Why Study at Heriot Watt University
Heriot Watt University is a renowned public research university that was established in the year 1821. The university offers a myriad of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes. The university has state-of-the-art campuses offering a unique educational environment in Edinburgh, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai. The main campus is located in Edinburgh spanning over an area of 380 acres with academic buildings, student residences, libraries, healthcare and sports facilities and the student union's office. The Dubai campus facilitates exchange programmes between the Emirates and the UK. The purpose-built campus in Putrajaya, Malaysia, is known for being the first 'green campus' in the country.
Heriot Watt University is divided into five distinct academic schools. The School of Energy, Geoscience, Society and Infrastructure offers undergraduate programmes in architectural engineering, civil and structural engineer, geography and urban studies, construction project management and biology. It also offers postgraduate programmes in civil, water and safety engineering, building, planning and urban design, energy and renewables, construction management, geoscience, petroleum engineering, marine, environment and climatic change and housing, real estate and social policy. The university's School of Engineering and Physical Sciences provides engineering degrees in varied fields, including chemical, mechanical, computer science, and electronics and electrical engineering. In addition, it offers Bachelor of Science in physics and chemistry.
Heriot Watt University has several notable alumni including the first architect from Ghana and developer of the port city of Tema, Theodore S. Clerk, president of Royal Academy Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, Swan medal and prize-winning physicist Iain Baikie, and CEO of Aviva Maurice Tulloch.
Scholarships and funding
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Civil Engineers ICE scholarship: |
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Dubai Community Award |
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Edinburgh Business School-Shaping ‘Women Entrepreneurs’ Scholarship |
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Undergraduate Merit Scholarship |
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Fees
Programs |
Fees |
MSc in Artificial Intelligence Duration 1Year |
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MSc in Construction Project Management Duration 1 Years |
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Edinburgh & Dubai MBA Duration 1 Years |
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MBA with Specialism in Human Resource Management Duration 1 Years |
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MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Duration 1 Years |
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Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA Duration 4 Years |
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MSc International Accounting and Finance Duration 12 Months |
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University Campuses
Heriot-Watt currently has five campuses, and also runs distance learning programmes through 53 approved learning partners to students around the world. Heriot-Watt's main campus is located in Riccarton in South West Edinburgh on 380 acres of parkland. The campus consists of: academic buildings, student residences, a postgraduate centre, shops, several library collections, childcare, healthcare, a chaplaincy, a variety of recreational and sports facilities, and a museum, as well as the Student Union's main premises.
Heriot-Watt's Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels is home to the University's School of Textile and Design. Heriot-Watt' s Dubai Campus opened in 2005. It was the first British university to set up in Dubai International Academic City. It has facilities including a library, catering, computer access and shops. Heriot-Watt University Malaysia's purpose-built campus opened in Putrajaya in September 2014, £35 million was invested in the Malaysian campus, which is the first 'green campus' in the country. It is situated in a lakeside location of 4.8 acres offering undergraduate as well as master's degree.
Heriot-Watt's campus in Stromness, Orkney, is home to the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT), part of the University's School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society. The Campus provides education to a small number of postgraduate students and is host to eight members of research staff.
Admission Requirements
Programs |
Exams Accepted and academic requirements |
MSc in Artificial Intelligence Duration 1Year |
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MSc in Construction Project Management Duration 1 Years |
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Edinburgh & Dubai MBA Duration 1 Years |
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MBA with Specialism in Human Resource Management Duration 1 Years |
IELTS : 6.5, PTE : 58 Applicants must have a good Honours degree (first or second class), or its non-UK equivalent, in a relevant subject from a recognized British or overseas university with an overall score of 55% or above |
MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management Duration 1 Years |
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Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA Duration 4 Years |
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University Ranking
- In 2019, the university was ranked 4th in UK and 1st in Scotland for Town & Country Planning and Landscape Design by The Complete University Guide.
- It was also ranked 9th in UK and 1st in Scotland for Building and Town & Country Planning by The Guardian in the same year.
- In the 2019 The Complete University Guide national subject rankings Heriot-Watt had the following rankings: 2nd (of 34) - Building education, 17th (of 104) - Accounting and Finance, 15th (of 81) - Art and Design, 14th (of 30) - Chemical Engineering, 23rd (of 60) - Chemistry, 1 (of 56) - Civil Engineering, 25th (of 110) - Computer Science, 22nd (of 77) - Economics,[78] 23rd (of 68) - Electrical Engineering, 15th (of 72) - Mathematics,[79] 14th (of 69) - Mechanical Engineering, and 25th (of 48) - Physics and Astronomy.
- The university has been constantly ranked among the top 10 universities in UK for Building education since 2010.