100% online MSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence

Work with the human-like technologies at the heart of many every day activities

Apply by: 19 February 2025

To start: 3 March 2025

Total fees: £7200

Per 15-credit module: £600

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Why choose Sheffield Hallam?

Teaching excellence

Awarded Gold for our Teaching Excellence (Teaching Excellence Framework 2023)
Strong career outcomes

95% of graduates in employment or further study (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2021/22)
Among the best

Shortlisted University of the Year (Times Higher Education Awards 2022)
A high performer

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Fully flexible

100% online, part-time study with six starts per year
Affordability

Pay per module to ease budget pressure

Create human-like technology solutions for business with our 100% online MSc Computer Science…

Artificial Intelligence is a rapidly growing and in-demand career field with a promising future. Sheffield Hallam’s 100% online MSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence develops advanced computer science knowledge and skills in the AI domain to prepare you for the dynamic world of technology.

You’ll learn to program across diverse platforms, languages, and applications, arming you with the latest expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, including natural language processing and computer vision.

Your course content will be 100% online and part-time so that you can balance your studies with work and other commitments. And with six starts a year, you can begin your studies within weeks.

Learning outcomes

As a student you will:

Gain knowledge of fundamental computing concepts, including data structures and algorithms, data types and communications, and the role of hardware and software in a computer system.
Apply cutting-edge techniques and algorithms in natural language processing (NLP) to design, implement, and optimize complex NLP models.
Develop sophisticated computer vision algorithms and systems for tasks such as image recognition, object detection, image segmentation, and video analysis.
Apply human-computer interaction principles for designing user-friendly interfaces and evaluating them to improve the user experience (UX).
Apply project management methodologies for project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and risk management.
Understand the importance of professional and ethical responsibilities in your work, including privacy, data ethics, and responsible AI, and apply them by creating well-designed deliverables.

Career opportunities

And develop the skills sought by today’s employers for careers as:

Software Developer
Data Scientist
AI and Machine Learning Based Developer
Software and Security Specialist
IT Project Manager
IT Consultant

Flexible learning

With degree studies you can tailor to your life…

Our course is purpose-designed to suit the lives of busy professionals who need to study alongside work to further their careers. It offers a broad computer science skill base combined with specialised learning in natural language processing, computer vision and applied machine learning. Students experience the benefits of fully online and part-time study – the flexibility to learn wherever they are, whenever they can, balancing their progress with life commitments including work, family, and friends.

Entry requirements

All students

To study Sheffield Hallam’s 100% online MSc Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence you will need to have completed:

A 2:2 undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) OR
3 years’ minimum relevant work experience

Any offer to study an online programme with Sheffield Hallam is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations

English language requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English, or most recent education or work experience was not in English will need to demonstrate proficiency by completing an approved English language test such as IELTS (6.0 overall with no individual sub-scores under 5.5), or equivalent.

Any offer to study an online programme with Sheffield Hallam is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations