Overview

The full-time Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence programme at University of Galway is aimed at graduates with a primary qualification in Computer Science or related subject area. It is not a conversion course, but expects students to be already at a very high technical standard with regard to their Computer Science education. This MSc is targeted at high-performing graduates of Level 8 computer science programmes, or Level 8 science/engineering programmes that offer sufficient training in computing. The minimum academic requirement for entry to the programme is a First Class Honours (or equivalent) from a recognised university or third-level college. However, a good Secondâ€¯Class Honours (or equivalent) can be deemed sufficient on the recommendation of the Programme Director.

Careers

AI skills will be required in every industry and AI is projected - according to recentâ€¯World Economic Forum research - to create globally around 97 million new jobs.â€¯The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025 machines are expected to performâ€¯more current work tasks than humans compared to 71% being performed by humans today ,â€¯and a PwC-report concludes that artificial intelligence, robotics and smart automationâ€¯technology could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global GDP by 2030.

Within the AI space, there is a diversity of jobs requiring various levels of expertise:

More foundational jobs include data architects, software engineers and machine and deep learning engineers.

Advanced roles include specialist research engineers, including those that specialise in computer vision, language and speech, and AI architects.

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Programme Structure

Courses include

Programming and Tools for AI;

Natural Language Processing,

Machine Learning;

Deep Learning;

Research Topics in AI;

Information Retrieval;

Artificial Intelligence and Ethics;
Agents, Multi-Agent Systems & Reinforcement Learning.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00

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Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and course quotas will be reviewed continuously throughout the application cycle.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

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88

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Galway, Ireland

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Computer Sciences Artificial Intelligence View 56 other Masters in Computer Sciences in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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88

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61

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6.5

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General requirements

This MSc is targeted at high-performing graduates of level 8 computer science programmes, or level 8 science / engineering programmes that offer sufficient training in computing.

The minimum academic requirement for entry to the programme is a First Class Honours (or equivalent) from a recognised university or third-level college. However, a good Second Class Honours (or equivalent) can be deemed sufficient on the recommendation of the Programme Director.

Overall, entry to the MSc Artificial Intelligence requires a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall, 6.5 in Writing and no less than 6.0 in any other band. TOEFL: Overall 88, Listening 12–19, Speaking 18–19, Writing 24–26, Reading 13–18. PTE: Overall 61, Writing 61, all other bands no less than 50. Duolingo: 110 overall, no less than 110 in both Literacy and Production and no less than 95 in other components.

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Tuition Fees

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28500 EUR / year

≈ 28500 EUR / year
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8900 EUR / year

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Living costs

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800 - 1100 EUR / month

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