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Postgraduate Certificate
University of Edinburgh
Distance/Online
15-SEP-25
1 year
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Postgraduate Certificate
University of Edinburgh
Distance/online
15-SEP-25
1 year
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What is High Performance Computing?
High Performance Computing (HPC) is the use of powerful processors, networks and parallel supercomputers to tackle problems that are very computationally or data-intensive.
What will I learn?
This PgCert (ICL) programme aims to provide you with in-demand skills and knowledge of the techniques and technologies underpinning parallelism and HPC. Skills and knowledge will be gained across a wide range of industries and academic disciplines.
The flexible structure ensures you acquire core principles required before proceeding to your choice of more advanced topics. This allows you to take on the programme at your own pace.
Career opportunities
Graduates from EPCC’s on-campus MSc programmes are in high demand from a wide range of companies ranging from multinationals, to subject matter experts both within the UK, Europe, and internationally.
Graduates are also in strong demand in academia as researchers in HPC, computational science fields, data science, and professionally for HPC services and centres underpinning research.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as computer science and informatics, physics, mathematics, engineering, biology, chemistry and geosciences.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,370 per year
Students from Domestic
10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125
£6,370 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£6,370 per year
Students from International
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