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Artificial Intelligence for Business

National College of Ireland

Course code
Level
Level 9
Award
Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ)
Classification
Major
Awarding body
QQI
Duration
Part-time Schedule 2 years, 4 semesters with a practicum or internship. Delivery: Blended - Blended - Livestream with some directed e-learning activities. Indicative Timetable Two evenings per week,18.00 - 22.00 and every second Saturday. Full-time Schedule 1 years, 3 semesters with a practicum or internship. Delivery: Campus – Classes will take place face-to-face on campus. Indicative Timetable: Students need to be available 09.00 - 18.00 Monday to Friday. (Class days and times vary)

Programme summary

The overall goal of the MSc in AI for Business is to produce high-quality, technically competent, and innovative graduates with essential knowledge to understand the impacts, design, application, and operationalisation of AI solutions in business contexts.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to hold a minimum of a Level 8 honours qualification (2.2 or higher) or equivalent on the National Qualifications Framework in either STEM (e.g., Information Management Systems, Information Technologies, Computer Science, Computer Engineer) or Business (e.g., Business Information Systems, Business Administration, Economics) discipline and a minimum of three years of relevant work experience in industry, ideally but not necessarily, in management. Non-English-speaking applicants must demonstrate fluency in the English language as demonstrated by an IELTS academic score of at least 6.0 or equivalent. Laptop Requirement This programme has a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy. Specifically, students are expected to successfully participate in lectures, laboratories and projects using a portable computer (laptop/notebook) with a substantial hardware configuration. The minimal suitable configuration is 8GB of RAM (16GB are recommended); a modern 64-bit x86 multi-core processor (Intel i5 or superior); 250+ GB of available space in hard disk; WiFi card; and a recent version of Ubuntu, macOS, or Windows. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure their computer is functioning correctly and that they have full administrator rights. NCI IT cannot provide support for these personal devices. Some students may be able to avail of the Student Laptop Loan Scheme, subject to eligibility.

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