Overview

The Artificial Intelligence programme from The University of Edinburgh courses are taught by internationally-known researchers spanning a wide range of areas in artificial intelligence that draw on research in related fields such as:

neuroscience
cognitive science
linguistics
mathematics

We aim to give you the fundamental knowledge and practical skills needed to design, build, and apply AI systems in your chosen area of specialisation.

Career opportunities:

Students are well prepared for both employment and academic research.

The emphasis is on practical techniques for the design and construction of intelligent systems, preparing graduates to work in a variety of specialisms, from fraud detection software to recommendation systems and assistive robots.

Job titles of our recent graduates include:

VC Analytics
Data Engineer
Quantitative Developer
Machine Learning Engineer
Software Engineering Manager
Dangerous Capabilities Research Engineer

Recruiting companies for recent graduates include Google, OpenAI and EPSRC.

Many of our MSc graduates go into research, teaching and further study. Recent examples include:

Research Associate NLP/ML
Research Fellow/Scientist
Research Engineer in Artificial Intelligence
Researcher and Machine Learning Engineer
NLP Tutor and Demonstrator

University destinations for further study (typically PhD) include Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews, as well as the University of Edinburgh.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Accelerated Natural Language Processing

Computer Vision

Automatic Speech Recognition

Applied Machine Learning

Advanced Topics in Natural Language Processing

Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning

Reinforcement and Robot Learning

Advanced Robotics

Advanced Topics in Machine Learning

Case Studies in AI Ethics

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in informatics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, electrical engineering, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics or psychology.

Entry to this programme is competitive. A typical offer will normally require a UK first class honours degree.

Competence in programming is essential. During your degree you must have completed a programming course in at least one of the following: C/C++, Java, Python, R, Matlab, Haskell, ML.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

45410 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

18000 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part - time 2 years:

National : £9,000

International:£22,705

Part - time 3 years:

National : £6,000

International: £15,140

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 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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