Courses | UCT AI Initiative

Undergraduate Education

AI (Artificial Intelligence) is an exciting new major offered by the Department of Computer Science at UCT

Postgraduate Education

BSc Hons specialising in Computer Science or Information Technology courses:
- Artificial Intelligence
- High-Performance Computing
Advanced Topics in Reinforcement Learning (Honours)
- Evolutionary Computation
Big Data Analytics and Transport (Masters module & CPD course)
Natural Language Processing course (Masters & Honours)
Master's in Science or Philosophy with specialisation in Artificial Intelligence (MSc/MPhil in AI) | School of Information Technology
Masters Programmes in Data Science

Short Courses

Designing with AI

(Ends 12 October 2025)

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Enhance your Teaching with AI through a 6-week online short course developed by the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) at UCT.

RISE-MICCAI Summer School on on machine learning and medical imaging 2025

(Ends 18 July 2025)

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RISE-MICCAI Summer School is an online event, and will include technical lectures, tutorials, and interactive sessions focused on machine learning and medical imaging.

AI Learners, Creativity, and the Humanities

(Ends 22 July 2025)

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Presenters: Professor Ryan Nefdt

Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo

(Ends 1 February 2026)

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The Imbizo is a southern hemisphere summer school aiming to promote computational neuroscience in Africa. It will bring together international and local students under the tutelage of the world's leading experts in the field.