USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Lugano, Switzerland
MSc
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
CHF 4,000 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 30/04/26 for non-EU/EFTA; 30/06/26 for EU/EFTA
** applicants whose official residence was in Switzerland or Liechtenstein at the time of the final high school exam - Maturità - pay a reduced semester fee of CHF 2,000 per semester
Key Summary
About: USI is a young and agile university offering quality education and an enhancing study experience. International faculty teach with an interdisciplinary, interactive approach and allow practical application. USI's small size, cosmopolitan environment and informal, dynamic culture make it a hub where students engage directly with professors, define their educational path, and embrace international careers. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere.
Career Outcomes: Graduates develop a taste for solving complex problems and apply skills across interdisciplinary areas. They’ll pursue career opportunities in machine learning, data science, robotics, natural language processing, computer vision, AI research and roles in industry and international organisations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most popular areas in computer science and engineering. AI deals with intelligent behaviour, learning, and adaptation in machines, robots and body-less computer programs.
AI is everywhere: search engines use it to improve answers to queries, to recognize speech, to translate languages, email programs use it to filter spam, banks use it to predict exchange rates and stock markets, doctors use it to recognize tumours, robots use it to localize themselves and obstacles, autonomous cars use it to drive, video games use it to enhance the player's experience, adaptive telescopes use it to improve image quality, smartphones use it to recognize objects / faces / gestures / voices / music, etc etc.
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Career Prospects
Students graduating from this program will develop a taste for working on complex problems. In their future careers they will be able to apply their knowledge in many interdisciplinary areas including robotics, business forecasting, intelligent search, video games, music and entertainment, chat bots, medical diagnostics, self-driving cars, to name a few.