Overview

University of Essex provides a vibrant research environment so you can publish papers in prestigious international journals and conferences and attract the attention of industry and government.

Your future

The graduates have gone on to become world leaders in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development employed at various companies and universities all over the world.

During your studies, you will have access to extensive network of industrial contacts through the group members, while the yearly expert symposium series will give you the opportunity to work with leading figures from both industry and academia.

Other graduates have progressed to a variety of senior positions in industry and academia. Companies and organisations where former graduates are now employed include: BT Group, BAE systems, Volkswagen Group, Rolls-Royce, and HSBC bank.

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Programme Structure

As an MSD student, you will become a member of the AI research group. It encompasses five associated special interest groups:

Analytics and Data Science

Computational Finance and Economics

Natural Language and Information Processing

Games and AI

Future Health and Technology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-02 00:00:00

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There is not currently a deadline to apply; however, courses may stop taking applications once full.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Colchester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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76

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60

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6

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General requirements

You will need a good Masters degree, or equivalent, in a related subject.

A well-developed research proposal is also essential. You must be experienced in at least one high-level programming language (such as Matlab, Java or Python).

You will normally be required to attend an interview/Skype interview for acceptance, and acceptance is subject to research expertise in the department.

The university accepts a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you may have about the qualifications the university accepts. Remember to tell them about the qualifications you have already completed or are currently taking.

If English is not your first language, then the university will require you to have IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component

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Tuition Fees

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19650 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5238 GBP / year

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Living costs

Colchester

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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