Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto
Master in Artificial Intelligence
Porto, Portugal
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 6,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
What is the Master in Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shown great potential for social transformation and shaping the way we perceive our world and interact among us and with machines. With an impact on sectors as diverse as healthcare, industry, finance, mobility, and communication, AI has applications in a wide range of business operations, including decision support, predictive maintenance, marketing, content creation, logistics efficiency, and support to public policy making.
Our Master’s degree addresses the latest developments in the field of AI, offering a comprehensive range of courses (curricular units). It also recognizes the ethical and societal implications of AI’s progress, exploring issues such as privacy, transparency, and accountability.
Created for graduates and professionals with backgrounds in artificial intelligence, data science, informatics engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, the Master in Artificial Intelligence deepens their expertise to seize opportunities in this exciting, challenging, and rapidly evolving field.
Who is this Master’s for?
This AI program is geared towards recent graduates and industrial practitioners, who seek to enhance their knowledge and technical and scientific expertise in artificial intelligence and data science, broaden their range of complementary and soft and generic skills, and position themselves for highly demanding professional roles in a challenging, ever-changing world.
In particular, the proposed program is very well-suited for the following audience:
- Graduates in the general areas of informatics and computing engineering, computer science, and electrical and computer engineering, who seek to complement their knowledge by specializing in AI-related techniques, approaches, and associated issues;
- Experienced professionals with backgrounds in informatics engineering and computer science, who seek to expand the scope of their skills, increase their ability, and tackle technological challenges in their professions.
Structure
The M.IA has a curricular component of 72 ECTS and a dissertation component of 48 ECTS.
This Master has a contribution from 2 Faculties of the Universidade do Porto:
- FEUP – FCUP
- Administrative Headquarters
M.IA graduates are expected to develop a comprehensive blend of AI skills and a wide range of soft and generic skills thereby enabling them to excel in roles where AI plays and is expected to play a central role.
The Master in Artificial Intelligence is proposed to promote advanced specialization in AI and meet the growing demand for professionals and experts in this strategic and rapidly growing field.
Future graduates will be key players in sectors as diverse as healthcare, industry, finance, mobility, and communication. They will be able to apply AI to all application domains in their production and decision processes.
One important objective is also to promote responsible AI taking into account the ethical and social implications of using AI as well as issues related to privacy, transparency, and responsibility.
MIA contributes to Portugal's Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), in particular, to help achieve the goals of Digital Transformation, Smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, including economic cohesion, employment, productivity, competitiveness, research, development, and innovation.