Artificial Intelligence BS
AI is the future. We can make it your future.
Build your career in artificial intelligence at RIC!
Learn how to harness the latest game-changing technology along with other industry-relevant skills in our Bachelor of Science program.
In-Demand Careers
- Machine Learning (ML) Engineer
- Data Scientist
- AI/ML Developer
- Robotics Engineer
- AI Products Manager
- Software Architect
We Prepare You to Serve a Global Need
Our program will prepare you to fill the widening AI workforce skills gap. Our hands-on program balances technical knowledge with an understanding of business so that you’ll be able to integrate AI effectively into whatever organization you work for. You’ll learn to design, responsibly implement and ethically evaluate machine learning models with practical applications.
Why Artificial Intelligence? | Why Our Program?
- AI is expected to create 12 million more jobs than it replaces. You could have one of them.
- Our AI major emphasizes practical applications across industries like healthcare, finance and manufacturing.
- The Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at RIC offers state-of-the-art facilities, research opportunities and faculty who are leading AI policy development at state and national levels.
- Our two minors in AI provide opportunities for students from other majors to learn how to apply AI in their fields.
- Topics covered in the BS in AI curriculum include: AI applications, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, autonomous vehicles and robotics.
The Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies at RIC is a regional center of excellence that provides education, programming and research to develop Rhode Island’s cybersecurity and AI industries.
Our Department of Computer Science and Information Systems Faculty
Dr. Lisa Z. Bain
- Professor
Dr. Timothy Henry
- Associate Professor
Hyein Jeong
- Assistant Professor
Scott Lambert
- Associate Professor
Dr. Qian Liu
- Associate Professor
Dr. Suzanne I. Mello-Stark
- Associate Professor
Joyce A. Perry
- Assistant Professor
Ms. Darlene F. Wood
- Assistant Professor
Ensuring that You'll be Ready
Douglas Alexander
“Our goal is to skill-up those professionals who are already working in IT [information technology] and to train new cybersecurity and AI workers who are entering the workforce from RIC.”
At the Forefront
The Age of AI is shaping our future. Are you ready for it?
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