical techniques applicable in many career settings.

MSc

Edinburgh. Extraordinary futures await.

The University of Edinburgh is one of the world's top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50, and placed 22nd in the 2024 QS World University Rankings.

Our position as one of Britain’s leading research universities was reaffirmed by the results of the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The University of Edinburgh is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, ranked 4th in the UK for research power (Times Higher Education, Overall Ranking of Institutions), with 90% of our research activity classified as world leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

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