- Msc Artificial Intelligence Technology with Advanced Practice

Northumbria University London

Msc Artificial Intelligence Technology with Advanced Practice

Artificial Intelligence solutions become an inseparable part of our lives, driving demand on the job market for AI specialists. Gartner included AI in its top strategic technology trends for 2021; according to Forbes, 84% of global business organisations believe that AI will give them a competitive advantage. 

MSc Artificial Intelligence Technology programme is focused on developing your abilities as a digital leader, capable of identifying and implementing technical solutions to deliver future improvements to your organisation.

Key facts

  • Develop in-demand skills to work in a range of roles in the IT industry

  • Train and deploy distributed machine learning modules using cloud-based platforms such as Google Cloud or AWS

  • This programme has been designed to meet the accreditation criteria of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT for the purposes of meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered IT Professional

  • The Advanced Practice includes an Internship or Group Consultancy Project, enhancing your employability with all-important work experience

  • Upon completion of your programme, you will be eligible for the QA Professional Pathways programmes which will enable you to further develop your skills with one of the UK’s largest providers of IT and project management training

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements

  • Minimum 2:2 honours degree, or above, or equivalent in any subject

If you don’t meet the academic requirements

Applicants who are not graduates and do not hold professional qualifications of equivalent standing can also be considered for entry if they show evidence of strong motivation and capability for academic study and personal development (e.g. evidence of attendance at short courses) and/or suitable experience of working in areas which involve a significant amount of Information Technology.

English language requirements

  • Students require an IELTS 6.5, with no single element below 5.5 or equivalent

Career Prospects

This Masters programme has been designed to ensure that graduates will be equipped with in-demand skills to work in a range of roles in the IT industry. Graduates can also progress to academic or research-orientated careers.

The qualification aims to accelerate your skills and competence in a range of job roles, including roles in leadership and management in IT as well as titles such as:

  • Software Engineer
  • Database Developer
  • AI Data Analyst
  • Information Security Professional
  • Business Analyst
  • AI Engineer
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Technologist – Artificial Intelligence

Course Details

All modules on this course are core and 20 credits unless otherwise stated.

Year 1

Information Governance and Cyber Security
Leadership in a Digital Age
Programming for AI
Academic Language Skills for Computer and Information Sciences (0 credits)
Research Methods for Professional Practice
Artificial Intelligence for IoT
Machine Learning on Cloud
Computing and Digital Technologies Project (60 credits)

Advanced Practice stage

Engineering and Environment Advanced Practice London Campus – Consultancy Project (60 credits)
Engineering and Environment Advanced Practice London Campus – Research Project (60 credits)
Engineering and Environment Advanced Practice London Campus Internship (60 credits)

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