On-campus Programmes
EPCC offers MSc programmes in HPC and HPC with Data Science on-campus. Available as both one-year full-time and two- or three- years part-time programmes. We also offer a one-year full-time MSc in Imaging, Vision, and HPC as part of a joint Masters programme with Heriot Watt University.
A history of excellence since 2001
Since the programme launched in 2001, the MSc in High Performance Computing (HPC) has provided its students and graduates with the skills to become leaders across HPC, research software engineering (RSE), computational science.
Since 2001, EPCC's MSc in High Performance Computing (HPC) has trained students from across all areas of science and engineering in the skills required to become experienced practitioners, researchers, and leaders across HPC, computational and data science, and software engineering. Building on our decades of experience delivering national HPC training, these programmes are based in a practical and 'hands-on' approach to learning via application of techniques and emphasise interactive and discussion-led learning with robust assessment.
Students have access to a wide variety of HPC systems hosted by EPCC, with most teaching taking place on a national Tier-2 or Tier-1 facility, with the dissertation element providing students with the potential to explore novel technologies including FPGAs, Cerebras, and Arm-based systems among others.
The addition of the HPC with Data Science option in 2014 provided further breadth to the programmes and provides graduates with the tools to meet the increasing demands on HPC from applications working with big data, machine learning, and AI. The advent of the Edinburgh International Data Facility, operated by EPCC, demonstrates this marriage between HPC and data science which is increasingly in demand across all sectors.
New for 2024-2025, we have developed a cutting edge Master programme for one set of application areas that heavily use HPC and machine learning techniques, namely Imaging and Vision. Our MSc in Imaging, Vision, and HPC, aims to provide graduates with the theory and skills to enable them to tackle the leading challenges in areas such as remote sensing, robot vision, autonomous systems development, etc..., all whilst possessing the skills required to run computational simulation and machine learning at the largest scales. Machine learning is one of the biggest users of HPC resources, and having the skills and knowledge to be able to efficiently utilise and use large scale HPC resource will set our graduates apart from those who have only have Imaging and Vision knowledge.
Apply now!
Applications for our two EPCC MSc programmes are now open via the University degree finder:
Applications for the joint MSc programme with Heriot Watt are open through their website:
Questions?
Please feel free to contact the programme team via msc@epcc.ed.ac.uk or call +441316513398.