Contents of the programme

Kunstmatige intelligentie

Artificial Intelligence nowadays is not just a subject that is heavily researched, but also has application values such as increasing scale-industrial robots, computers that can translate, and knowledge systems for legal advice. The Artificial Intelligence department develops computer programmes which are said to possess a form of intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is concerned with analysing and describing tasks which are assumed to require intelligence, such as playing chess, making a medical diagnosis, robot soccer, or finding the quickest route to a particular place.

Artificial Intelligence is a multidisciplinary field. The programme therefore includes such disciplines as Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics and Mathematics. A graduate in Artificial Intelligence has learned to analyse intelligent acts and to turn the result of that analysis into computer programmes.

This is an internationally orientated programme. You can follow part of it abroad. There is a wide range of job prospects. You may do research in industry or for EU-funded projects, you may design all kinds of systems (from automated assembly in the automobile industry to translation systems), you may occupy a managerial function in the world of commerce and industry, or you may develop computer programmes for a software company. It is also possible to do postgraduate research within the university.

After completing your bachelor's degree, you will graduate as a Bachelor of Arts.

Master's programmes and afterwards

After the bachelor's in Artificial Intelligence you can deepen your knowledge by taking the two-year research master's programme in Artificial Intelligence (taught in English).

You can opt for an academic career when you have obtained an MSc degree. At the UvA research is being conducted on robots, communicating computers and knowledge technology.

Follow the link below for a complete overview of master's programmes offered by the UvA (in Dutch).

The job market

Artificial Intelligence offers a wide range of professional opportunities. With a master's degree in Artificial Intelligence you will be able to work in most jobs in computer science, except for the really technical hardware domains. Jobs in IT are on the increase.

Graduates in Artificial Intelligence are at home in research or in sophisticated IT-development projects with robots, language processing or knowledge technology. Examples are locating oil using learning sysems, and all kinds of automatic recognition methods such as handwriting recognition and speech recognition.

Graduates furthermore find employment als designers of autonomous robots, in appliances for home, garden and kitchen as well as equipment for health care services. Other fields are lanaguage technology, data mining, legal advisory systems and intelligent systems in education.

Additional entry requirements

Apart from the entry requirements which apply to all students (see below) the following applies to school subjects:

• Compulsory: Mathematics 
• Students are expected to have a good command of English since most of the literature is in English

Application and admission

The application procedure for regular study programmes taught in Dutch depends on the country where you have obtained your diploma. Follow the link below for detailed information on application and admission.