Master’s degree · Dedicated AI or machine learning program
MSc Artificial Intelligence Governance and Ethics
University of Bristol · Clifton, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Upcoming intake
- Award
- MSc
- Subject
- AI governance, AI ethics, AI policyFull time
- Format
- On campusOne year full-time
- Price
- £16,000per year, 2027 entry
About this program
One-year on-campus MSc centred on ethical reasoning, critical analysis and policy development for governing artificial intelligence, with foundational units on technical literacies and a capstone.
- School and department
- University of BristolSchool of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
- Subject or specialization
- AI governance, AI ethics, AI policyRecorded 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
- MSc
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- University of Bristol
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- One year full-time
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full timeOne year full-time, on campus
- Required components (internships, residencies, exams, visits)
- 60-credit capstone as a 12,000-word dissertation or an applied dissertation with an external partnerShown separately from the teaching duration.
- Credits
- 180 UK credits (3 x 60)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Clifton campus
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Programming
- Not stated
- Mathematics
- Not stated
- Prior degree
- Required
- Work experience
- Not stated
A strong second-class honours degree (55% or higher) or international equivalent in any discipline; foundational units give all students technical literacies.
- Academic requirements
- Strong second-class honours degree (55%+) or international equivalent in any discipline
- International applicants
- The provider states that international students may apply
Intakes and deadlines
- September 2027 · deadline Overseas applicants 12 August 2027; home applicants 9 September 2027 · openClifton campus
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.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Core units build a common foundation; options cover areas such as regulation and standards and the ethics of AI in public life; capstone is a dissertation or applied project.
- Project or capstone
- 12,000-word dissertation or applied dissertation with a commercial, public or third-sector partner
Sources and verification
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)