MSc AI and Sustainability at SOAS University of London

The MSc Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainability at SOAS explores the complex and evolving relationship between AI technologies and environmental, socio-economic and macrofinancial sustainability. Designed for students who wish to engage critically with the links between AI and sustainability, the programme combines rigorous training in the data science foundations of AI with a deep understanding of its broader societal implications. AI is reshaping economies and societies worldwide.

Department: Department of Economics  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MSc programme includes a supervised research project (60 credits), four compulsory taught modules (15 credits each), and four guided optional modules (15 credits each) selected from a pool of available modules. Core and compulsory modules include Sustainability Transitions, Statistical Methods and Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics and AI, Programming for Data Science, Research Project in AI and Sustainability.

Career pathways

The MSc AI and Sustainability is ideal for students who wish to obtain coding skills, apply data science techniques and develop a social science expertise on the analysis of environmental and social sustainability challenges in the era of AI. The programme provides a gateway to job opportunities in private companies, the government sector and international organisations.

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