Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year)
Position Details (Master's)
This Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year) MSc at University of Sussex prepares you for research and development in intelligent and adaptive systems. You'll cover theoretical issues and practical techniques for their design and implementation.
You can choose to organise your studies around one of these areas:
- artificial intelligence and cognitive modelling
- robotics and autonomous systems
- data science, machine learning and natural language processing
- computational biology and consciousness science.
You’ll learn from experts at the forefront of their fields.We host theEvolutionary and Adaptive Systems Research Group, theData Science Research Groupand theSackler Centre for Consciousness Science. We also have many successful business collaborations.
Careers
- There’s strong employer demand for skilled people in artificial intelligence and data science. The UK Government’sDigital Strategypredicts that within 20 years, 90% of all jobs will require some element of digital skills.
- Our Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Systems (with an industrial placement year) graduates from University of Sussex have gone on to careers in software development, systems analysis and technical communication. A high proportion of our graduates goon to undertake research degrees at Sussex and other prestigious universities.
Courses include:
- Advanced Software Engineering
- Algorithmic Data Science
- Applied Natural Language Processing
- Artificial Life
- Intelligence in Animals and Machines
- Programming through Python
Research Areas & Fields of Study involved in the position
Position Start Date
Sep 2026
University of Sussex
On Campus (Full Time)
2 years
Aug 2026