Master of Science in Agentic AI Systems
School of Data Science

Programme Overview

Curriculum (AY2026/27 Intake)

The total credit requirement for the MSc in Agentic AI Systems (MScAAIS) programme is 30 credits, consisting of eight required courses and two elective courses. These courses can have different combinations of lectures, laboratory sessions, tutorials, and/or seminars. Although the normal duration for the MScAAIS programme is one year of full-time study, students may extend this up to a maximum duration of three years, subject to the approval of the Programme Director and the Person-in-Charge of the Division.

 

 

Programme Curriculum

Required Courses (24 Credits) 

1. CDS 525 Practical Application of Deep Learning (3 credits)

2. CDS 555 Agentic AI (3 credits)

3. CDS 569 AI-Assisted Python Programming (3 credits)

4. CDS 570 Artificial Intelligence Systems (3 credits)

5. CDS 571 Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence Systems (3 credits)

6. CDS 572 AI Ethics (3 credits)

7. CDS 573 Trustworthy AI Systems (3 credits)

8. CDS 574 Agentic AI Systems Project (3 credits)

 

 

Elective Courses (Any two courses (6 credits) from the provided list)*

1. CDS522 Business Data Management (3 credits)

2. CDS526 Artificial Intelligence Based Optimization (3 credits)

3. CDS528 Blockchain (3 credits)

4. CDS538 Cloud Computing (3 credits)

5. CDS539 Natural Language Processing (3 credits)

6. CDS 540 Computer Vision (3 credits)

7. CDS 576 AI UX and Data Visualization (3 credits)

8. CDS 575 Reinforcement Learning and Robotics (3 credits)

*The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient demand and faculty availability.

 

 

Study Progression

Students are required to achieve a Cumulative GPA (CGPA) of 2.50 or above in order to proceed to the next term. Students who cannot meet such requirement will normally be put on academic probation in the following term or discontinued.

 

Graduation

For graduation, students are required to complete a total of 10 courses of 30 credits, as specified in the programme curriculum, including eight required courses and two elective courses. The minimum CGPA requirement for graduation will be 2.67 for conferment of the MScAAIS programme. Students will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma if they cannot meet the requirement(s) for graduation with a M.Sc. degree. Specifically, to qualify for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Agentic AI Systems issued by Lingnan University, students must complete any 4 required courses with a cumulative GPA that is equal to or greater than 2.33.