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Learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have a transformative effect on biomedicine and healthcare, through this unique interdisciplinary programme.
About this programme
This MSc programme provides foundational AI training with a focus on the biomedical and healthcare applications of AI, enabling you to become a rigorous AI practitioner. The degree will give you fundamental skills and knowledge to make a difference within interdisciplinary biomedical and healthcare environments.
Our one-of-a-kind learning environment brings possibilities for future employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in AI within the biomedicine and healthcare sectors. From accurate diagnosis and treatment of diseases to drug discovery and healthcare resource allocation, AI is transforming the delivery of curative and preventative medicine worldwide.
Compulsory modules
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Probabilistic Modelling
- Deep Representations and Learning
- MSc Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare Project
- Applied Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence for Domain-Specific Applications Project Preparation
- AI for Biomedicine and Healthcare
Optional modules may include:
- Bioinformatics
- Information Retrieval and Data Mining
- Statistical Natural Language Processing
- Computational Modelling for Biomedical Imaging
- Robot Vision and Navigation
- Auditory Computing
- Accountable, Transparent, and Responsible Artificial Intelligence
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment, and module content and availability are subject to change.
Who is the programme for?
Entry requirements
This programme is for you if:
- you have a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics or natural sciences, or natural sciences from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard;
- you have good computational thinking skills;
- you enjoy problem-solving with an interest in designing and deploying new AI solutions aimed at transforming medical care and improving patient lives.
Employability
As a graduate of the Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare MSc, you will bring a range of relevant skills and knowledge to future employers, with the ability to work as a high-level AI practitioner within multi-skilled teams.
With the ability to blend foundational technological know-how with a critical mindset and applying it to the complexities of the medical world, you will graduate with a set of skills that are essential to maintaining the health and wellbeing of the population.
Career destinations
As this is the second year the programme has run, alumni information is not yet available. We expect that the focus on biomedicine and healthcare in this degree will make you particularly suitable for roles in public sector and private sector big-pharma, biotech, and healthcare, as well as entrepreneurial roles in the world of biomedical and healthcare start-ups.
AI is becoming progressively more mainstream, opening up an emerging spectrum of niche opportunities. According to the UK Government's National AI Strategy, the gap between the demand and supply of AI skills is significant and growing. Figures from 2020 show there was a 16% increase in online AI and data science job vacancies, yet 69% of those jobs were hard to fill. As a graduate of this MSc, you will have core skills in AI that will enable you to enter a broad range of employment.
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