Artificial Intelligence with a Year in Industry - BSc (Hons)
University of Kent
Key Information
Campus location
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly successful in solving complex and key problems from self-driving cars and medicine to information retrieval and games. Recent advances exploit machine learning techniques where AI systems extract patterns from vast amounts of examples (big data) using large-scale computing infrastructure, such as the cloud. On the BSc Artificial Intelligence with a Year in Industry, you will specialize in this rapidly evolving area of computing and science and specialize your skills into practice in the workplace.
On this degree, you learn a combination of solid knowledge of computing technologies and programming skills with an in-depth understanding of the principles and practices of building AI systems. The program is taught by experts in the area of AI and applied machine learning.
In the first year of the program, your learning is centered on computer science fundamentals and you share modules with students on our successful BSc ComputerScience program In the second year, you study core AI concepts and techniques. In your final year, you select a range of modules allowing you to focus on specific AI techniques and applications of your choice such as neural network, data mining, eHealth, and semantic web.
Our programs are taught by leading researchers who are experts in their fields. The School of Computing at Kent is home to several authors of leading computing textbooks Kent was awarded gold, the highest rating, in the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence Framework.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
The University of Kent has a long-standing relationship with Chevening, which has successfully placed scholars worldwide at the university for many years. Kent is proud to be a Chevening partner and offers three partner scholarships and the standard Chevening Scholarships. The University of Kent welcomes applications from all Chevening-eligible countries for any one-year taught master’s degree starting in September 2024, based at our UK campuses. Find out how to apply.
We have several scholarships for students starting a postgraduate course in September 2024 at one of our UK campuses. Check if you are eligible to apply and get more information on our scholarship's web pages.
Here are Scholarships that might be of particular interest:
- British Council GREAT Scholarship: China, Ghana, Greece, India, Kenya, Thailand, Turkey (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADBCG0601)
- International Scholarships for Taught Masters students (International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADINMASA02)
- Kent Law School LLM Global Welcome Scholarship (Canterbury) (International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FNADGLOWEL01)
- MBA Woman in Leadership Scholarship (Home & International) (link: https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/search/FN35WILS0002)
Curriculum
The course structure below gives a flavor of the modules and provides details of the content of this program. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation.
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
- Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
- Foundations of Computing I
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Databases and the Web
- Further Object-Oriented Programming
- Programming for Artificial Intelligence
- Computers and the Cloud
- Foundations of Computing II
Stage 2
Compulsory Modules
- Web Development
- Database Systems
- AI Systems Implementation
- Introduction to Intelligent Systems
- Problem Solving with Algorithms
- Computer Systems
- Software Development
- Theory of Computing
Stage 3
Compulsory Modules
- Cognitive Neural Networks
Students must select one of the following:
- Project
- Research Project
Plus a choice from a list of optional modules.
Program Outcome
The program aims to:
- Provide a program that will attract and meet the needs of both those contemplating a career in computing and those motivated primarily by an intellectual interest in artificial intelligence
- Provide a sound knowledge and systematic understanding of the principles of computing
- Provide knowledge of key areas in artificial intelligence
- Provide generally applicable skills that will be of lasting value in a constantly changing field
- Offer a range of modules covering the foundations of computer science
- Offer a range of options to enable students to study selected areas of computer science and artificial intelligence in depth
- Provide teaching which is informed by current research and scholarship and which requires students to engage with aspects of work at the frontiers of knowledge
- Develop general critical, analytical, and problem-solving skills that can be applied in a wide range of different applied computing settings.
- Provide relevant work experience
- Provide an opportunity to develop knowledge understanding and skills of relevance to Computer Science within an industrial or commercial organisation.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates who have both IT knowledge and business skills can expect excellent career prospects.Our graduates have gone on to work in:
- software engineering
- mobile applications development
- systems analysis
- consultancy
- networking
- web design and e-commerce
- finance and insurance
- commerce
- engineering
- education
- government
- healthcare.