Online MSc in Artificial Intelligence
Online, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
28 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
04 Dec 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The online MSc in Artificial Intelligence at The University of Bath lets professionals from computer science and other academic fields specialize in AI. It blends rigorous theory, practical digital skills and ethics, and covers applications in marketing, policy, finance and healthcare. Bath ranks 7th in the UK and 6th in Computer Science.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as AI engineers, machine learning engineers, data scientists or research scientists and take roles in tech firms, startups, consultancies, government, healthcare and academia. Key skills include machine learning, deep learning, data modeling, algorithm design, AI ethics, explainability, deployment, monitoring and product development.
This online MSc in Artificial Intelligence is ideal if you are motivated by the challenges and infinite possibilities of advancing AI. It is designed to give professionals from computer science – as well as a host of other disciplines – the opportunity to specialise in AI and meet the increasing demand for experts in this exciting, future-focused, and rapidly growing specialism.
At the forefront of human progress
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence has been significantly more closely connected with human progress and societal change. It calls on new and powerful data algorithms to ensure that intelligent machines work in closer collaboration with us than ever before.
AI is evolving at a rapid pace. It has a broad application across a variety of business functions, including marketing and policymaking, finance, and healthcare. This online MSc also addresses the ethical implications of advancing machine intelligence and related issues around transparency and accountability. These are factors that have previously been overlooked by many in the rush to extend the possibilities of technology.
- Ranked 6th in Computer Science by The Complete University Guide 2026*
- 98% of Computer Science submitted research activity was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)
Phase 1 Compulsory Units
- Programming and Maths for AI (20 credits)
- AI and Machine Learning (20 credits)
- Applied AI (20 credits)
Phase 2 Compulsory Units
- Humans and Intelligent Machines (10 credits)
- Introduction to NLP (10 credits)
Phase 2 Optional Units
Select 2 units from block one
- Reinforcement Learning (10 credits)
- Artificial Intelligence as a Social and Political Practice (10 credits)
- Entrepreneurship (10 credits)
Select 1 from the following:
- Deep Learning (10 credits)
- Advanced Deep Learning (10 credits)
Select 1 from the following:
- Robotics (10 credits)
- Robotics and Machine Vision (10 credits)
Phase 4 Compulsory Units
- Dissertation (60 credits)
- Ranked 6th in Computer Science by The Complete University Guide 2026*
- 98% of Computer Science submitted research activity was ranked as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF2021)
*Rankings based on undergraduate data.
- Gain techniques to analyse and propose solutions to AI problems
- Apply relevant ethical, legal and professional standards governing AI activities
- Work effectively in a team to design and develop software-based systems
- Select the most appropriate solution, considering innovative alternatives
- Present rational and reasoned arguments using appropriate conceptual tools
- Demonstrate initiative in both specification and organisation through project work
If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS certificate with a score of 6.5, and no less than 6.0 in any band.