Programs of Heriot-Watt University

MSc Renewable Energy Development (RED)

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

The MSc in Renewable Energy Development (RED) is delivered by the International Centre for Island Technology (ICIT) at our Orkney Campus. It has been designed around three key drivers of renewable energy development: policy and economics; technology; and the environment. The course is designed to specifically address these key drivers of renewable energy development in the UK and abroad. The RED course aims to give its graduates cross-cutting skills in the renewables sector. The course addresses the needs of renewable energy developers as they seek to maximise economic benefits whilst grappling with challenges of overcoming regulatory and environmental issues, and securing finance. Teaching is reinforced with project work where emphasis is placed on simulating real working situations. The RED course maintains strong links with industry and regulators involved in the sector to ensure its relevance to the demands of renewables employers.

£14,960 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Renewable Energy Engineering

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

This is an advanced, specialist course in the rapidly expanding area of renewable energy engineering with a clear Mechanical Engineering focus. The course is aimed at students wishing to develop critical understanding of the significant changes afoot in the energy system due to the development and integration of wind, marine, biomass and solar technologies. The course will enable graduates to develop and implement creative solutions to the problems encountered in renewable energy capture, conversion, storage and management. Students will gain the knowledge and skills to assess renewable energy resources, design appropriate renewable energy systems, evaluate the performance of these systems and assess the wider impacts of renewable energy development. The course provides introductory courses to fundamental energy science and current energy issues, while the project-led courses focus on the design of renewable energy systems. The course concludes with a research-led dissertation in the summer.

£18,680 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Reservoir Evaluation and Management

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

The MSc in Reservoir Evaluation and Management (REM) teaches students how to be successful subsurface geoscientists and engineers, able to build models that can provide good predictions of hydrocarbon reservoir behaviour. The success of these models requires a good understanding of both the geology and engineering of the reservoir. The REM programme, with its combination of geoscience and engineering, provides students with the ability to identify those aspects of the reservoir which have the greatest impact on hydrocarbon recovery. Our graduates typically go on to careers in petroleum geology, geomodelling or reservoir engineering. Most development decisions in oil companies are based on the predictions of computer models of the subsurface. We teach our students the most effective ways to combine the geology, geophysics and reservoir engineering disciplines in order to develop and run computer models which provide the most robust predictions. The programme has been designed so that graduates are technically well prepared for, and have a sound knowledge of, the reservoir geoscience and engineering aspects of the upstream petroleum industry. The unique combination of geoscience and engineering in the REM programme means that our team projects contain the complete workflow of a field development, from geology to engineering and economics.

£27,600 International

£13,064 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Strategic Project Management

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

Heriot-Watt’s MSc Strategic Project Management is designed and taught by experts in strategy, management and organisational performance and will equip you with the skills needed to become a successful leader in a global project based environment. Through the development of advanced knowledge and competence in business strategy and project management, graduates are equipped with a skillset attractive to any organisation across industry sectors. This programme introduces Project Management and Strategic Management to those who have not yet studied the subjects in-depth, making it suitable for individuals with undergraduate degrees from different disciplines such as engineering, construction, business, or finance. As with all of our MScs, this programme re-introduces the principals of Higher Education to professionals who have been in work for some time and wish to advance their career by acquiring sought after management expertise.

£15,560 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Strategy and International Management Accounting

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

This programme provides a solid understanding of the accounting and strategic management issues involved in the business environment, and builds in-depth knowledge of the accounting background. Graduates from this programme are likely to take up professional accounting training or managerial careers, in both the business and public sectors, or to continue study by research in related disciplines. The programme will develop students’ understanding of, and ability to evaluate, a comprehensive range of research techniques used in the areas of international accounting and strategic management, and learn how to put these into practice. Students will critically evaluate academic and professional research, and gain the opportunity to carry out original research on a relevant topic through a dissertation. The programme will also assist the development of transferable skills (particularly teamwork, communication and presentation) for employment in the accountancy and managerial sectors and those required for undertaking further academic research.

£15,560 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Subsurface Energy Systems

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

Our Masters in Subsurface Energy Systems delivers the key concepts of subsurface energy and CO2 storage, geothermal energy or transitional gas and integrates geoscience, engineering, political and societal aspects important for large scale implementation of these technologies. The programme is recommended for Geoscientists, Petroleum Engineers, and Governmental Stakeholders and beyond such that they can participate in the management of subsurface reservoirs used to switch from a fossil fuel driven to a decarbonised economy. This degree is delivered by The Lyell Centre and the Institute of Petroleum Engineering committed to delivering research and training courses that meet the needs of the international subsurface energy industry.

£27,600 International

£13,064 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Sustainable Urban Management

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

Over half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas and the sustainable development of our cities poses key challenges for urban management. There is a need to deliver sustainability while ensuring managed urban environments can adapt to a changing climate and changing economic and social conditions. This course represents a new type of degree, focusing on analysing the issues of, and the tools used to address and deliver, sustainable development across the globe, from the scale of the building right up to the regional and national scale. It is designed to equip urban managers and leaders with an academically rigorous and professionally relevant postgraduate qualification relating to changing global circumstances.

£14,960 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Translating

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

Our new MSc Translating programme, formerly MSc Translation and Computer-Assisted Translation Tools, is designed for those who want to work as professional translators or in the field of translating. The programme has its main focus on translation and translation technologies, but with fewer mandatory courses and a much broader range of optional courses in professionally relevant subjects you can tailor your programme to your interests and professional needs.

£15,560 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Translating for Business

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

Our new MSc Translating for Business programme is aimed at those looking to develop their language communications skills in a business context. The programme allows you to develop language, communication and translation skills specific to a business context in English plus your choice of one or two other languages from French, German and Spanish. With a broad range of optional courses in professionally relevant subjects you can tailor your programme to your interests and professional needs.

£15,560 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost

MSc Translating with Entrepreneurship

Heriot-Watt University

Edinburgh , United Kingdom

MSc Translating with Entrepreneurship is designed to provide graduates of BA (or equivalent) language programmes the opportunity to develop key transferable professional skills which will provide entry to careers in translation, administrative and project management in translation agencies, international businesses and private entrepreneurial ventures where excellent communication skills and a high level of competence in English plus one or more further language(s) are required. The languages available are Chinese, French, German, Spanish.

£15,560 International

£7,168 Domestic

£8,500 Living cost