Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors MSc
Coventry, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The MSc Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors course aims to produce graduates that have the theoretical, technical and transferable skills needed to gain a role in AI.
Course overview
Due to the increasing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on society, we have seen a growing interest in this subject. We have seen a growth in the application of artificial intelligence in the last few years, with an anticipation that AI will continue to change how we work and live long into the future.
- The course not only aims to give you a comprehensive understanding of artificial intelligence, but also how such approaches influence the humans who develop and use them.
- Course content explores two key course themes; the fundamental and advanced theory and practice of AI, and how human factors influence and relate to AI. Content covers fundamental advanced concepts of AI such as Soft Computing Based Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Decision Making, Neural Network Systems, and Security of Emerging Connected Systems.
- You will have the opportunity to learn the practical skills of programming using diverse AI programming languages, the use of a spectrum of tools and techniques, as well as the theoretical foundations of AI and human factors.
- You will be given the opportunity to study various modules related to human factors for AI including Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV), Project Management in Engineering Organisation and Human Factors in Safety Management. The area of human factors and AI is not typically considered in many postgraduate courses focused on AI to date.
Why you should study this course
- Studying Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors MSc at Coventry University will give you the chance to examine the core elements of Artificial Intelligence. Our aim is to teach you the skills and knowledge needed to design and develop AI systems that address real-world problems.
- This could be the perfect course for those keen to work in the growing AI sector, a sector that is likely to influence society long into the future.
- The course will explore elements of AI such as programming, decision support systems, human factors and CAV, deep learning, and AI and security, providing you with opportunities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to work with AI.
- We try to provide you with opportunities to learn alongside active researchers in areas such as data science, pervasive computing, distributed computing and application, as well as innovative applications for interactive virtual worlds (subject to availability).
- The course has been designed and developed with support from research and industry experts. This helps us ensure we are teaching the most up-to-date content around latest theory and technology associated with AI and Human Factors.
AI is the study of the theory and development of computer systems that can perform tasks one would consider as human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages. AI is a broad multidisciplinary field encompassing everything from understanding how people respond to AI to creating and using complex algorithms that mimic how the brain works. It involves many branches of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
This course includes a complementary suite of modules related to AI and human factors which aim to provide you with a significant theoretical and practical understanding of AI and the human factors that influence AI, so you can develop AI systems that solve real-world problems.
Modules
- Soft Computing Based Artificial Intelligence
- Decision Making for A1 Systems
- Neural Network Systems
- Project Management in Engineering Organisations
- Security of Emerging Connected Systems
- CAV Human Factors
- Human Factors and Safety Management
- Individual Research Project Preparation
- Entrepreneurial Practice
- Individual Project
Successful graduates may find themselves taking up roles as:
- AI experts,
- machine learning modellers,
- data scientists,
- human factor designers,
- Internet of Things programmers,
- or developers of autonomous cars.
Where our graduates work
This master’s course aims to provide you with the capability to develop Artificial Intelligence solutions with a focus on human factors to aid society. As a result, you should gain the skills for roles in a wide range of sectors that will benefit from artificial intelligence such health and medicine finance, marketing, academia, scientific research, transportation, telecommunications, space and military.
Given that artificial intelligence is such a new and evolving field, there are various opportunities for graduates to explore, such as creating start-up companies to develop their own ideas. Artificial Intelligence Experts are currently in short supply and there is high demand for Artificial Intelligence and Human Factors skills from companies and research institutions.
Should you wish, upon successful completion of this course you will be in an ideal position to take up PhD research in AI and Human Factors. AI and Human Factors are hot topics in research and so the opportunity is there to join this vibrant research community.