Overview

This Cognitive Science MSc degree from The University of Edinburgh offers courses in many of these areas, providing a strong grounding in the shared computational and mathematical foundations while also allowing students to pursue specialised courses in their particular interest areas. Many students also take advantage of relevant courses offered in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences or other parts of the University.

Career opportunities:

This programme will give you a deep understanding of the expanding domain of cognitive science through formal study and experiments. It is excellent preparation for a rewarding academic or professional career.

The quality and reputation of the University, the School of Informatics and this programme will enhance your standing with many types of employer.

Start-ups and spinouts

The University of Edinburgh has a long track record of start-up companies and innovations, including key players in the industry set up by Informatics master’s alumni:

FanDuel, a unicorn company
Robotical
RISE Nutrition
Carbon Glance
Predictiva

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

All students on the programme take core courses in cognitive science.

In addition to that, students typically follow one of two tracks, either focusing on:

speech and language processing in humans and machines

more broadly on models of cognition, mind and brain

Example courses offered recently in these areas include:

Accelerated Natural Language Processing

Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing

Automatic Speech Recognition

Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

Computational Cognitive Science

Computational Neuroscience

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

First Class _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in informatics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, electrical engineering, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics or psychology, plus experience in computer programming.

Entry to this programme is competitive. A typical offer will normally require a UK first class honours degree.

You must have a sufficient mathematical and informatics background for your chosen area of study.

This should include experience of computer programming equivalent to an introductory programming course and completion of the equivalent of 60 SCQF credits or 30 ECTS credits of mathematics during your degree that have typically covered the following subjects/topics: calculus (differentiation and integration), linear algebra (vectors and multi-dimensional matrices), Discrete mathematics and mathematical reasoning (e.g. induction and reasoning, graph theoretic models, proofs), and more.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

45410 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

18000 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part - time 2 years:

National : £9,000

International:£22,705

Part - time 3 years:

National : £6,000

International: £15,140

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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