- Level
- 3-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Open intakes
-
Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
- Next deadline
- 2026-09-01
Program overview
BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence builds the field from foundations rather than headlines: programming and mathematics for AI, machine learning and neural networks, natural language processing, computer vision, intelligent agents, and the ethics and governance questions the industry now hires for, closing with an AI-focused individual project in the final year.
The three-year structure sequences deliberately — solid computing and statistical grounding before model-building, model-building before deployment — because employable AI work is engineering with mathematics attached, not tool operation. Lab work runs in Python across the standard scientific stack, and later modules put students against real datasets with all their missing values and leakage traps intact.
Mathematics counselling belongs up front for this course: linear algebra, probability and calculus carry the machine-learning modules, so applicants from commerce streams without mathematics should be redirected toward the Business Data Analytics award in this same sheet, while mathematics-comfortable students will find the quantitative load entirely manageable — an honest sorting that prevents expensive mid-course discoveries.
DMU pairs the technical spine with application context — where AI meets business systems, security and creative technology — and the January windows recorded across all cycles make this one of the few AI bachelors admitting at mid-year. The £17,300 fee matches the computing standard, and the ethics strand reflects hiring reality: governance-literate juniors are genuinely sought as regulation tightens.
Set expectations at counselling: graduates enter mostly through data-analyst and junior engineering roles at £24,000–£29,000, growing into specialised AI positions with experience, and the UK’s expanding AI sector keeps the ceiling high. The honours degree qualifies for the Graduate Route’s 18-month post-2026 allowance on completion, and dependants are not admitted on taught undergraduate visas.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Completed Class 12 (10+2) with a minimum of 70% per the portal export — note the ASV Finder source states 65% in Standard 12 best four subjects (excluding Hindi); verify the operative bar with DMU admissions.
- English (meet any one, per source): IELTS 6 overall with no band below 5.5; PTE Academic 59 overall (no component below 59); TOEFL 60 overall as recorded in source (legacy component format); Duolingo English Test 105.
- English waiver: English test waiver may be available on Medium of Instruction plus Standard 12 English at 65% or above (2015 or later, all boards) except boards of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh — assessed case by case per the ASV Finder source.
- Application: No application fee. Deposit amount not stated in source — confirm with DMU International before CAS stage.
English requirements
✓ MOI waiver: if your degree was taught in English, you may skip the test with a Medium-of-Instruction certificate. Ask us to confirm.
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical first destinations for graduates:
- Junior Machine Learning Engineer — model development support
- Data Scientist (graduate) — analysis and modelling roles
- AI Application Developer — integrating models into products
- Data Analyst — the highest-volume entry door
- MLOps Assistant — deployment and monitoring pipelines
- Research Assistant (AI) — academic and lab pathways
Reality check: junior AI hiring is smaller than the hype suggests and mostly reached through data-analyst and engineering side doors — graduates who master SQL, Python and deployment basics get in, while prompt-level familiarity alone does not survive a technical interview.
About De Montfort University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- World rank
- #851
- Reference No.
- 10001883
