M.S. Artificial Intelligence in Business and Digital Transformation at University of South Florida

Programme overview

The M.S. in Artificial Intelligence in Business and Digital Transformation prepares business professionals to lead, architect and govern AI digital transformation initiatives, including generative and agentic AI information systems, vendor and technology evaluation, organizational change, security and governance, and AI investment decisions from pilot to enterprise scale. It is AACSB accredited and can be taken full or part time.

Faculty: Muma College of Business | Department: School of Information Systems | Duration: 30 credit hours; one year full time for qualified students, 1.5 to 3 years part time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

6 core hours (digital business transformation foundations, business data foundations for AI), 21 hours of required courses (agentic AI and business process design, enterprise AI systems architecture, data strategy and platform architectures, AI strategy and deployment, adaptive AI systems, AI risk and governance, managing AI-driven organizational change) and a 3-hour capstone.

Career pathways

Leadership of AI-enabled digital transformation in organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Must meet USF graduate admission and English proficiency requirements. Evaluated on the whole application: GMAT or GRE scores (applicants with a cumulative undergraduate or graduate GPA of 3.50 or higher can request a waiver), two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, and relevant work experience in information technology, information services, business analytics or related sectors. Expected prerequisites: an object-oriented programming course or experience, information systems analysis and design, database systems, statistics, economics and financial accounting (may be taken alongside the programme and do not count toward the 30 hours).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Master's and Educational Specialist admission is offered for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Final university deadlines for master's and Educational Specialist programmes: June 1 for Fall, October 15 for Spring, February 15 for Summer. Programme-specific priority deadlines apply for funding and consideration; priority applications receive maximum consideration and later applications are considered on a space-available basis.

The nonrefundable graduate degree-seeking application fee is $30, paid through the Online Graduate Application site; international applicants may pay by electronic fund transfer from international banks. Test scores (GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, etc.) are required only if the programme requires them.

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