Artificial Intelligence

About the artificial intelligence major

The next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) is pervasive. AI reaches across platforms at enterprise scale, offering convenience, increasing productivity, and propelling innovation in fields from public safety to intuitive logistics. Whether it's a self-driving car, detecting credit card fraud, or allowing surgeons to perform complex procedures with greater control, AI is rapidly shaping our world.

This Bachelor of Arts degree in AI is tailored for students focused on human and applied data science. This degree prepares you for jobs in fields such as user experience (UX) engineering, where AI technologies are integrated and evaluated for human interaction and compliance.

Engaged learning experiences

Regardless of your major or future career, engaged learning is vital to your present and future. It makes you more marketable for jobs and professional schools upon graduation, it enables you to build deeper connections with faculty and staff in your field of study, and it makes your learning personal by connecting your interests and values with the curriculum from your classes. Look for opportunities within your specific school and talk to your career coach to learn more. Check out the three ideas below for places to get started, or learn more at IU Indianapolis’s Institute for Engaged Learning website.

Undergraduate research

Undergraduate research experiences enable you to develop important problem-solving skills and experience for your future career.

Professional work experience

Grow your skills through internships, co-op, or part-time jobs.

Student organizations

Luddy Indianapolis has many student organizations, which are a great way to build your skills, network, and grow as a professional.

Opportunities after graduation

Employment of computer and information research scientists is projected to grow 21% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 3,300 openings for computer and information research scientists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for informatics and computing graduates was $60,205, and the median was $55,000.

The national median annual wage for computer and information research scientists was $131,490 in 2021 (Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Graduates of this program will have a wide array of opportunities for advanced degrees. Common programs for graduate school include:

Business
Computer science
Data Science
Engineering
Informatics

Quick facts

Sample coursework

Collaborative human-AI systems
Ethics in artificial intelligence
Introduction to artificial intelligence
Introduction to data science
Multidimensional mathematics
Recent trends in artificial intelligence

Possible careers

AI bots designer/developer
AI UX researcher (B.A.)
Big data engineer
Conversation designer/developer (B.A.)
Machine learning engineer
Robotics engineer
Software engineer

Where could I work?

Amazon
Apple
Boeing
ChatBot
Ford
IBM
Microsoft

Complementing interests

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IInvestigative

CConventional

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Where to get more information

Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Cluster

This major belongs to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) cluster. The STEM cluster is the academic home of University College students pursuing majors in the sciences, technology, engineering, informatics, and computing. The STEM cluster partners with students on their academic advising and career plans to guide them into their degree-granting schools.

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