Artificial Intelligence MSc

Artificial Intelligence · Masters

MSc Artificial Intelligence at Imperial College London delivers intensive training in programming and the fundamentals of AI for mathematically-minded STEM graduates with little or no prior computing. Over one full-time year at South Kensington, students take Introduction to Machine Learning, Python Programming and a Software Engineering Group Project, choose seven optional modules from groups spanning Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Generative AI and Machine Learning for Imaging, and complete an individual project that can be conducted as an internship with a company.

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Course snapshot

Duration

1 year (full-time)

Study mode

Full-time

Intake

September

Tuition

International

Provider

Imperial College London

Location

London, England

About this programme

The programme offers the chance to forge links with major technology companies and work on industry-initiated projects. Entry requires a first-class honours degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, or another subject with substantial mathematics content, including linear algebra, calculus, probability and statistics; students with a substantial computing background are directed to the MSc Computing (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning) instead. English: Imperial's higher university requirement. Applications open in late September with staged admission rounds and an application fee; no ATAS certificate is required for this course.

What you will need

Qualifications

  • First-class honours degree in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, or another subject with substantial mathematics content including linear algebra, calculus, probability and statistics (or overseas equivalent)

Subjects

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Engineering

English language

Imperial higher university English requirement (as published)

Fees & costs

Tuition category: International

GBP: Overseas fees GBP 46,000 per year (2026 entry); Home fees GBP 24,600 per year (2026 entry)

Official programme information: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/artificial-intelligence/

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Where this programme can take you

Career paths

  • Application/web development
  • Networking
  • AI
  • Media
  • Finance
  • Robotics
  • Computer games

Industry demand

Industries recognising AI's transformative potential range from healthcare to manufacturing and the automotive industry (driverless cars); computing graduates are sought after in application/web development, networking, AI, media, finance, robotics and computer games, with other paths including chip design, cyber security, data management, bio-medical systems and transport.

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