Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence

Be at the forefront of the technology revolution with skills that cover programming, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, data science, security and software development.

The Computer Science with AI degree equips you with all the knowledge and skills you need to become an AI specialist in the computing industry. You will:

• Explore artificial intelligence and its relationship to machine learning, parallel programming, and data science, and learn how these areas drive innovation and change in the domain of computer science.

• Master the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to develop software solutions which address demanding user expectations and complex customer requirements.

• Gain industry-relevant experience as you apply real-world, software development practices within teams of your peers, preparing you for your AI specialist career after graduation.

Key Course Benefits

• Activity-led learning helps you consolidate what you’re taught through practical application of everything covered in lectures.

• Opportunity to spend a year on industrial placement*.

• Strong, professional skills focus.

• Hybrid, online, and asynchronous learning to support students with different needs across a range of locations.

• Regular free-to-attend guest lecturers from current practitioners, which, in previous years, have included senior professors from Sheffield, Lincoln and Birmingham universities and the European Bioinformatics Centre Cambridge (subject to availability).

This course includes a sandwich (placement year) option.

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Course Modules

This course has a common first year

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first-year courses

Information Technology Management BSc (Hons)
Interactive Media and Web Technologies BSc (Hons)
Software Engineering BSc (Hons)

Year One Modules:

• The Web and Human Centred Computing
• Computer Systems
• Programming and Artificial Intelligence
• Programming and Software Development

Year Two
In Year two, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills in relation artificial intelligence, theory of computation, software engineering, amongst others.

Modules:

• Algorithms (Mandatory)
• Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (Mandatory)
• Operating Systems and Security (Mandatory)
• Artificial Intelligence Applications (Mandatory)

Placement Year
There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.

Final Year
In Year three, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with security, machine learning, group project discovery, amongst others.

Modules:

• Programming Paradigms and Approaches (Mandatory)
• Natural Language Processing and Generative AI (Optional)
• Neural Networks and Deep Learning (Optional)
• Final Year Project (Double - Mandatory)

Additional Year

The MSci year aims to consolidate and strengthen the skills you’ve developed over the course of your first three years of study. Building on your existing knowledge, you’ll explore a series of highly advanced subjects in the field of Computer Science with AI which lie beyond the scope of undergraduate study, from Computer Vision to Web Applications and AI, equipping you to undertake employment or postgraduate research at the leading edge of digital technology.

Modules:

• Advanced Software Development
• Machine Learning and Big Data
• Neural and Evolutionary Computing
• AI Systems and Human Factors

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content. For full module details please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

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