United KingdomPostgraduateComputer & Technology

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