Artificial Intelligence

Northumbria University, Newcastle
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Computer science

About this course

Please note this course is now closed to international applicants for the September 2022 intake.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is playing an ever-increasing role in business and society, helping support exciting developments and revolutionising the way people live now and in the future.

Northumbria University’s Artificial Intelligence MSc course provides an exciting opportunity to those with any background, who want to change direction into the fast developing area of AI. This course will introduce you to the fundamentals of AI and provide you with a holistic understanding of digital intelligence and its effects on society. It will equip you with the specialist knowledge and skills needed to explore and recommend solution-based, commercial applications of AI for competitive advantage.

As part of the course, you will develop a strong understanding of the capability of AI and how best to utilise existing AI tools allowing you to successfully implement this in practice. You will learn to identify requirements before the application of AI and become aware of the implications that these tools have from a governance and operational perspective.

Opportunities for employment in this area are vast. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to adapt and advise on the practical application of AI tools and techniques in organisations across multiple industries, both nationally and internationally.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2139 Information technology professionals
2134 Programmers and software development professionals
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
2136 IT quality and testing professionals
2433 Actuaries, economists and statisticians
2135 Cyber security professionals

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Newcastle upon Tyne
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Computer science