MSc Artificial Intelligence

Our MSc in artificial intelligence gives you the understanding and skills to develop intelligent software applications, such as those involving evolutionary computation and learning.

You will develop skills in specialist areas with clear applications in industry, including data mining, pattern recognition and machine learning. The MSc project in some cases can be carried out in collaboration with an outside industrial or academic organisation.

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the BCS, the chartered institute of IT.

The Dubai Campus is accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and fully licensed to teach its degrees in Dubai. All graduates receive a British degree that is accredited by Royal Charter in the UK.

Course content

DETAILED COURSE GUIDE

Full-time students take four courses each semester and ordinarily must take all core courses.

Core courses

• Biologically Inspired Computation
• Data Mining and Machine Learning
• Research Methods and Project Planning
• Master’s project and dissertation

Optional courses

• 3D Graphics and Animation
• Advanced Interaction Design
• Advanced Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents
• Computer Games Programming
• Software Engineering Foundations
• Big Data Management
• Intelligent Robotics
• Applied Text Analytics
• Applied Development and Operations (DevOps)

After Semester 2, students continue full-time on the MSc project.

Project

In the third semester (May-August) students undertake a specialist MSc project which is written up as a 15,000 word dissertation. This project enables further development and consolidation of skills introduced in the taught courses, applying them to a challenging practical problem in this subject area.