MSc in AI for Business
Accelerate your career. AI leadership to enhance strategy, operations and innovation
Start date: October 2026
Duration: 2-4 years (flexible study)
Time commitment: Part-time
Location: Oxford (week-long immersive courses)
Both engineers and managers today need a broad and deep understanding in order to harness the transformational power of Artificial Intelligence. This degree presents both the principles and applications of AI in modern business environments. The course is tailored for professionals who need to cross effortlessly between the technical and business domains of expertise. It equips learners with the skills needed to develop, implement, and manage AI systems that drive value in their organisations.
Those studying for this MSc will be able to choose courses on foundational AI and machine learning techniques, ethical considerations, and sector-specific applications. The programme is aligned with our long-standing professional MSc degrees and allows participants also to choose from a wide range of subjects across Software Engineering and Systems Security. The MSc is offered in collaboration with Oxford’s prestigious Saïd Business School, and the business-focused courses are delivered there.
Full course details will be available from mid-November, but the indicative list of AI-specific courses is expected to include:
- Classical Machine Learning
- Deep Neural Networks
- Computer Vision
- Generative AI with Large Language Models
- Low Resource Embedded and Edge AI
- Knowledge Graphs
- Security and Privacy of ML
- Human AI Interaction
- AI Governance
- AI in Practice
- Strategic Leadership in the Age of AI
- Augmenting Business Decisions with AI