Faculty of Computer Science

Bachelor of Computer Science ‑ Major in AI

Build Intelligent Systems. Shape the Future Responsibly.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming every sector, from healthcare and infrastructure to finance, law, and public services. At Dalhousie, the AI major gives you the theoretical foundation and practical experience to design, build, and deploy intelligent systems responsibly - applying your skills to domain that excites you most.

This major prepares you to:

Understand the mathematical and computational foundations of AI
Build and evaluate machine learning systems
Design applications responsibly, considering ethical and societal impacts
Integrate AI into larger software systems and real-world solutions.

Major Core Courses

Required Courses

CSCI 3151 - Foundations of Machine Learning
CSCI 3152 - Advanced Machine Learning
CSCI 4251 - Responsible & Robust AI

Data Science Selective

CSCI 4141 – Information Retrieval
CSCI 4144 – Intro to Data Mining and Data Warehousing
CSCI 4146 – Process of Data Science

Natural Language Processing Selective

CSCI 4152 Natural Language Processing
CSCI 4157 Deep Speech Technologies
CSCI 4158 Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning

Autonomous Agents Selective

Careers in AI

Common Roles	Industries
Machine Learning Engineer AI Research Scientist Computer Vision Engineer Data Scientist	Autonomous Vehicles Healthcare (Diagnostic) Finance (Fraud Detection) E-commerce

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