Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computing with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence are cornerstones of the next wave in ICT. IDA Ireland is pursuing an AI Island strategy set to attract the brightest and best AI players to work in Ireland.

There is a skills gap in Ireland and internationally for Data Scientists with Computing and Business Intelligence skills. This four-year degree course, designed in consultation with major IT Companies such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft, SAP & IBM develops a unique mix of Computing, Business Intelligence and Data Science skills to address this gap. New computing power allows use to gain insight from large scale datasets which can be mined for information using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Techniques.

If you are curious about the world, like analysing information and discovering new trends then this may be the course for you. Especially, if you have a rational approach to solving problems, like basing opinions on information, understanding the limits of information and drawing real conclusions from data. In the modern world where almost everything can be a source of data and data storage is cheap there is a shortage of graduates with the skills and modern toolsets to extract, combine and transform this data into useful information. It’s not just about statistical knowledge it is also about tying together diverse sources of data as well visualising and presenting this data to communicate clearly.

All our computing courses use a common Year 1 where you develop essential skills and get to understand your particular strengths. The advantage of this is that you may choose your specialization again at the end of Year 1, stick with your original choice or move to a specialization in Software Development/IT Management/Cloud Computing. In this course you will use and learn: Machine Learning, AI & Deep Learning, Statistics & Data Analysis, Big Data Analysis & Programming, Software Development, Web Programming & Scripting Business Intelligence, Advanced Database Structure and Knowledge, Social Media Analysis & Visualisation, Data Mining and Intelligent Agents for Knowledge Discovery.

If English is not your first language you will need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency as detailed on our website. Applicants for this course should have a minimum IELTS (Academic Version) English Proficiency of 6.0 overall (or equivalent).