MSc Computer Science
Loughborough University, Loughborough
Overview
One-year full-time master's open to graduates in any subject. Semester modules cover programming, databases, algorithms, software engineering, web development and artificial intelligence, followed by a summer project.
Highlights
- Programming Fundamentals (compulsory)
- Fundamentals of AI (compulsory)
- Professionalism, Ethics and Cyber Security (compulsory)
- Computing Individual Project or Computing Collaborative Project (choose one)
Entry requirements
- Academic
- 2:2 honours degree in any subject (UK).
- English language
- University standard for postgraduate taught courses: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with not less than 6.0 in each element; PTE 67 overall with not less than 63 in each sub-test; TOEFL iBT 88 with not less than 21 in each test (as published on the page, which does not mention the January 2026 TOEFL change); Duolingo 120 overall with not less than 105 in each sub-test.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Four-year degree only: lower second equivalent is grade C+ or GPA 2.6, upper second is B or GPA 3.0, first is A- or GPA 3.7. Two or three year Bachelor plus Masters: lower second is 50% plus GPA 2.6. Values are published as GPA, not CGPA. Source
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
- Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant
- Excellence Scholarship (postgraduate taught)GBP 6,000 off tuition fees for international students starting in September 2026 (GBP 3,000 for UK students)
- Future Leaders ScholarshipGBP 10,000 tuition fee discount applied to the first year of study