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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Southampton Solent University

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    MAY-24, SEP-24

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Course overview

This postgraduate conversion course has been designed to increase AI and data science experts in the UK market with the support of the OfS and industrial partners, including IBM, Motion-Robotics, Barter For Things Ltd, 451 Research, and University Hospital Southampton. This course is also suitable for those who may not have a computer science or STEM academic background, but wish to start a new career in AI and data science.

Throughout the course you will explore fundamental principles and techniques, and will be supported to develop the practical skills to apply to AI and data science techniques to solve real-world problems.

This course also offers 33 scholarships (£10,000 each) for the 2023/24 academic year, and work placement opportunities, to increase the skilled workforce and diversity in AI and data science. 27 scholarships will be awarded as part of the £8.1million Office for Students (OfS) funding initiative (

  • #JoinYourAIFuture
  • ) and six additional scholarships will be funded by Solent University.

    The scholarships are available mainly for female, black, and disabled students. Students from some other groups, such as low socioeconomic backgrounds are also considered (see

  • scholarship criteria here
  • and
  • scholarship FAQs here
  • ).

    The recent growth and developments in AI and data science is bringing significant social, economic, and health benefits to the world. Using AI and data science techniques, digital machines can analyse and learn from big datasets, and discover more efficient ways to do complex tasks and make intelligent decisions with much higher accuracy and speed than human beings.

    Automation of routine or mundane tasks is also a big feature of AI. This is boosting the global economy by transforming business models across all sectors like healthcare, science, finance, banking, sales, marketing, manufacturing, engineering, construction, travel, leisure, hospitality, environmental monitoring, transport, and logistics. AI enabled applications have already become an integral part of our life. When you speak to Siri or interact with Cortana, AI and data science algorithms are running behind them. Other exciting applications include medical diagnostics, speech recognition and synthesis, robotics, autonomous vehicles, stock price prediction, chatbots, natural language processing, and language translation. Currently, AI is also being used to research Covid-19 treatments and vaccines.

    The course also offers the chance to take a paid work placement in industry for up to six months after completing all modules. This gives you valuable practical experience and confidence working in industry, boosting your CV and helping you to secure jobs in this area. Support is given to help you find a placement but is your responsibility to secure one. Alternatively, you may also apply to undertake a paid research placement at the University for up to six weeks, giving you the experience of working as part of a research team. This would help you to pursue a career in research and academia.

    Tuition fees

    Students living in United States
    (International fees)

    £ 15,300per year

    Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

    University information

    Solent University (Southampton)

    • University League Table

      96th

    • Campus address

      Southampton Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton, Southampton, SO14 0YN, England

    Subject rankings

    • Subject ranking

      97th out of 115 12

    • Entry standards

      / Max 235
      125 55%

      74th

    • Graduate prospects

      / Max 100
      77.0 77%

      69th

      29
    • Student satisfaction

      / Max 5
      3.83 77%

      57th

      2

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