MSc (Hons) Management of AI & Machine Learning

UBI Business School's Master in Management of AI & Machine Learning, in collaboration with Microsoft, meets the demand in the global labour market for professionals who can guide their firms to compete in today’s technology-based economy.

The emphasis in the programmes go beyond just digital skills. It is to create digital leaders and develop high-quality professionals who have an advanced understanding of companies’ value-creation processes in an increasingly technological environment.

The planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to shape and accomplish both the strategic and operational objectives of the organization are given primary focus in the programmes. The curriculum stimulates multidisciplinary orientation and hones the entrepreneurial mindset.

In 2023, UBI Business School has achieved a prestigious 5-star overall rating (Excellent)  in the academically renowned QS rating system, with additional 5 Stars for Excellence earned in three important categories: Employability, Teaching and Online Learning.

Programme differentiators

• Access to Microsoft Certifications
• In-person, hybrid, and virtual ecosystem mimicking professional environments
• Engagement with leading technological companies
• UBI's Venture Creation Lab and First-hand International Experience
• Dedicated focus on personal professional growth
• 3-stage curriculum designed to support foundational, specialised and customised learning

Programme Structure

Stage 1: core modules

• Ethics, responsibility, and sustainability
• Professional skills for the works of the future
• Wellbeing and effective use of transformative technologies
• Business strategy
• Python applied in business
• Data visualisation and storytelling
• Business analytics

Stage 2: specialised modules

• Artificial intelligence in business
• Database management
• Neural networks & deep learning applied to business

Stage 3: integrative management project

• Option 1: Thesis
• Option 2: Business Plan or Consultancy for an existing business
• Option 3: UBI Venture Creation Lab

Delivery models, locations and key facts

Sessions are delivered in person in Brussels and Madrid. Students may also attend the same synchronous sessions connected remotely thanks to our cutting-edge hybrid rooms and the use of the latest technology, providing a seamless learning experience.These sessions are complemented by UBI's 5-Star asynchronous structured learning. Students may also choose to do the entire programme connected remotely to the synchronous sessions.

• 90 ECTS
• 180 hours of synchronous classes (real-time)
• 180 hours of asynchronous structured learning
• Programme duration: 12 or 24 months, adapting the pace of studies according to students’ personal and professional needs
• Programme intake: January and October
• Language of delivery: Brussels - English | Madrid - Spanish
• Synchronous sessions schedule (every other week): Fridays 13:30 - 18:30 & Saturdays 9:00 - 13:00

Typical candidate profile

The programme welcomes recent graduates and working professionals driven by the desire to be innovative, disruptive, and resilient global leaders. The programme also advances managerial opportunities for professionals working in or seeking a career in technological companies and technology-based organisations.

Profile: Candidates from a business/technical background who wish to combine the expertise in AI/ML with managerial and leadership skills towards the value creation of organisation.

Career opportunities:

• AI product management
• Big data management
• Data governance and analysis
• Database management
• Digital automation management
• Digital transformation management
• Fintech management
• IT/AI/ML consulting