Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

at City, University of London United Kingdom

The History and Politics joint degree will appeal to ambitious students interested in developing a deep understanding of politics and political processes rooted in both the past and the present.

Through a selection of modules from the City History and Politics programmes, and core seminars designed exclusively for the joint degree, you will examine key historical and political developments in a range of nations, societies and cultures.

• Work closely with world class academics to develop the tools and techniques of historical research
• Acquire an international and global perspective on politics and power
• Develop skills in independent research, critical analysis, communication, public speaking and policy writing
• Apply your skills to the real-world – work with digital information, engage in independent research projects of your own design, and practice developing policy positions on current events
• Prepare for your future career with an optional work placement and professional development opportunities embedded in the course
• Engage with contemporary politics and policymakers

Gain a strong grounding in modern history, political theory, the history of ideas and the study of politics.

Gain the key knowledge and vital skills required for a successful career in maritime law with this specialized LLM at The City Law School. Your learning will cover shipping contracts, carriage of goods, admiralty, insurance, and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

Your learning will have an active emphasis on how the law operates in relation to specific maritime issues. These issues include shipping contracts, insurance, admiralty practice, international sale of goods, and commercial arbitration. You can also explore the International Law of the Sea.

You will learn directly from academics and practitioners with years of extensive experience in the field.

We aim for you to gain greater commercial awareness of the legal principles and rules that impact international transport, especially by sea.

You are likely to benefit from this commercial approach if you work in the maritime and international trade sector, or have an interest in doing so.

This degree prepares you to support women through diverse experiences of pregnancy and childbirth. You’ll learn about more straightforward births, as well as complicated and emergency situations many women experience.

Alongside practical midwifery skills, you’ll develop your critical thinking and abilities to assess other factors affecting pregnant women and new mothers, such as their psychological wellbeing, social environment and culture.

• Develop practical professional skills through simulated practice in our specialist Clinical Skills Centre, before moving on to clinical placements
• Learn with specialist equipment that simulates birthing situations from normal to emergency, developing the skills you need no-matter the birthing situation you are supporting
• Study with experienced practitioners and research-active academics, providing you with skills and knowledge from the forefront of the discipline
• Spend approximately 60% of your degree on clinical placement in London's leading hospitals and community settings such as Barts Health NHS Trust and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Learn in diverse settings including midwifery-led units, home births, birthing centres, delivery suites, maternal and fetal assessment, and special care baby units.

You are fascinated by the financial world and that complements your love and talent for mathematics, especially modelling and probability. You love solving problems and setting up, then challenging, hypotheses.

The Finance with Actuarial Science undergraduate course will equip you with financial risk management and analysis skills that will boost your career prospects in investment management, risk management or actuarial science. Financial engineering or financial analysis careers will also be open to you.

Discover the different aspects of the financial world and in particular how assessing and managing risk is vital for success. To develop the skills you need to understand these ideas, you’ll take a mixture of financial, mathematical, statistical and actuarial modules. You will apply your new technical and analytical skills to solve a wide range of business problems.

In the first year your focus is on building a firm foundation in mathematics, statistics and economics as you begin to develop your understanding of financial risk.

In the second and third years you will broaden your understanding of the financial markets. This will include analysing the various types of financial instruments that are available, how they are valued and how they can be used to provide suitable solutions to financial problems involving risk and return.

This degree provides the analytical skills, and theoretical and methodological tools that will help you address the key questions that are central to understanding politics today.

You will learn to look beyond borders to develop an international understanding of politics in today’s increasingly interconnected world, understanding the central issues and trends that characterise twenty-first century politics.

Why are some countries becoming democratic while democracy is failing in others? How is political power distributed in different societies around the world? How has globalisation reshaped state and market institutions in different countries?

• Develop strong analytical skills, learning how to compare political phenomena taking place in different countries to improve your knowledge of contemporary politics
• Broaden your regional and country-level expertise with a range of modules on the politics of emerging powers
• Secure a micro-placement and work on a research project of your interest at a politics related field such as an NGO, a think tank, the house of commons, a political risk consultancy, the civil service or public affairs lobbying
• Benefit from our location within a department with a strong international focus, and our exciting opportunities for work placement and studying abroad.

This course covers structures, geotechnics, hydraulics, and sustainability applied to civil and infrastructure engineering. Over three years, you will develop professional engineering skills, with a focus on innovative and sustainable solutions to infrastructure problems. Individual and group engineering design projects demonstrate your expertise to future employers.

• Benefit from exceptional industry involvement in the degree programme, including projects set by industry and guest lectures from practising engineers
• Access world leading laboratories, including our flagship Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility, where you conduct research and test your theories
• Get hands-on experience with concrete, soil and other materials testing equipment
• Take an optional placement year or placement over two summer periods to boost your employability. Recent placements have included Balfour Beatty, AECOM, Arup, Interserve and Network Rail
• Enjoy easy access to leading civil and structural engineering contractors and consultants thanks to our central London location

This degree encompasses the disciplines of material sciences, thermodynamics, solid and fluid mechanics and robotics. Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, it is your quickest way to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

You’ll develop the skills and expertise to design and build advanced machines, such as:

• Driverless cars
• High-speed trains
• Robotic manufacturing systems
• Tidal power stations
• Solar-powered generators.

A fourth year at master’s level prepares you for professional practice through an in-depth individual design project and a focus on business and management.

• Apply your interest in science and mathematics to solve engineering challenges and develop innovative solutions
• Learn from academic staff from our active Research Centres, supported by specialist professionals from industry
• Study in specialist facilities including our flight deck, motion simulators, wind tunnels, optical compressors, formula car simulator and more
• Boost your employability with a work placement – past hosts have included TfL, Nissan, Interserve, AECOM and Network Rail
• Benefit from our industry connections and outstanding reputation from 120 years of engineering teaching.

Taught by methodological and health practitioner experts, this intensive MRes course will build your confidence and expertise in leading research in healthcare settings. You will gain in-depth understanding and skills across a breadth of research methods, laying the groundwork for a career as a healthcare researcher.

The programme focuses on formal training in research methods for evidence based practice and on applied data analysis, including quantitative and qualitative research and statistical analysis. Through the allocation of a University-based supervisor and a practice-based clinical mentor, you will be prepared for the conceptual, methodological, ethical and logistical challenges faced by all researchers.

Under the guidance of methodological and profession specific experts, the course will provide the opportunity to explore the application of advanced-level research. You will undertake high quality, publishable research, that can be used to influence and lead health service related delivery, policy and innovation.

Affordable and clean energy is key to meeting the challenges of climate change and sustainable development. On this MSc you’ll gain an understanding of technologies for energy production, and the knowledge and vision required to deliver a sustainable future. This programme will open-up real-world career opportunities across the sector.

This course will teach you a wide range of industrial, commercial and research aspects of the energy sector.

Students on this programme come from a range of backgrounds including engineering, environmental studies, finance, economics and law, as well as professionals already working in the sector.

Therapeutic radiographers use advanced technology to plan and deliver highly accurate radiotherapy for those suffering from cancer, helping cure or give symptomatic relief.

The course is designed to help you form a solid foundation of knowledge, provide opportunities to apply your knowledge in professional clinical practice and to understand the latest advances in radiotherapy.

City, University of London provides excellent radiotherapy learning facilities, mirroring many you will encounter in professional practice.

• Benefit from opportunities arising from our close links with radiotherapy departments in hospitals, the radiography profession and industry
• Develop your skills in our VERT (Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training) room which creates a fully immersive, life-sized 3D simulation of a radiotherapy treatment room
• Use the Varian Eclipse dosimetry planning system, the same as used in clinical practice for the design of radiotherapy treatments
• Spend approximately half your time on clinical placement – recent students have worked at the Royal Free Hospital, the Royal Marsden (Chelsea), University College London Hospital, The London Clinic and St Bartholomew's Hospitals
• Rotate through different placement locations to gain a deep understanding of different techniques and approaches.