Artifical Intelligence (AI) is the study of how human reasoning and behaviour can be imitated, and even surpassed, by computer systems. Common applications include language understanding, computer vision and games. The course is a four-year Masters, that allows you to study specialist modules in AI in your final two years, with the benefit of a thorough grounding in Computer Science in your first two years. What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? AI is concerned with the development of computational systems that are intelligent. These systems could be intelligent in that they think and act in a rational way (reaching the correct conclusions and choose the right actions), or they may be intelligent in that they think and act like us, with all our human strengths and weaknesses. The challenge is in developing systems with the capabilities to perceive, learn, store information, reason about what is known, communicate using human language and interact with the physical environment. What this course involves You gain a thorough grounding in Computer Science in the first two years. You can then sharpen your focus on AI in your choice of modules and your individual project. You cover the four main AI themes: Natural Language Processing Machine Learning and Automated Reasoning Intelligent Agents Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision.

Information technology is a rapidly expanding field, creating demand for computer scientists and software engineers across a broad section of employers, so the skills you develop here will make you attractive to many organisations. Many of our graduates are employed by software and electronics industries, but the continuing expansion of the use of computers in commercial and financial operations means that you will be able to find employment in other industries - and here your sharpened numeracy and analytical skills will have prepared you well.