TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)
Technological University Dublin · School of Computer Science · Dublin, Ireland- NFQ Level 9
- Full-time
- Grangegorman campus
Current-rate planning total with stated exclusions.
full published duration
2026 deadline passed
90 ECTS
or 2.2 plus two years of software development
no component below 6.0
TU059
What is TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science), and what does it cost?
TU Dublin runs two data master’s at Grangegorman for the same EUR 21,750, about INR 23.94 lakh, taught by the same School of Computer Science, and they are not interchangeable. This one requires computing as a significant component of your degree. The other will take a science, engineering or business graduate.
That single sentence is the whole choice. We compared both published module lists and they share four titles out of twenty-seven, with only one module compulsory on both. If your bachelor’s is not computing, this is the one that says no.
How much does TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) actually cost?
The upper full-programme planning total is EUR 42,088, or about INR 46.32 lakh. It uses current tuition and TU Dublin’s EUR 19,928 annual living-away figure, plus the application, visa and annual registration charges. The inputs come from the programme page and TU Dublin cost guide.
| Item | INR | Local currency | When it is due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition, full programme | INR 23.94 lakh | EUR 21,750 | At current published rates |
| Living-away guide, upper 1-year plan | INR 21.93 lakh | EUR 19,928 | Across the published duration |
| Application fee | INR 0.06 lakh | EUR 50 | At portal submission |
| Immigration registration | INR 0.33 lakh | EUR 300 | One current-rate registration per study year |
| Single-entry visa | INR 0.07 lakh | EUR 60 | At visa application |
| Full-programme planning total | INR 46.32 lakh | EUR 42,088 | Across the full published duration |
The EUR 10,000 immigration finance floor is evidence for a visa decision, not TU Dublin's realistic cost estimate. Converted at EUR 1 = INR 110.0485, the ECB reference rate for 1 September 2026. Bank spreads, insurance, flights, refundable housing deposits and later fee changes are excluded.
The tuition input is EUR 21,750 across the currently published programme duration. A deposit credited against tuition is not added again. The EUR 50 application fee is consumed even when the application is unsuccessful.
TU Dublin publishes EUR 11,878 to EUR 19,928 for an academic year away from home. The table uses the upper figure across 1 study year. Its own itemisation includes a EUR 2,500 student charge that may overlap with the registration element already included in non-EU tuition, so the total is deliberately conservative rather than a university invoice.
The university has no on-campus accommodation. Private student housing, private rental and host-family options have different deposits and contract lengths, and those cash-flow timings are not captured by an annual total.
Private medical insurance is compulsory for a non-EEA student, but no universal current premium applies to every applicant. It remains outside the arithmetic instead of inserting a false common price.
The INR conversion uses the European Central Bank reference rate dated 1 September 2026. A weaker rupee raises the family contribution even if the EUR 21,750 tuition figure does not change, while annual fee changes create a separate risk for a multi-year course.
Part-time earnings cannot form the visa funding case. Irish Immigration requires sufficient funds without reliance on casual employment, and any permitted work after arrival remains secondary to the academic timetable.
Can an Indian applicant get into TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
Entry needs computing as a significant component of the degree, at 2.1, or at 2.2 with two years of software development experience. TU Dublin’s India table maps a 2.1 to 65% or 70% for a four-year engineering degree depending on tier.
| Requirement | Published rule | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| Academic award (India) | a 2.1 honours degree with computing as a significant component, or a 2.2 plus at least two years of software-development experience | The official award and all annual marks must show it |
| India mapping (India) | A relevant four-year Technology degree normally needs 65% at Tier 1 or 70% at Tier 2 for the 2.1 route. A usually three-year BCA normally needs 6.5/10 or 7/10. The transcript must still show significant computing content. | The published regional rule is applied without inventing a tier |
| English (India) | IELTS Academic 6.5, no component below 6.0 | One valid accepted result is required |
| Programme identity (India) | The full-time Data Science page controls this record. TU059 also appears on other TU Dublin pages, including a part-time record and another Computer Science specialism, so the code alone is unsafe. | The exact code, title, mode and campus must match |
| Application file (India) | Passport, grading scale, award or completion evidence, annual transcripts, English, CV and statement of purpose for postgraduate files | An incomplete file is rejected |
| Immigration (India) | A full-time eligible course and separate finance evidence are required | The course route and permission must agree |
Duration is one year or one and a half, and the twelve-month finish depends on choosing to do the dissertation over the summer. A longer run means another immigration registration and another set of living costs.
The part-time version of this code is closed to non-EU applicants outright, and TU Dublin states that such applications will not be processed and the application fee will not be refunded.
What most applicants miss
TU Dublin has published no non-EU intake you can apply to
TU Dublin says“Please note that for programmes commencing in September 2026, the closing date for International applications is Friday 26 June 2026.”TU Dublin, international applications
That date has passed and nothing later is published. We checked the same page on 1 September 2026 and the string 2027 does not appear on it at all. The apply panel on the course page carries an EU link and no non-EU one, while TU Dublin’s International Foundation Year still shows live non-EU buttons for September 2026 and January 2027, so the mechanism works and is maintained. Whatever intake eventually opens, the award level is what decides your post-study permission, and it is set on the National Framework of Qualifications. Whether a data role carries a permit afterwards is set by the Critical Skills Occupations List rather than by the degree.There is no conversion route inside this degree, and the separate one was closed
Every published door into this programme requires computing or software development. TU Dublin does run a Masters Qualifier, a 30 credit Level 8 diploma over one semester that progresses into an MSc in Computer Science, but its applications were closed when we checked, and its own page names the destination generically rather than naming this course. If you need a conversion route, the Data Analytics master’s has one built in and takes non-computing graduates directly. Both awards sit at Level 9 on the National Framework of Qualifications. The award level also decides your stay-back, because the Third Level Graduate Programme gives a Level 9 graduate twelve months renewable to twenty-four and a Level 9 diploma holder the same twelve, so the difference is what you can show an employer rather than the permission itself.
A failed core average caps the year at a diploma
Progression to the dissertation or team project is gated on passing every core module and holding a 50% average across them. Miss it and the outcome is a Postgraduate Diploma at 60 credits rather than the master’s. On a EUR 21,750 fee, that is the risk the page should state plainly. The upside of the same rule is that the exit awards exist at all, at 30 and 60 credits, where the sibling programme publishes none.
How should you apply for TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
The central international application page sets the controlling status. The September 2026 non-EU deadline was 26 June 2026 and has passed. No later intake is treated as open until TU Dublin publishes it. Whether the data roles this leads to carry a work permit is decided by the Critical Skills Occupations List, not by the award.
Direct TU Dublin non-EU postgraduate application for the full-time TU059 Data Science course
| Start by | Task | Takes | Why this date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | English evidence | 60 days | Sixty days allows preparation, one accepted test and the official result. |
| 29 May 2026 | Official documents | 21 days | Three weeks allows complete transcripts, grading scale, passport and supporting evidence. |
| 05 Jun 2026 | Academic and route audit | 14 days | Two weeks allows a transcript, subject and immigration-route comparison. |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Complete portal submission | 7 days | One week allows uploads, payment and correction of unreadable documents. |
The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by Technological University Dublin.
The correct route is Direct TU Dublin non-EU postgraduate application for the full-time TU059 Data Science course. The programme title, code, mode and campus need to agree throughout the portal file because similar TU Dublin records can lead to the wrong selection.
The postgraduate file requires a passport, the institution’s grading scale, degree or completion evidence, every annual transcript, English proof, a current CV and a statement of purpose. The undergraduate route requires the school award, subject evidence and English documentation applicable to the course.
The 26 June 2026 deadline is a historical control, not a live invitation. A future page revision needs an official later intake, fee and deadline before the CTA can change from counselling to application support.
The preparation durations are planning allowances rather than university processing promises. They create enough room for an English result and document correction before a future official closing date is known.
The EUR 50 application fee is non-refundable.
A programme may close before a central deadline.
The local CTA is not an application submission.
What jobs and work rights follow TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
TU Dublin publishes a careers section for this course listing sectors and ten named roles, more than the sibling data programme offers. It publishes no employer, placement rate or salary at programme level. That careers section is one of the few genuine advantages this page holds over its sibling, which publishes none at all.
| Measure | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Published career roles | Ten named | Data scientist, data architect, BI developer and business analyst among them |
| Exit awards | 30 and 60 credits | A PGCert and PGDip exist here; the sibling programme publishes neither |
| Progression rule | 50% core average | Required to reach the dissertation, otherwise the year caps at a diploma |
| Named employers | Not published | The industry list circulating for this school belongs to its undergraduate degree |
| Post-study permission | 12 plus possible 12 | Level 9, with the second year conditional on evidence of a graduate job search |
The Oracle, Microsoft and IBM list often attached to this school sits on its undergraduate computer science page, not on this one.
The specialist core is where the difference from the sibling shows. Probability and statistical inference, machine learning, working with data, data management, data mining and data visualisation, with options running to social network analysis, deep learning and speech and audio processing.
The capstone can be a research dissertation or a team project, which is a genuine choice and one the sibling programme does not offer, since it runs a single research project for everyone.
Who should apply to TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science), and who should not?
This is the computer science route into data work, for someone whose degree already carries computing. If it doesn’t, the Data Analytics master’s at the same school, campus and fee is the one built to take you, and it publishes a conversion track by name.
| Verdict | Your background | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Strong fit | A computing or software engineering graduate at 2.1 | That is the direct entry rule and the curriculum assumes the background. |
| Strong fit | A 2.2 graduate with two years of software development work | TU Dublin names that combination explicitly as an alternative route. |
| Needs evidence | Anyone planning a twelve-month finish | The one-year option depends on taking the dissertation over the summer. |
| Do not shortlist | A science, engineering or business graduate without computing | No conversion route exists inside this programme. |
| Do not shortlist | Anyone who cannot risk a 50% core average | Missing it caps the outcome at a Level 9 diploma after paying a master's fee. |
| Do not shortlist | Anyone needing to apply now | No non-EU intake or deadline is published for this course. |
Put the two module lists side by side before choosing. They share four titles out of twenty-seven and only one compulsory module, so this is a real decision about content and not just about a name.
If the entry rule blocks you and the analytics route does not appeal, TU Dublin’s masters qualifier is the published route, and it is worth asking the school directly whether it progresses into this specific programme.
What does the 90-ECTS TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) curriculum contain?
The current programme structure moves from Probability and Statistical Inference and Machine Learning into Dissertation or team project. The grouped table is a planning map rather than a claim that every listed option runs in every intake. Ninety credits, thirty a semester across two taught semesters, then thirty for a dissertation or a team project chosen by the student.
| Component | ECTS | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Full published award structure | 90 | The official course page controls module-level credits, options and progression |
| Total | 90 |
- Complete the published 90-ECTS award structure
- Use the intake module list because options can change
- Meet every progression, project or specialisation condition
The foundation includes Probability and Statistical Inference, Machine Learning and Working with Data. These areas show why the entry requirement asks for prior academic or professional evidence rather than relying only on the award title.
The specialist middle covers Data Management, Data Mining and Data Visualisation. Elective or pathway wording matters because an example on the current page does not guarantee that exact option for a later intake.
The assessed end point includes Research proposal and literature and Dissertation or team project. Its value depends on the resulting evidence, while the official page does not promise a named client, paid host or automatic employment outcome.
Should you shortlist TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
Shortlist this if your degree carries computing and you want the computer science framing of data work. TU Dublin has published no non-EU intake for it, per its own international closing dates. Exit awards exist here at thirty and sixty credits, which the sibling data programme does not publish.
A computer science master's with a data specialism rather than a data course with computing bolted on, which is what the entry rule tells you. Six specialist core modules sit alongside three critical skills modules, with options running to geographic information systems, deep learning and speech and audio processing.
Two facts decide most applications. There's no conversion route into this programme, so a non-computing degree is refused rather than assessed. And progression to the capstone requires a 50% average across every core module, with a diploma rather than a master's as the outcome if you miss it.
Decision checkscomplete cost · academic fit · application status · outcome evidence
- MSc Computer Science (Data Science) is TU059, runs for 1 to 1.5 years and carries 90 ECTS at NFQ Level 9.
- Current tuition is EUR 21,750; the stated planning total is INR 46.32 lakh with published exclusions.
- The controlling academic rule is a 2.1 honours degree with computing as a significant component, or a 2.2 plus at least two years of software-development experience.
- The September 2026 non-EU deadline passed on 26 June 2026, so the next intake is pending.
- The course can run for twelve or eighteen months, so the one-year cost headline is not universal. It is not a beginner conversion route.
- The evidence was checked on 21 August 2026 and needs another source check in November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total cost of TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) for an Indian student?
The current planning total is EUR 42,088, about INR 46.32 lakh. It combines the published tuition with the cost inputs shown in the table. Private medical insurance, flights, refundable housing deposits, bank spreads and later fee changes remain outside the amount, so it is a comparison figure rather than a university invoice.
What is the entry requirement for TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
The current programme rule is a 2.1 honours degree with computing as a significant component, or a 2.2 plus at least two years of software-development experience. TU Dublin applies its India equivalence and programme-specific subject or experience conditions to the complete official file. A published minimum permits assessment but doesn't guarantee an offer, and a discretionary route isn't an entitlement.
What English score does TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) require?
The current requirement is IELTS Academic 6.5, no component below 6.0. TU Dublin says accepted English evidence must come from one sitting and be issued within two years of the expected programme start. A programme-specific score controls when it is higher than the general university minimum.
When is the TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) deadline?
The September 2026 non-EU deadline was 26 June 2026 and has passed. The checked sources do not establish a later open intake. The page therefore records next-intake interest only and needs a source refresh before any future application date is presented as open.
Does TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science) guarantee a placement?
No general placement guarantee is published. No placement is published. Students complete a dissertation or team project after meeting the core-module progression rule. Employer names or role lists on a course page do not promise a host, interview, salary or job to each student, and the checked evidence supplies no programme cohort placement percentage.
What jobs follow TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
TU Dublin connects the course with data scientist, data analyst, machine learning and data engineering roles. TU Dublin publishes no placement, named employer set, programme salary distribution or exact completion share for the twelve-month option. The link is useful for judging curriculum direction, but it does not state the probability, salary or location of an individual graduate outcome.
Can an Indian student stay in Ireland after TU Dublin MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
An eligible NFQ Level 9 graduate may use the Irish graduate route only under the current immigration conditions. The permission is a time-limited job-search route, not a guaranteed job, employment permit or permanent residence.
Which TU Dublin campus teaches MSc Computer Science (Data Science)?
The current course location is Grangegorman. The full-time Data Science page controls this record. TU059 also appears on other TU Dublin pages, including a part-time record and another Computer Science specialism, so the code alone is unsafe. TU Dublin has several Dublin campuses, so accommodation and commuting plans must use the programme location rather than assuming every course is taught at Grangegorman.
Sources
These sources support the programme, admission, cost, experience and immigration information used on this page.
Sources checked on September 2, 2026. The next intake covered here is Next published intake pending.
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