MSc Artificial Intelligence Technology

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Artificial Intelligence solutions become an inseparable part of our lives, driving demand on the job market for AI specialists. Gartner included AI in its top strategic technology trends for 2021 according to Forbes, 84% of global business organisations believe that AI will give them a competitive advantage. MSc Artificial Intelligence Technology programme is focused on developing your abilities as a digital leader, capable of identifying and implementing technical solutions to deliver future improvements to your organisation. To accelerate your learning, you will be exposed to theories and principles relating to the design, development and testing of software using AI. Students will learn programming with R and how to conceptualise software requirements into software architectural patterns. Students will get insight into IoT peripherals, IoT data analytics and an overall grasp of how to incorporate local machine learning (ML) using Python Programming. You will also be exposed to the fundamental concepts, principles, technologies, and techniques to train and deploy distributed machine learning models using a cloud-based platform such as Google Cloud or AWS. You will be able to apply this knowledge and skills in your context, and critically analyse the implementation and make recommendations for future improvements. You will additionally develop an understanding of the typology of innovation, how firms leverage internal and external resources to compete in the digital environment, and how to plan for innovation in any organisation.

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