Application Requirements
The following documents MUST be submitted with your application:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Transcript of academic results to date
- If you have not completed your studies, you must provide transcripts of your course to date indicating modules studied and grades received so far.
- Copies of degree certificates
- If you have not yet graduated, you may be made a conditional offer subject to submitting formal transcripts before the start of the academic year]
- Two Academic references
- Normally a reference request is sent to the referees identified in your application form. However it is also acceptable for you to upload these yourself if your referees are willing to provide this to you. Please note that these must be either (a) on the TCD academic reference template or (b) on paper bearing the letterhead of the referee's institution, signed and dated within the last 12 months.
- If English is not your first language, you will be required to submit an English Competency certificate. NOTE that this is required of all candidates whose first language is not English, even if they have been instructed in the medium of English.
| Trinity Bands | Course Entry |
IELTS Academic or Indicator |
Duolingo English Test (See Note 3) |
TOEFL iBT |
Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency |
PTE Academic (Pearson) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band B (Standard Entry) | UG & PG Standard requirements |
6.5 overall 6.0 in each band |
120 overall 100 in each subscore |
90 ocerall 21 in each section |
180 overall no score below 170 |
69 overall 59 in each section |
Note 3: If presenting Duolingo Test of English, applicants must share their test score with institution "Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin" from the Duolingo website.
If your undergraduate education has not been wholly in the English language, it is highly recommended that you consider taking one of the English for Academic Practice (EAP) courses offered in TCD. See: https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/english/trinity_in-sessional_programme/in-sessional_eap/index.php
The University may require additional documents based on your circumstances. Guidelines on how to complete the application form as well as the additional documents that must accompany an application are available from the Graduate Admissions Office.
Please note that processing of your application may be delayed until all above requirements are submitted. In limited cases where there are pending documents, excellent candidates may be made a Conditional Offer. Candidates should be aware that the conditional offers are not indefinite and may be withdrawn if further information or relevant documents are not provided in due course.
If you are applying from India and you have sat the All-India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEE) or if you have taken or intend to take the All-India Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE), please include your scores.
General queries for the MSc in Computer Science can be sent to postgraduate@scss.tcd.ie
Notification of Decision
Most candidates should expect a decision within 5-weeks following the receipt of the complete application. However, response times may vary depending on the volume of applications. Please note that if there are any missing documents at time of submission, this is likely to delay processing of an application.
Course Fees
The most up to date information on fees is available at the TCD Fees page here.The fee level for the2024/2025 academic year was as follows (we will update this as soon as the 2023/24 fee levels are available):
Students from European Union Countries
Tuition: €8,590
Levies for Sports, USI Membership and Commencements: €301
Total Fee: €8,891
Students from Non-European Union Countries
Tuition: €26,989
Levies for Sports, USI Membership and Commencements: €301
Total Fee: €27,290
For general information about studying at Trinity, please check here