Study location	United Kingdom, Stirling
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year
Awards	MSc

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English IELTS: 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing or equivalent

Other requirements	Reference This should be a professional reference from someone who knows your work well enough and can attest to your ability to study at postgraduate level. This would normally be an academic in your final year of study (your dissertation supervisor, for example) or if you have been out of education for some time, your employer. CV You can upload your CV to document any relevant work experience

More information	Expenses, accommodation, working etc. stir.ac.uk/..igence/#course-tabs__overview

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Key topics and technologies taught will be:

Mathematics and statistics for data science
Programming using Python
Applying AI to real world problems
Machine learning
Computer vision
Natural language processing
Deep Learning
Heuristic optimisation

Career opportunities

In industry, Artificial Intelligence jobs are split between those that are advertised as an AI role and those where the role is a data scientist. Graduates from this course will be well placed for jobs in either of those fields.

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising sectors like marketing, finance, sport, manufacturing, healthcare and government. It is also a skill much sought after by the tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon. Graduates with an AI qualification will find employment in sectors such as:

business or customer analytics
robotics
advanced healthcare
financial technology (Fintech)
legal technology (Lawtech)
automotive (self driving cars)
cyber security
social media