In a nutshell
Want to get up to speed with the latest advances in AI? Ready to drive digital disruption? Accelerate your career into the future with the Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence from Deakin University.
This postgraduate AI course is offered online and at their Geelong campus and is designed to give you the cutting-edge skills to excel in the booming field of AI and gain hands-on experience in the development of software solutions and the use and development of AI.
Industry experts and professionals will guide you and develop your understanding of AI technologies, deep learning, reinforcement learning and the application of these algorithms in computer vision and speech processing. This course show you how to apply advanced knowledge of artificial intelligence to the research and evaluations of AI and explore the complexities of introducing AI solutions in a human context, both from an ethical and an engineering perspective.
What you’ll need
To be eligible to study this course, applicants must meet the following requirements.
1 year full time (2 years part time) – 8 credit points
Admission is based on:
- Bachelor’s Honours (AQF8) degree in a related discipline OR
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, plus two years relevant work experience OR
- Graduate Certificate of Applied Artificial Intelligence (or equivalent) OR
- Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent
1.5 years full time (3 years part time) – 12 credit points
Admissions is based on:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline OR
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline, plus two years relevant work experience OR
- Graduate Certificate of Information Technology or equivalent OR
- Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent
2 years full time (4 years part time) – 16 credit points
Admissions is based on:
- Bachelor’s degree or other qualification at a higher AQF level in any discipline OR
- Evidence of academic capability judged to be equivalent
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.
Subject summary
The subjects you may study in this AI course include:
- Object-Oriented Development
- Database and Information Retrieval
- Software Requirements Analysis and Modelling
- Web Technologies and Development
- Machine Learning
- Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence
- Analytics for Security and Privacy
- Reinforcement Learning
- Human Aligned Artificial Intelligence
- Applications of Computer Vision and Speech Processing
- Engineering AI Solutions
Why Deakin University?

Established in 1974 as Australia’s first regional university in Victoria, Deakin University has consistently raised the bar in delivering quality tertiary education with a focus on excellent teaching and research.
The multi-award winning education provider teaches over 53,000 students a year, offering renowned courses that integrate real-world expertise and practical skills. Get recognised with Deakin in a range of industries, including nutrition, sports management, property management, law, business and more. Plus, they’ve have ranked in the top 2% by the acclaimed Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
As a student of Deakin, you’ll get support every step of the way along your learning journey!
They’ve got a range of on-campus facilities and online features to help ease the pressure of study, including on-campus childcare services, a medical centre with qualified nurses and doctors, free and confidential counselling (face-to-face or via phone) and more.
Deakin also offer advisers and resources to help develop your academic skills. Advisers are available on campus and online to help guide you in your research, assignment and study practices.
Campus locations
This course can be delivered on campus to provide you with practical training in a face-to-face learning environment. It is available to study at the following locations: