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Students studying for MSc* award must complete:

Option 1: 6 compulsory subjects (18 credits), 4 elective subjects (12 credits) and 1 Academic Integrity and Ethics subject (1 credit); OR

Option 2: 6 compulsory subjects (18 credits), 1 elective subject (3 credits), a dissertation (9 credits) and 1 Academic Integrity and Ethics subject (1 credit)

Students who opted for the dissertation option must have completed 6 compulsory subjects with good academic performance. Typically, only students who have completed 6 compulsory subjects (18 credits) and 1 Academic Integrity and Ethics subject (1 credit), with a GPA of 3.0 or above by the end of Semester 2 will be considered for Option 2.

*Students who do not complete the programme but have passed 6 compulsory subjects (18 credits), 1 elective (3 credits) and 1 Academic Integrity and Ethics subject (1 credit) will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma.
Subject Code
Subject Name
AMA564 Deep Learning (revamped)
AMA574 Generative AI and Foundation Models*
AMA577 Theoretical Aspects of Reinforcement Learning*
AMA578 Emerging Topics in Mathematics and AI*
DSAI5104 Optimization for Machine Learning#
DSAI5105 Hands-on AI for Science and Technology*

*New subjects with forms AR146 and Subject Description forms attached for APRC’s approval.
#New subjects to be submitted to WGIDS for implementation from Semester 2 of 2025/26.
Subject Code Subject Name 
AMA524 Scientific Computing
AMA528 Probability and Stochastic Models
AMA567 Quantum Computing for Data Science
AMA569 Stochastic Models for Carbon Pricing and Trading
AMA571 Financial Technology
AMA576 Advanced Topics in Algorithmic Trading
AMA579 Learning Theory for AI*
AMA592 Dissertation (9 credits)
BME5150 Medical Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
COMP5112 Data Structures and Database Systems
COMP5355 Cyber and Internet Security
COMP5423 Natural Language Processing
COMP5434 Big Data Computing
COMP5523 Computer Vision and Image Processing
COMP5554 Advanced Artificial Intelligence
DSAI5103 Advanced High Dimensional Data Analysis
DSAI5203 Brain-inspired Computing
DSAI5204 Efficient Data Processing#
DSAI5206 Machine Vision and Intelligence#
DSAI5208 Trustworthy AI Systems and Technologies#
DSAI5209  Visual Data Representation and Processing#
DSAI5901  Dissertation  (9 credits)


*New subjects with forms AR146 and Subject Description forms attached for APRC’s approval.
#New subjects to be submitted to WGIDS for implementation from Semester 2 of 2025/26.

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