Professional Master in Artificial Intelligence

About the program

The Professional Master's Program in Artificial Intelligence at King Abdulaziz University's Faculty of Computer and Information Technology is a significant initiative aligned with the Saudi Arabia Vision 2030. The program aims to equip graduates with the knowledge and skills required in the field of Artificial Intelligence to address modern challenges. It includes both compulsory and elective courses covering various topics such as machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and AI in cybersecurity. Additionally, the program includes a practical project component, allowing students to apply their learning to real-world projects. The program empowers AI professionals and serves the community by fostering technological development.

Program’s Mission

Provide high-quality theoretical and technical practices for professionals and qualified graduates in Artificial Intelligence with industry-relevant skills, and innovation that fulfil the labor market's and society's needs.

Program’s Goals

To equip professionals with advanced knowledge, technical and practical skills, and applied research in core and multidisciplinary areas to manage and propose solutions for the latest challenges in Artificial Intelligence.
To serve society by qualifying professionals to manage and develop smart systems and applications based on legal and ethical principles in Artificial Intelligence.
To pursue innovation, and technological development for professional growth in the Artificial Intelligence labor market.

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Program's Plan

Regulations for Admission

Regulations for Admission to the program of Executive Master in Cyber Security

In addition to the General Admission Regulations put by Deanship of Graduate Studies, the following requirements should be satisfied:

Specialization Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science: Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Network Engineering.

Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, bachelor's degrees related to artificial intelligence and computer science from technical colleges or the College of Communications, bachelor's degrees in scientific colleges.

Required GPA

The overall grade is not less than Good (GPA 3 out of 5 or more)

Differentiation conditions

Not Required

Post-Graduate General Aptitude Test

Not required as a condition for admission to the program, but it contributes 30% to the selection criteria.

English test

Not required as a condition for admission to the program, but it contributes 10% to the selection criteria.

Employer's approval

Not Required

Differentiation mechanism

Criteria are as follow:

The GPA is 30%.
University general tests for graduates 30%.
Experiences and courses 30%. (All courses and experiences must be attached when submitting the electronic application, and it is not enough to mention them in the CV only, as the evaluation of the scientific section is based on the certificates that have been attached).
English language test (IELTS or equivalent) 10%