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Brigant's MSc Artificial Intelligence develops the mathematical, algorithmic and systems competencies required of modern AI practitioners. You will progress from probability and classical learning through deep architectures, language models, vision and sequential decision-making, finishing with MLOps evaluation and governance. Lab work uses contemporary Python toolchains and structured peer review. The capstone produces a documented AI system with performance, safety and monitoring artefacts suitable for industrial or research scrutiny — not a demo notebook alone. MSc Artificial Intelligence is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Mathematics & Probability for AI through Mathematics & Probability for AI; Machine Learning Theory & Practice; Programming Intelligent Systems (Python); Data Engineering for ML Pipelines; Deep Learning & Representation Learning; Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models, and finish on MSc Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails. Reading is a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. The artefact a marker expects is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Design, train and evaluate supervised, unsupervised and deep learning models Build NLP and multimodal applications using modern transformer architectures Engineer reproducible ML pipelines with evaluation, monitoring and versioning Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The curriculum aligns with the technical depth expected at leading research universities and industry AI labs, with explicit attention to the UK GDPR, EU AI Act literacy and model documentation practices (model cards, data sheets). Optional GPU compute is available for distinction-level projects. Pathway exists into the PhD Data Science for outstanding graduates.
Faculty spotlight
Dr. Yuki Tanaka leads representation learning research; Professor James Okello supervises responsible NLP for low-resource languages.
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Online tuition is free. Online examinations are free. There is no exam fee for online study.

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI501 | Mathematics & Probability for AI Mathematics & Probability for AI (AI501) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Mathematics & Probability for AI as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI502 | Machine Learning Theory & Practice Machine Learning Theory & Practice (AI502) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Machine Learning Theory & Practice as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI503 | Programming Intelligent Systems (Python) Programming Intelligent Systems (Python) (AI503) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Programming Intelligent Systems (Python) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI504 | Data Engineering for ML Pipelines Data Engineering for ML Pipelines (AI504) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Data Engineering for ML Pipelines as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI505 | Deep Learning & Representation Learning Deep Learning & Representation Learning (AI505) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Deep Learning & Representation Learning as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI506 | Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models (AI506) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Natural Language Processing & Large Language Models as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI507 | Computer Vision & Multimodal AI Computer Vision & Multimodal AI (AI507) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Computer Vision & Multimodal AI as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI508 | Reinforcement Learning & Sequential Decision Making Reinforcement Learning & Sequential Decision Making (AI508) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Reinforcement Learning & Sequential Decision Making as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI601 | MLOps, Evaluation & Production AI Systems MLOps, Evaluation & Production AI Systems (AI601) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using MLOps, Evaluation & Production AI Systems as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI602 | Responsible AI, Safety & Governance Responsible AI, Safety & Governance (AI602) is a 3-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Responsible AI, Safety & Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| AI603 | MSc Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project MSc Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project (AI603) is a 6-credit course on MSc Artificial Intelligence, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using MSc Artificial Intelligence Capstone Project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 6 · 60 h |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
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