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MSc Artificial Intelligence

University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)

United Kingdom, Bristol

University Rank:#721

Duration1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 23,812 / Year

Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

MSc Artificial Intelligence

About

Introduction

Study our real-world focused MSc Artificial Intelligence course and gain all the skills and experience you need to start your career in this intellectually-stimulating and fast-growing profession.

Why study artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work and learn. From manufacturing robots to self-driving cars, and smart assistants to systems that discover and make use of patterns in data for social or business good, AI has become part of our everyday lives.

If you're looking for an intellectually-challenging career where you can put your problem-solving skills to use to help companies, organisations and society as a whole to do things better, then a career in AI could be perfect for you.

There's a huge global shortage of AI experts and this predicted to increase, so AI professionals can expect to be very much sought after, able to command high salaries and choose between the many job prospects open to them.

Why UWE Bristol?

If you're looking to specialise or upskill in this field, our MSc in Artificial Intelligence will equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need to step into an AI role upon graduation.

Plus, you can be sure you're learning up-to-the-minute skills from some of the UK's leading AI academics. The Department of Computer Science and Creative Technologies at UWE Bristol is well renowned for its strong background in AI research and counts a number of internationally-recognised academics amongst its teaching team. The team has a wealth of experience dealing with real-world issues and already has over 25 years' experience working on internationally-applied AI projects.

Where can it take me?

On graduation from our Artificial Intelligence Master's course, you can expect your skills to be very much in demand. With plenty of options available to you across all industries, you'll be able to choose which industry you would like to start your AI career. You could get an AI job as an AI engineer, data scientist, AI analyst, AI architect and much more.

Disciplines

Computer Science and Creative Technologies

Requirements

Entry Requirements

We are pleased to confirm that our New students webpages are now available for students starting this course in September 2025. Here you can find links to useful information about registering, course start dates, arriving on campus what to expect before and when you arrive.

We automatically send a message via your Welcome website plus an email to notify you once your Preparing to Study information is available. It is important that you regularly check your Welcome website for new messages.

We normally require an honours degree at 2:2 or above in a relevant subject.

Experience with writing code or using a scripting language is essential, so you should provide a detailed description and evidence of prior coding experience in your application. This may include:

examples of programming or writing scripts for quantitative analysis or producing artefacts such as websites
transcripts of relevant modules studied at undergraduate level
certificate of completion of a recognised and relevant online course
details of relevant experience from employment
links to personal work, for example evidence of engagement with active GitHub repositories.

Relevant subjects include: Computer Science, IT or other computing subjects, Maths, Statistics, any Engineering subject, any quantitative subject such as Physics, Chemistry, Business, Economics, or Psychology.If you do not meet the above grade requirements but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/ or equivalent qualifications, we will consider you on an individual basis.

English language support

If you meet the academic requirements but require additional support to take your language skills to the required level, you may be able to attend one of our pre-sessional English courses. Students who successfully complete the pre-sessional course can progress onto their chosen degree course without retaking an IELTS or equivalent. Read more about our Pre-Sessional English Programme.

English Requirements

PTEMin 62
IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 90

English Program Requirements

International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

The University accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need by visiting our English language requirements pages.

Career

Careers

Careers / Further study

There is a huge demand for qualified experts in AI and we will see this grow even more over the coming years. In the UK, as elsewhere, the government's 'industrial strategy' sees AI as a key enabler for a high-skills, high-wage future, and the recent pandemic has only highlighted the valuable part AI will play in areas from healthcare and logistics to entertainment.

Training as an AI professional will not only offer you an intellectually-challenging career, but you can expect to join some of the highest paid IT professionals in the industry. Studying our course will get you set to take advantage of a wide variety of career opportunities provided by AI. You have many options open to you including a job in industry, taking a more entrepreneurial route or going into AI research.

Our award-winning careers service helps you develop your employment potential through career coaching, a vacancy service for internships, placements, jobs, global opportunities, volunteering and community activity plus support for entrepreneurial activity, and access to employer events.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

23,812 / year

MSc Artificial Intelligence

University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)

United Kingdom, Bristol