Graduate Certificate in the Mathematical Sciences 9 months Postgraduate Programme By Heriot-Watt University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Overview

The Graduate Certificate Mathematical Sciences is designed for applicants who wish to study one of our masters programmes in mathematics or actuarial sciences but who don’t yet have a sufficient level of mathematics or statistics at university to meet the entry requirements. This programme will allow you to gain the knowledge and skills of mathematics and statistics required for progression into one of the following MSc programmes.

- MSc Actuarial Management

- MSc Actuarial Management with Data Science

- MSc Actuarial Science

- MSc Actuarial Science and Management

- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences

- MSc Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis

- MSc Mathematics

- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences with Climate and Environmental Modelling

- MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine

You can follow a non-graduating programme of study as a pathway onto an MSc programme or you can choose to graduate with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.

The exact courses you will study if you apply to this programme will depend on:

  • the level of mathematics you have studied at university to date
  • the MSc you are planning to study the following year

If you are an applicant from Scotland, the United Kingdom or European Union, it is possible to be issued with a combined offer for the Graduate Certificate followed by your chosen MSc in the following year. Progression to the MSc in the following year will require an overall average of at least 65% in all examinations taken. Unfortunately if you are joining us on a Tier 4 visa this option is not available to you. Nonetheless, Tier 4 applicants can use this Graduate Certificate pathway as an entry qualification for a separate follow up application to one of our many MSc programmes.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Mathematics

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Overview

The Graduate Certificate Mathematical Sciences is designed for applicants who wish to study one of our masters programmes in mathematics or actuarial sciences but who don’t yet have a sufficient level of mathematics or statistics at university to meet the entry requirements. This programme will allow you to gain the knowledge and skills of mathematics and statistics required for progression into one of the following MSc programmes.

- MSc Actuarial Management

- MSc Actuarial Management with Data Science

- MSc Actuarial Science

- MSc Actuarial Science and Management

- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences

- MSc Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis

- MSc Mathematics

- MSc Applied Mathematical Sciences with Climate and Environmental Modelling

- MSc Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine

You can follow a non-graduating programme of study as a pathway onto an MSc programme or you can choose to graduate with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.

The exact courses you will study if you apply to this programme will depend on:

  • the level of mathematics you have studied at university to date
  • the MSc you are planning to study the following year

If you are an applicant from Scotland, the United Kingdom or European Union, it is possible to be issued with a combined offer for the Graduate Certificate followed by your chosen MSc in the following year. Progression to the MSc in the following year will require an overall average of at least 65% in all examinations taken. Unfortunately if you are joining us on a Tier 4 visa this option is not available to you. Nonetheless, Tier 4 applicants can use this Graduate Certificate pathway as an entry qualification for a separate follow up application to one of our many MSc programmes.

Admission Requirements

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79+
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Entry requires a good first degree, of at least UK 2.1 standard or equivalent, containing some maths and/or statistics content.

Applicants who apply for an MSc programme but don't meet the entry requirements (in terms of relevant maths/statistics content) will automatically be considered for the Graduate Certificate as an alternative, where appropriate.

The programme is not suitable for graduates who have not studied any maths and/or statistics at degree level.

Please contact the School if you wish to discuss your suitability for the programme in more detail.

We welcome applications from international students and accept qualifications from around the world. Please refer to the entry requirements for your country for more details.

9 Months
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
10,864 GBP
International
20,456 GBP

Scholarships

IMechE Scholarships (for Mechanical Engineers)

IMechE Scholarships (for Mechanical Engineers)
Master Bachelors Open

Value

$21800

Deadline

31 Aug 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

International Merit Scholarship

International Merit Scholarship
Bachelors Master Open

Value

$2000

Deadline

30 Jun 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

Heriot-Watt University Expenses Bursary

Heriot-Watt University Expenses Bursary
Bachelors Master Open

Value

$525

Deadline

31 Aug 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

Heriot-Watt Sports Scholarships

Heriot-Watt Sports Scholarships
Master Bachelors Open

Value

25% tuition fee waiver

Deadline

31 Jul 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

IMechE Scholarships (for Mechanical Engineers)

IMechE Scholarships (for Mechanical Engineers)
Bachelors Master Open

Value

$218000

Deadline

31 Aug 2026

Application requirements

QS Event Attendance is NOT required

Entry requirements

You must be admitted to this school to be awarded

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