Program Overview

Artificial Intelligence MSc

The Artificial Intelligence MSc at Loughborough University has been developed with input from UK and international organisations to equip students with the cutting-edge practical skills sought by employers across a range of sectors. This programme is designed to equip students with the skills to exploit the opportunities available in this field.

Qualification(s) available: MSc

• Fees: Dependent on start date.
• Scholarships available
• Entry requirements: 2:2
• Full-time: 1 year
• Part-time: Not available
• Location: Loughborough
• Start date: October 2025 or October 2026
• Department: Computer Science

Programme Overview

Our master's in Artificial Intelligence has been developed with input from UK and international organisations to equip students with the cutting-edge practical skills sought by employers across a range of sectors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world and the advances being made in this fast-paced field of computer science has created a demand for forward-thinking and highly-skilled individuals.

Modules

The following information is intended as an example only and is typically based on module information for the 2025/26 year of entry. Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes. Updated Programme and Module Specifications are made available ahead of each academic year.

• Semester 1:
  • Research Methods (15 credits)
  • Artificial Intelligence (15 credits)
  • Machine Learning (15 credits)
  • Robotics and Intelligent Systems (15 credits)
• Semester 2:
  • Computer Vision (15 credits)
  • Natural Language Processing (15 credits)
  • Agent-based Systems
  • Professionalism, Ethics and Cyber Security (15 credits)
• Summer:
  • Artificial Intelligence Project (60 credits)

Entry Requirements

Our entry requirements are listed using standard UK undergraduate degree classifications i.e. first-class honours, upper second-class honours and lower second-class honours. To learn the equivalent for your country, please refer to the provided country-specific guidelines.

Country-Specific Guidelines

• Afghanistan: Masters, 95%
• Albania: Diplomë e Nivelit të Pare, 9.5
• Algeria: Licence, 16
• Argentina: Licenciatura, 8.5
• Armenia: Bakalavri Kochum, 90%
• Australia: Honours degree, First Class, 80%
• Austria: Degree, A (or 1.5)
• Azerbaijan: Bakalavr Diplomu, 4.5
• Bahamas: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Bahrain: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Bangladesh: 4 Year Bachelor of Science in Engineering, 1st (70%)
• Barbados: University of the West Indies, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Belarus: Specialist Diploma, 9
• Belgium: Bachelor degree, 80%
• Belize: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Benin: Maitrise, 18
• Bermuda: Degree from University of the West Indies, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Bolivia: Licenciado, 4.5
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Diplom Visokog Obrazovanja, 10
• Botswana: Master's degree, A or 80%
• Brazil: Brazil, 4 yr Bacharel or Licenciado/Licenciatura or Título Profissional, 8.5
• Brunei: Brunei, First
• Bulgaria: 5 yr Diploma za Zavarsheno Visshe Obrazovanie, 6
• Burundi: Masters or Diplôme d'Études Approfondies or Diplôme Ingénieur, 18
• Cambodia: Masters, 80%
• Cameroon: Bachelor degree or Diplome d'Etudes Superiures de Commerce or Diplome d'Ingenieur or Diplôme d'Ingénieur de Conception or a Maitrise, 1st / 3.6
• Canada: GPA 4.0/Percentage, 3.7/85%
• Chile: Grado de Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 6
• China: 4 yr Bacharel or Licenciado/Licenciatura or Título Profissional, 8.5
• Colombia: Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 4.5
• Costa Rica: Licenciado, 9
• Croatia: Baccalaureus / Prvostupnik, 4.5
• Cuba: 4-year Titulo de Licenciado / Licenciatura, 5
• Cyprus: Cyprus, 8.5
• Czech Republic: Bakalár, 1
• Denmark: 5 year Candidatus/Candidata Magisterii or Bachelor degree, 12
• Dominican Republic: 4 year Licenciado or Título de [subject area], 3.8
• Ecuador: Título de Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 8.5
• Egypt: Egypt, 3.5
• El Salvador: 5 year Licenciado, Título de Ingeniero/Arquitecto, 8.5
• Estonia: Bakalaureusekraad or Magister or Magistrikraad, 5
• Ethiopia: Masters, A or 80%
• Finland: Kandidaattii/Kandidat or the Maisteri/Magister, 3
• France: Licence, 14
• Georgia: 4-year degree, 5
• Germany: German Bachelor/ Diplom, Magister Artium / Zeugnis über den Zweiten Abschnitt der Ärztlichen Prüfung, 1.5
• Ghana: Ghana, First
• Greece: Universities, 8.5
• Grenada: Degree from University of West Indies, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Guatemala: Liceniado / Titulo de (subject area), 90%
• Guyana: Master's, GPA 4
• Honduras: Título de Licenciado / Grado Académico de Licenciatura, GPA 5
• Hong Kong: 1st or 3.5/4
• Hungary: Alapfokozt or Egyetemi Oklevel / Bachelor, 4.5
• Iceland: Baccalaurreatus degree or Kandidatsprof/Candidatus Mag, 8.5
• India: Institutions listed on the National Institutional Ranking Framework, 65%
• Indonesia: Sarjana I, 3.3
• Iran: Iran, 17
• Iraq: Iraq, 80%
• Ireland: Republic of Ireland, First
• Israel: 3 yr Bachelor Degree, 90%
• Italy: Diploma di Laurea, 109/110
• Ivory Coast: Diplome d'Etude Approfondies, 16
• Jamaica: For degrees studied at The University of West Indies or degrees accredited by UCJ and CCCJ, 1st (GPA 3.6)
• Japan: Gakushi, 85%
• Jordan: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Kazakhstan: GPA 5.0/percentage scale, 4.5
• Kenya: Kenya, First
• Kosovo: Kosovo, 10
• Kuwait: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.6
• Latvia: Latvia, 9
• Lebanon: American, 90%
• Liberia: Master's, 4.0
• Libya: BSc Engineering, Architecture, Medicine, 85
• Lithuania: Lithuania, 9
• Luxembourg: Luxembourg, 18
• Macau: Macau, 1st
• Macedonia: Magistar Дипломиран, 10
• Malawi: Master's, A or 80%
• Malaysia: Classification, First Class
• Malta: Malta, 1st
• Mauritius: Mauritius, 1st
• Mexico: Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 8.5
• Moldova: Diploma de Licenţă, 9
• Mongolia: Диплом Специалиста, 90%
• Montenegro: Diplomirani, 10
• Morocco: Diplôme d'Ingénieur d'État, 16
• Mozambique: Mestrado, 16
• Myanmar (Burma): 2 year Master's degree, 5
• Namibia: 4-year Bachelor Honours, 80%
• Nepal: 4 -year professional degree or Masters, 80%
• Netherlands: Netherlands, 8
• New Zealand: 4 Year Honours degree, First
• Nicaragua: Licenciatura, 90%
• Nigeria: 7 point Scale, 6
• Norway: Norway, A
• Oman: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Pakistan: 4 Year degree, A-
• Palestine: Bachelor, 85%
• Panama: 4 Year Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 91
• Papua New Guinea: Bachelor (Honours) Degree, 1st
• Paraguay: 4 Year Título de Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 4.5
• Peru: 4 Year Título de Licenciado / Título de [subject area], 14
• Philippines: Degree from prestigious state universities or Centres of Excellence, Summa Cum Laude
• Poland: Bachelor Degree, 5
• Portugal: Diplom de Estudos Superiores Especializados, 18
• Qatar: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Romania: Diploma de Licenta, 9
• Russia: Bakalavr, 4.5
• Rwanda: 4 year bachelor, 1st
• Saudi Arabia: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Senegal: Maitrise, 16
• Serbia: Diplomirani, 9
• Sierra Leone: Honours degree or masters, 1st
• Singapore: Bachelor (Hons), First
• Slovakia: Bakalár, 1.5
• Slovenia: University Diplom, 9
• South Africa: Bachelor (Honours) or B Tech, 1st
• South Korea: GPA out of 4.5, 3.8
• Spain: Licenciado / Título de Ingeniero / Título de Arquitecto, 8.5
• Sri Lanka: 4 year Professional degree or Bachelor Special or Honours degree, 90%
• Sudan: 4 year degree, 1st
• Sweden: Kandidatexamen or Magisterexamen, Overall grade of VG
• Switzerland: Bachelor Degree, 10
• Syria: State universities, 80%
• Taiwan: Category 1, 80%
• Tajikistan: Диплом специалиста, 5
• Tanzania: Tanzania, 1st
• Thailand: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Trinidad and Tobago: For degrees studied at The University of West Indies or degrees accredited by ACTT, 1st
• Tunisia: Licence, 16
• Turkey: Lisans Diplomasi, 3.5
• Turkmenistan: 4 Yr Bakalavr, 5
• Uganda: Uganda, 1st
• Ukraine: Dyplom Magistra, 4.5
• United Arab Emirates: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• United States of America: GPA 4.0 scale, 3.5
• Uruguay: Licenciado, 9
• Uzbekistan: Majistr Diplomi, 90%
• Venezuela: Licenciado/Professional title, 18
• Vietnam: 10-point scale, 8.0
• Zambia: Master's, A
• Zimbabwe: 3/4 year degree, 1st

Fees and Funding

Fees for the 2025-2026 academic year

• UK fee: £13,250 Full-time degree per annum
• International fee: £29,950 Full-time degree per annum

Fees for the 2026-2027 academic year

• UK fee: £13,700 Full-time degree per annum
• International fee: £30,900 Full-time degree per annum

Scholarships and Bursaries

There are scholarships and bursaries available to help with funding your study.

• Loughborough University Alumni Bursary: 10% off tuition fees
• Excellence Scholarship: Up to 20% off tuition fees

Your Development

Our Department of Computer Science is committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes you need to progress successfully in your chosen career. A master's in artificial intelligence enables you to further develop a number of key transferable skills, including the ability to work effectively on your own or as part of a team, and to plan and manage a project to complete within schedule and resource availability.

Your Future Career

With module content influenced by industry, and specialist equipment supporting experiential learning, our master's in Artificial Intelligence is designed to support future careers in both industry and academia. AI is a rapidly growing area with many applications across wide-ranging organisations in all sectors and, as such, opportunities exist for talented individuals with specialised knowledge in AI.

Graduates of our postgraduate programmes have gone on to enjoy careers within a diverse range of organisations in a wide variety of roles, such as software development, network security, and systems engineering. Recent graduate destinations have included:

• Google
• Credit Suisse
• Ocado
• Rolls-Royce
• Winton Capital
• AVG Technologies

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• Advanced Computer Science MSc
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