Masters | Postgraduate Course - Artificial Intelligence MSc Course Details within University of Leeds

MSc, 1yr FT

This course is rooted in our internationally renowned research activity in Artificial Intelligence and is taught by top researchers in their fields. It provides an unusually broad exploration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), covering both traditional AI techniques and state of the art methods for machine learning, bio-computation, and knowledge discovery.

Sample taught modules include: Bio-inspired Computing, Computational Modelling, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Language, Machine Learning, Scheduling, Techniques for Knowledge Management, and Vision.

The course covers a full year from September to August and consists of two parts: a taught component (September to May) during which you attend lectures, tutorials and practical sessions and a research project (May to August) which gives you the opportunity for you to apply the knowledge you have gained and pursue your own research interests.

A degree equivalent to a UK upper second class honours (2.1) degree or higher in computing or a related discipline with a significant computing component. You are expected to have programming competence, some prior systems development experience and knowledge of data structures and algorithms. Relevant work experience will also be taken into consideration.

The School offers scholarships for both home/EU and international students.

Home/EU Excellence Scholarships – 3 available
These scholarships are worth £5,000 for full time home/EU fee paying students. The scholarships are awarded on academic achievement/excellence (consideration will only be given to students who have achieved a 1st class (or equivalent) degree).
Any potential student who has been offered a place on any of the postgraduate masters courses within the School is eligible to apply. Applicants must also be liable to pay full fees at the home/EU rate of £10,000. The application deadline is 30 June 2012.

International Excellence Scholarships – 3 available
These scholarships are worth £5,000 for full time international fee paying students. The scholarships are awarded on academic achievement/excellence.
Any potential student who has been offered a place on any of the postgraduate masters courses within the School is eligible to apply. Applicants must also be liable to pay full fees at the international rate of £16,200. The application deadline is 30 June 2012.

To download a scholarship application form visit www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/msc-scholarships

Commercial applications of the course are wide-ranging, from predicting market behaviours or drug design, to developing computer games. A variety of opportunities also exist in the public sector, with for example, the Defence Research Agency or the Meteorology Office.