MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence
Gain globally recognized online Master’s
that’s applied, ethical, and built for the
next decade of AI
Priority Application Deadline 15th September, 2026
An Online Master’s Which is the Same as On Campus Master’s
The MS in Applied Artificial Intelligence from USD is 100% online and carries the same credibility as on campus US Master’s. No mention of ‘online’ on degree certificate.
Applications will close post selection of a limited batch size of 25 Applicants.
Priority Application Deadline 15th September, 2026
Vitor Carvalho, PhD
Microsoft AI Principal Applied Science Manager | Advisory Board Member
Formerly, developed AI & ML products at Intuit, Snapchat, Qualcomm
Navid Alipour
Founder & CEO - CureMetrixAI Program Advisory Board Member
Built a global leader in AI for medical imaging
Albert Wang
. Investment Director, Qualcomm Ventures | AI Advisory Board Member
Launched the $100M Qualcomm AI Fund
Chell Roberts, PhD
Dean, Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
Designed an award-winning, real-world-focused engineering curriculum.
Imane Khalil, PhD
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Led structural analysis for NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity.
Eric Colson
DS & ML Advisor, Activation Fund
Former VP of Data Science & Engineering, Netflix.
Nasim Obeid
MS-AAI Online Graduate
Ian Timmons
MS-AAI Online Graduate
Applied Probability and Statistics for AI
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Agentic AI Systems
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing and GenAI
Applied Computer Vision for AI
Large Language Model Engineering
Applied AI Ethics
Machine Learning Operations
Capstone Project
Optional Campus Immersion
Spend two weeks on the USD campus learning from faculty, connecting with peers, and experiencing life in San Diego.
Graduate on the USD Campus
Celebrate your achievement at USD's commencement ceremony alongside graduates from around the world.
15 lakhs
INR 12,49,000 (Tax incl.)
Flexible payment plans available for 100% fee financing.
Education loans can be availed as per eligibility.
Matthew Dominick
BS, Electrical Engineering Commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission
Jim Parsons
Actor, Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Winner
Puneet Chopra
Principal Advisor - AI & Networks in Rakuten Mobile
Mike Brown
Associate head coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
Sandeep Kumar Jakkaraju
Technical Architect in Transnational AI Private Limited
Navoneel Jana
Infosec and Threat Assessment Manager in Emirates
Lowell McAdam
Former President CEO of Verizon Communications
Dr. Craig Venter
American biochemist & geneticist. Founder of Celera Genomics, Institute for Genomic Research and the J. Craig Venter Institute
Venkatasundaram Krishnamoorthy
Director (DevSecOps) in Advanced Sterilization Products
Monte Berm
Co-founder, Chairperson of board of Directors, StepStone
Michaella Wittmann
BS/BA, Electrical EngineeringLed over 20 LEED sustainability projects worth multi-million dollar projects
The program is called “Applied Artificial Intelligence” - how is this different from a generic AI or data science certificate course?
The 30-unit curriculum is built as a full graduate degree, not a single-skill workshop. Students move through probability and statistics, classical and deep learning, computer vision, and NLP, generative AI, and agentic AI, before concluding with Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) as a required course rather than an elective add-on. Each course pairs the underlying statistical and engineering foundation with a hands-on Python project, so students aren’t sampling AI topics – they’re building the discipline underneath them, end to end.
