MSc Ethical and Responsible Artificial Intelligence at University of Stirling

Programme overview

MSc Ethical and Responsible Artificial Intelligence teaches students to design and apply AI ethically, with technical training in Python, machine learning and generative AI alongside governance, safety and digital justice.

Duration: MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (PGDip: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Digital Justice, Python for Data Science, Applying Generative AI (autumn); Mobile Financial Applications, Responsible AI: Ethics, Governance and Safety, Machine Learning (spring). In summer students choose a 60-credit dissertation: either the Professional Doctorate First Stage or the Dissertation Project.

Career pathways

The qualification opens employment across all sectors and industries, responding to AI skills gaps and shortages in critical roles identified by UK Government and World Economic Forum reports.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum second class honours degree or equivalent; applicants without these qualifications but with significant relevant work or life experience are encouraged to apply. English language (international applicants): IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill. Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill. TOEFL exams taken before 21 January 2026: 80 overall with 18 in reading, 17 in writing, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking. TOEFL exams taken from 21 January 2026: 4 overall with no less than 4 in any band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,800 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, UK and Republic of Ireland students Source

International applicants: GBP 24,300 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee, international (including EU) students Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: MSc: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time (PGDip: 6 months full-time; 12 months part-time)

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