What Is The Eligibility Criteria?
The principal entry requirement for this Certificate Course is a Level 8 honours degree, at minimum second class honours (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent), in a relevant engineering, computing, mathematics, science or technology discipline.
Applicants from other disciplines who have a significant mathematics or computing (i.e. programming) element in their primary degree will also be considered.
Applicants who possess an honours undergraduate degree, at minimum second-class honours, or equivalent in a non-numerate discipline and have a minimum of three years experiential learning in an appropriate computing discipline (with a high level of either mathematics or programming) may also apply. Their admission to the program will be determined by the University of Limerick.
Applicants who do not meet the requirements above may be considered under the University of Limerick policy that allows for the recognition of Prior Learning, both formal and informal/experiential learning; non-accredited personal and professional education; and work based training. As this is a highly technical Masters course such applicants must have sufficient competence in mathematics and computer programming to be able to participate.
This courses will equip participants with a knowledge-base and an advanced skillset in artificial intelligence to enable them to become highly capable experts for this strategically important sector which will in turn have a positive impact on the Irish economy.