UNITED KINGDOM · EDINBURGH
Heriot-Watt Universityfor Indian students.
Heriot-Watt University is a UK higher education provider in Edinburgh with 93 undergraduate courses on Discover Uni. It holds a Student sponsor licence with a track record of compliance, so it can issue the CAS you need for a Student visa. Here are its courses, what it costs and how students from India apply.
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Student visa sponsor
- Licensed sponsor
- Track record
- Undergraduate courses
- 93
- Discover Uni 2026
- UK provider number
- 10007764
- UKPRN
Programmes at Heriot-Watt University
These are the undergraduate courses Heriot-Watt University reports to Discover Uni, the official UK course database, for 2027–28 entry. The qualification is in brackets (BSc, BA, FdA and so on). Master’s courses are listed on Heriot-Watt University’s own website.
Undergraduate (93)
- Geography (BSc)
- Geography, Society and Environment (MA)
- Actuarial Science and Diploma in Industrial Training (BSc)
- Biological Sciences (BSc)
- Marine Biology (BSc)
- Modern Languages, Communication and Cultures (Beginner Pathway) (MA)
- Modern Languages, Communication and Cultures with French (MA)
- Modern Languages, Communication and Cultures with Spanish (MA)
- Sport and Exercise Science (BSc)
- Psychology (BSc)
- Psychology with Marketing (BSc)
- Psychology with Management (BSc)
- Brewing and Distilling (BSc)
- Brewing and Distilling and Diploma in Industrial Training (BSc)
- Combined Studies (BSc)
- Chemistry (BSc)
- Chemistry (MChem)
- Chemistry with Industrial Placement (MChem)
- Medicinal Chemistry (BSc)
- Medicinal Chemistry (MChem)
- Medicinal Chemistry with Industrial Placement (MChem)
- Physics (BSc)
- Physics (MPhys)
- Mathematics (BSc)
- Mathematics (MMath)
And 68 more. Search all Heriot-Watt University courses.
Heriot-Watt University fees for Indian students
Heriot-Watt University sets international tuition per course. Our UK guide gives typical ranges and the full monthly budget; for the visa you must show your remaining first-year tuition plus £1,529 a month in London or £1,171 elsewhere, for up to nine months, held for 28 days.
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Visa and work rights
It holds a Student sponsor licence with a track record of compliance, so it can issue the CAS you need for a Student visa. The Student visa costs £558 plus the Immigration Health Surcharge. Degree students can work up to 20 hours a week in term and full time in official vacations. After your degree, the Graduate visa gives two years for applications by 31 December 2026 and 18 months from 1 January 2027.
Admission: how to apply to Heriot-Watt University from India
- 01
Pick the course
Undergraduate courses go through UCAS; master’s courses through Heriot-Watt University directly. How UK applications work.
- 02
Get your offer and CAS
Meet the conditions, pay any deposit and receive your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from Heriot-Watt University.
- 03
Apply for the Student visa
Apply online with your CAS, funds and English evidence, then give biometrics. The visa, step by step.
- 04
Arrive and settle
eVisa, housing, bank and GP registration. Your first weeks in the UK.
QUICK ANSWERS
Your questions, answered.
It holds a Student sponsor licence with a track record of compliance, so it can issue the CAS you need for a Student visa. The Student visa fee is £558 plus the Immigration Health Surcharge.
Heriot-Watt University sets its own international fees for each course and publishes them on its course pages. Budget for living costs as well: the visa asks for £1,529 a month in London or £1,171 elsewhere, for up to nine months.
Yes. After a degree you can apply for the Graduate visa: two years if you apply by 31 December 2026, 18 months from 1 January 2027, and three years after a PhD.
No. International students pay the international tuition fee Heriot-Watt University sets for each course, usually much higher than the fee for UK students. Scholarships can reduce it.
Yes. It holds a Student sponsor licence, so it can admit international students, including students from India, and issue the CAS needed for a Student visa.
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UK GUIDE
Fees & cost of living
UK tuition fees for international students, £558 visa, health surcharge and monthly living costs in London and other UK cities for 2026–27.
UK GUIDE
Student visa
UK Student visa from India: CAS, £558 fee, health surcharge, TB test, documents, biometrics and decision times for 2026–27.
UK GUIDE
Application & CAS process
Step-by-step UK university application from India: UCAS or direct portals, offers, deposits, CAS, ATAS and the credibility interview.
UK GUIDE
Graduate visa & staying on
UK Graduate visa: 2 years if you apply by 31 December 2026, 18 months from 1 January 2027, 3 years for PhDs; then Skilled Worker sponsorship.
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