Master of Engineering in Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation—Online

Program Code: E-EGR-AIPO
Degree Designation: Master of Engineering
Department: Institute for Enterprise Engineering
Website: masters.pratt.duke.edu/ai

Program Summary

Students in the MEng Artificial Intelligence for Product Innovation Online Program develop strong technical skills in Artificial Intelligence together with an understanding of software product design and development. After graduation students are well-equipped to build AI-based products and systems within large companies or through their own entrepreneurial ventures. Graduates go on to work in leading companies solving difficult problems across many industries, such as tech, healthcare, energy, retail, transportation and finance.

Through the program, students will learn to:

• Identify and assess opportunities for the application of AI/ML in products

• Design data pipelines and ML systems for scale, security and usability

• Apply traditional ML and deep learning models to solve challenging problems across domains

• Build full-stack software applications integrating machine learning models utilizing the latest methods and technologies

Innovative and immersive, this master's degree can be completed online part-time in just 24 months.

View Master of Engineering overview and academic policies.

Prospective Applicants: Minimum/Preferred Courses and Technical Skills

This program is designed for working professionals with a technical or scientific background. Participants are expected to be working full-time while completing the online MEng program.

Learn more about the minimum application requirements for this degree at: https://masters.pratt.duke.edu/apply/instructions/#minimum.

Academic Requirements

• Pre-Program Bootcamp (1 course)

  • AIPI 503

• Technical Core (5 courses)

  • AIPI 501

  • AIPI 510

  • AIPI 520

  • AIPI 540

  • AIPI 561

• Product Development Core (3 courses)

  • MENG 540

  • MENG 570

  • AIPI 560

• Internship/Project and Assessment (2 courses)

  • MENG 550

  • MENG 551

• AI Departmental Electives (2 courses)

  • Any two 3-credit AIPI elective courses not being used for other requirements, including AIPI 549.

• Technical Electives (2 courses)

  • 3-credit online graduate courses from these subject codes are pre-approved: AIPI, CYBERSEC, EGRMGMT, FINTECH. Online courses in these subject areas are typically offered each fall and spring.

  • 3-credit graduate courses from these subject codes are pre-approved, but it is uncommon to find online course offerings from these departments: BME, CEE, COMPSCI, ECE (excluding ECE 551D), GAMEDSGN, I&E, ME.

  • Other elective choices require written program director approval.

• Residency (2 courses)

  • AIPI 504

  • AIPI 505