MSc Artificial Intelligence in the Biosciences
This multifaceted programme builds the knowledge and skills needed to kick-start your career in professional bioscience research, consulting, and development. Teaching is jointly delivered by experts in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences and The School of Mathematical Sciences and will cover areas such as applications of AI and Data Science in Biology, Ecology and Biomedicine and skills such as analysis of large data sets, coding, and statistics.
In Semester A you will cover modules on essential shell command and HPC usage, coding, its use for statistical data analysis, and then an introduction to AI concepts, while also discussing applications in bioinformatics.
In Semester B you’ll be introduced to the full range of applications of AI in the biosciences, covering both established methods and latest cutting-edge developments and trends. You will also cover modern computation-intensive statistical methods.
In Semester C, you will carry out two group projects, solving problems in the biosciences using AI methods to develop your AI knowledge into professional skills. The task in the first project is well defined, so you can focus on learning how to structure a problem to approach it efficiently as a group. Then, for the second project you will be given a more widely defined bioscience problem, emulating a typical work-place situation.
This multifaceted programme builds the knowledge and skills needed to kick-start your career in professional bioscience research, consulting, and development. Teaching is jointly delivered by experts in the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences and The School of Mathematical Sciences and will cover areas such as applications of AI and Data Science in Biology, Ecology and Biomedicine and skills such as analysis of large data sets, coding, and statistics.
In Semester A you will cover modules on essential shell command and HPC usage, coding, its use for statistical data analysis, and then an introduction to AI concepts, while also discussing applications in bioinformatics.
In Semester B you’ll be introduced to the full range of applications of AI in the biosciences, covering both established methods and latest cutting-edge developments and trends. You will also cover modern computation-intensive statistical methods.
In Semester C, you will carry out two group projects, solving problems in the biosciences using AI methods to develop your AI knowledge into professional skills. The task in the first project is well defined, so you can focus on learning how to structure a problem to approach it efficiently as a group. Then, for the second project you will be given a more widely defined bioscience problem, emulating a typical work-place situation.
