Artificial Intelligence Certificate Program
Recent advances in and integrations of machine learning and artificial intelligence are significantly impacting the ways that data scientists build and program computer software, statistical models, and neural networks. Each of these areas is comprised of different analytical approaches; artificial intelligence utilizes rules-based, logic, and knowledge-based systems, while machine learning relies upon data-adaptive methods such as naïve Bayes models, nearest neighbor models, classification and regression trees, random forests, support vector machines, and neural networks. Data-adaptive models are the next step in the progression of modeling and analytics, from traditional statistics to data mining to machine learning, where computer software learns from data and makes traditional models more flexible. Many of today’s prominent applications of artificial intelligence – including computer vision, natural language processing, and robotics – rely on deep learning, the area where machine learning and artificial intelligence overlap.
Please note that courses completed in the certificate program cannot be transferred to the corresponding graduate degree.
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Artificial Intelligence Course Schedule
The Artificial Intelligence Course Schedule page provides you with detailed information on the program's offerings.
Artificial Intelligence Learning Outcomes
The Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study has been designed to ensure that students who successfully complete the certificate can:
- Utilize methods of machine learning and deep learning to build and run analytical models and neural networks;
- Apply natural language processing techniques to speech recognition, semantic processing, text classification, and sentiment analysis;
- Process image data for visual exploration, image classification, remote sensing, and facial recognition;
- Utilize automated systems for robotics applications with special emphasis on reinforcement learning and the training of robots to mimic human behavior.
Artificial Intelligence Curriculum
Students are required to complete the following four courses to earn the certificate:
- MSDS 453 Natural Language Processing
- MSDS 458 Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
- Two of the three courses below:
- MSDS 459 Knowledge Engineering
- MSDS 462 Computer Vision
- MSDS 464 Software Robotics
Review curriculum details while you consider applying to this program. Current students should refer to the curriculum requirements in place at time of entry into the program.
Artificial Intelligence Faculty
You can find a full listing of our instructors in this certificate program on the Artificial Intelligence Faculty page.
Admission for the Artificial Intelligence program
Applicants to the Artificial Intelligence certificate program must hold a graduate degree in Data Science, Predictive Analytics, or similar field from an accredited U.S. college, university or its foreign equivalent. A competitive graduate record that indicates strong academic ability is required. Work, internship, or research experience is highly desirable, but not a requirement. Work, internship, or research experience is highly desirable, but not a requirement. A list of admission requirements can be found on the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study Admission page.
Artificial Intelligence Tuition
Tuition costs can vary for each of our programs. For the most up-to-date information on financial obligations, please visit our Artificial Intelligence Tuition page.
Artificial Intelligence Registration Information
The Artificial Intelligence Registration Information page outlines important dates and deadlines as well as the process for adding and dropping courses.
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