Artificial Intelligence BSc (Hons)
Level 1 options for September 2019
You will be automatically enrolled on these nine course units which total 120 credits.
Level 1 - compulsory units
Level 2 options for September 2020
You will be automatically enrolled on seven course units which total 90 credits.
For the remaining 30 credits:
You need to select a minimum of one course unit totalling 10 credits or a maximum of two course units totalling 20 credits from Option Pool 1. You may choose a minimum of zero course units and a maximum of 10 credits from Option Pool 2.
You may choose a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 1 and a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 2.
External option units can be any Level 1 or 2 options, provided that they fit with your timetable and you meet all pre-requisites , these may be:
- Business and Management course units: https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/non-ambs-students/
- University College course units
- Language course units: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/university-language-centre-leap-courses/course-information/leap-courses/courses-for-all/
- HSTM20282 Information Visions https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/00485/bsc-biology-with-science-and-society/course-details/HSTM20282#course-unit-details
Please note: to enrol on some external course units (such as Language) will require permission from the associated School/Department.
To select any external course units outside of the list given above will require permission from the 2nd Year Tutor.
If you take a 20 credit whole year course unit you are not permitted to drop this unit when course unit selection reopens at the start of semester 2.
You must ensure your credits are balanced over the academic year (60 credits in each semester).
Level 2 - compulsory units
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP23311 | Software Engineering 1 | 10 | Software Engineering / Agile Methods |
COMP23412 | Software Engineering 2 | 10 | Software Engineering / Agile Methods |
COMP24112 | Machine Learning | 10 | |
COMP24412 | Knowledge Based AI | 10 | Natural Language, Representation and Reasoning |
COMP26120 | Algorithms and Data Structures | 20 | Programming and Algorithms / Computer Languages |
COMP24011 | Introduction to AI | 10 | |
COMP26020 | Programming Languages & Paradigms | 20 |
Level 2 - option pool 1
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP21111 | Logic and Modelling | 10 | Rigorous Development |
COMP22111 | Processor Microarchitecture | 10 | System-on-Chip |
COMP23111 | Database Systems | 10 | Web and Distributed Systems |
Level 2 - option pool 2
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP22712 | Microcontrollers | 10 | None |
COMP25212 | System Architecture | 10 | Computer Architecture |
COMP27112 | Introduction to Visual Computing | 10 | Visual Computing |
COMP28112 | Distributed Systems | 10 | Web and Distributed Systems |
Level 3 options for September 2021
You will be automatically enrolled on the Third Year Project course unit which totals 40 credits.
For the remaining 80 credits:
You need to select 10 credits from semester 1 and 10 credits from semester 2 in Option Pool 1.
You need to select a minimum of two courses totalling 20 credits or a maximum of three courses totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 2.
You need to select a minimum of two courses totalling 20 credits or a maximum of three courses totalling 30 credits from Option Pool 3.
You may choose a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 1 and a maximum of 10 credits of external units from External Option Pool 2.
External option units can be any Level 2 or 3 options, provided that they fit with your timetable and you meet all pre-requisites, these may be:
Business and Management course units: https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/non-ambs-students/
- University College course units
- Language course units: https://www.alc.manchester.ac.uk/study/university-language-centre-leap-courses/course-information/leap-courses/courses-for-all/
- HSTM20282 Information Visions https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/2021/00485/bsc-biology-with-science-and-society/course-details/HSTM20282#course-unit-details
Please note: to enrol on some external course units (such as Language) will require permission from the associated School/Department.
To select any external course units outside of the list given above will require permission from the 3rd Year Tutor.
If you take a 20 credit whole year course unit you are not permitted to drop this unit when course unit selection reopens at the start of semester 2. This includes the option BMAN30010.
You must ensure your credits are balanced over the academic year (60 credits in each semester).
Level 3 - compulsory units
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP30040 | 3rd Year Project (Single Honours 40 Credits) | 40 | None |
Level 3 - option pool 1
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP34111 | AI & Games | 10 | |
COMP34612 | Computational Game Theory | 10 | |
COMP34711 | Natural Language Processing | 10 | |
COMP34812 | Natural Language Understanding | 10 |
Level 3 - option pool 2
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP31311 | Giving meaning to programs | 10 | |
COMP32211 | Implementing System-on-Chip Designs | 10 | System-on-Chip |
COMP33511 | User Experience | 10 | Software Engineering / Interactive Systems Design |
COMP36111 | Algorithms and Complexity | 10 | Programming and Algorithms |
COMP37111 | Graphics and Virtual Environments | 10 | Visual Computing |
COMP38311 | Advanced Distributed Systems | 10 |
Level 3 - option pool 3
Code | Title | Credits | Theme |
---|---|---|---|
COMP33312 | Agile Software Pipelines | 10 | |
COMP35112 | Chip Multiprocessors | 10 | Computer Architecture |
COMP36212 | Mathematical Systems and Computation | 10 | Programming and Algorithms |
COMP37212 | Computer Vision | 10 | Visual Computing |
COMP38412 | Cyber Security | 10 | Mobile Computing and Networks |
COMP32412 | The Internet of Things: Architectures and Applications | 10 | Web and Distributed Systems |
COMP34212 | Cognitive Robotics | 10 |