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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    The King's Buildings Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This programme will show you how to use mathematical techniques to tackle real-life problems ranging from scheduling flights and routing mobile phone calls, over optimising power systems and logistic networks, to managing investments and minimising risks. Operational Research (OR) is an important skill that is in high demand. Our intensive programme allows you to specialise in an area that best suits your career goals. In addition to this general MSc in Operational Research, we offer the following degrees: Operational Research with Risk Operational Research with Computational Optimization Operational Research with Data Science Links with industry The School of Mathematics has connections with a wide number of industrial partners, organisations, charities and government departments. As an MSc student in the school, you will have opportunities to engage with these external organisations through regular employability events, careers workshops, and our annual analytics challenge (whose recent partners have included Edinburgh Airport and the Data and Marketing Association). There is also the opportunity to undertake a dissertation project with an external partner. Recent external partners for dissertations in the Operational Research MSc programmes include: NatWest Department for Work and Pensions KrakenFlex (Octopus Energy)

Tuition fees

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£ 31,600per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    15th out of 65 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 244
    211 87%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    17th

    13
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    59th

    6

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