MSc ACS: Artificial Intelligence

at University of Manchester

Course unit list

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Masters Project
• Automated Reasoning and Verification
• Modelling Data on the Web
• Principles of Digital Biology
• Introduction to Health Informatics
• Data Engineering
• Systems Governance
• Foundations of Machine Learning
• Representation Learning
• Text Mining

Academic entry qualification overview
 

We require a First or strong Upper Second-class honours degree (2:1 with 65% average) from a UK university, or the overseas equivalent, in a Computer Science degree with a minimum of 50% Computer Science content.
 

When assessing your academic record, we take into account your grade average, references and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification. 
 

Applicants with extensive Computer Science industrial experience and a 2:I honours degree in Computer Science, or its overseas equivalent, may also be considered for admission. We also require that all applicants have a strong background in Computer Science reflected, for example, in solid programming and software development skills.
 

We accept a range of qualifications, and welcome applications from overseas applicants:

• China: a minimum of 83% in a 4-year bachelor's degree from a well ranked institution.
• India: a minimum of 70% (First Class with Distinction) in a BSc Eng, BEng or BTech degree from a prestigious institution

English language
 

In order to be accepted onto an MSc programme in the Department of Computer Science, applicants need to provide evidence of having achieved the required level in a recognised English language qualification.

• IELTS: overall score of 7.0 with no sub-test below 6.5

• Pre-sessional English run by the University Language Centre
   

We also accept many other English language qualifications from overseas, depending on the qualification, the scores obtained and the University's assessment of its academic suitability.

• MSc (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £13,000
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £27,500

Students following the Artificial Intelligence pathway have all the career choices and options as described for general Advanced Computer Science.

In addition, students of this pathway are ideally placed to work in positions requiring an understanding of modern AI formalism and technologies such as Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and Semantic Technologies.  This includes the obvious positions in the games industry, but also positions in finance, commerce, and scientific research, and many more.