Artificial Intelligence (AI) is powering innovations everywhere, from virtual assistants to self-driving cars. You may have heard of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’; AI is a fundamental technology that enables systems to transform our everyday lives. This course is designed to equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to be at the forefront of this technological revolution, and will teach you how to build intelligent systems, which are in high demand across many different industries.

You will study both the theoretical and practical aspects of computer science and AI, covering:

• Software engineering
• Algorithms and data structures
• Knowledge based systems
• Machine learning

We aim to provide you with the fundamental principles of computer science and the skills on which AI relies, as well as giving you the opportunity to specialise your knowledge around various AI themes, for example, robotics, knowledge graphs, and deep learning.

In your first year you will follow a core computing programme to give you a broad understanding. Then from your second year onwards you will take a number of specialist AI modules, covering symbolic, sub-symbolic and statistical AI and their applications in natural language processing, speech and image recognition.

You will be taught by academic staff who are active in research that applies AI methods to solve key societal challenges in areas such as healthcare, transportation and smart cities. Our research expertise spans the whole spectrum of modern AI, from automated planning and knowledge representation and reasoning, to statistical and data-driven AI and machine learning.

You will be supported to take the skills and techniques you learn and to apply them to tackle challenges in the computing sector.