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Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor of Science

This degree prepares students for careers in software development or for graduate study in the area of Artificial Intelligence. Coursework concentrates on the theoretical and mathematical foundations of modern AI systems, including general programming, statistics, mathematical modelling, and techniques commonly used to develop AI systems.

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Labor Market Snapshot - Artificial Intelligence

Area: US

Employed (est.)
286,200
Median Salary
$124,772
Job Postings (live)
26,600
Past Growth
(2018–2025)
7.2%
Projected Growth
(2024–2034)
31.6%

Related Occupations

  • Data Scientists
  • Computer and Information Research Scientists

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Potential Employers

Some of the graduates of this program have gone on to work for:

  • Cascades Verdae
  • Catawba County Mental Health
  • Claflin University
  • Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
  • Holyoke Medical Center
  • Lee Enterprises
  • Legal Shield & I.D. Shield
  • Physicians Mutual
  • Preservation Arts
  • South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities
  • Texas Department of Public Safety
  • The Community School of Naples
  • The Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Career Paths

Graduates of this program have gone on to become:

  • Account Manager
  • Commercial Inspector
  • Contracting Officer
  • Corp Google Solutions Executive | West
  • Creative Director / Sports
  • Director of Search
  • Experience Design Director
  • Founder/CEO
  • Founder/Producer
  • Global Art Director - Creative Lab NY
  • Graphic Designer
  • Graphic Designer / Web Designer – President / Owner
  • Leave of Absence Manager
  • President
  • Principal Digital Product Designer
  • Project Manager
  • Senior UI Engineer
  • Talent Acquisition Specialist
  • Vice President - Legal Counsel
  • VP of Hospitality and Retail Marketing

Top Industries

Many of the graduates of this program find themselves working in:

 

  1. Financial Services
  2. Banking
  3. Higher Education
  4. Software Development
  5. Hospitals and Health Care
  6. Food and Beverage Services
  7. Food & Beverages
  8. Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufactur
  9. Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  10. Computer Software

Curriculum and Learning Opportunities

Students build effective AI-based systems to solve real-world problems.

Curriculum

Why Winthrop?

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Real World Experience

In addition to internships and research project opportunities, all computer science students complete a 9 month real-world group development project during their senior year.

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Extracurricular Opportunities

Join the ACM or STARS computing club, participate in contests ranging from local hack-a-thons to regional intercollegiate programming competitions, and learn from nationally known speakers and alumni at events.

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Award-Winning Faculty

Winthrop's computer science professors are award-winning experts in their fields, whose primary responsibility is teaching, not research funding. And with class sizes ranging from 12-30 students, they'll get to know you and your career goals.


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Beyond Graduation

Diego Toledo

Diego Toledo
Computer Science, Class of 2011
Senior Software Engineer at Hulu


"Professor William Thacker's classes were the hardest classes in the computer science department. He was always so passionate about everything he was teaching, and in the end, I became hooked into enjoying doing the hardest things in computer science for fun. Sometimes I do things in my job and I remember an analogy he used in his class to explain a concept."

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