Master’s degree · Dedicated AI or machine learning program
Master of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (MSc. DSAI)
The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology · Arusha, Tanzania
Currently offered, next intake unconfirmed
- Award
- Master of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Subject
- Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, NLPFull time
- Format
- Hybrid2 years, 4 semesters, full time; blended mode
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Two-year master's in data science and AI with four areas of specialty: machine learning and deep learning, natural language processing, autonomous systems and visual intelligence, and data science.
- School and department
- The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
- Subject or specialization
- Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, NLPRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- Master of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
- Access and price model
- Access terms not statedThe official page does not state the price model.
Stated by the providerTanzania Commission for UniversitiesAccreditation
Scope: Institution
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 2 years, 4 semesters, full time; blended mode
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Physical attendance
- Attendance requirement not verifiedRequired in-person time: Page describes blended delivery (face-to-face plus online); the split is not published.
- Live or recorded
- Live or asynchronous not confirmed
- Schedule
- Full timeFull time
- Teaching location
- NM-AIST, Arusha
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Programming
- Not stated
- Mathematics
- Not stated
- Prior degree
- Required
- Work experience
- Not stated
Bachelor's degree in an ICT-related field (e.g. computer science, software engineering, mathematics).
- Academic requirements
- Bachelor's degree with GPA of at least 3.0/5.0 in an ICT-related field
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Language requirements
- English proficiency, e.g. TOEFL 80 internet-based or degree taught in English
- Enrolment restrictions
- Foreign university qualifications must be authenticated by the Tanzania Commission for Universities
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Four specialty areas: ML and DL, NLP, Autonomous Systems and Visual Intelligence, and Data Science.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, dated intake or deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)