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From: aarons@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Aaron Sloman)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: AI schools in the UK
Summary: Undergraduate and Postgraduate AI Courses at Sussex University
Message-ID: <1823@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
Date: 25 Nov 89 11:31:31 GMT
Organization: School of Cognitive & Computing Sciences, Sussex Univ. UK
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In article <863@carroll1.UUCP>, dtroup@carroll1.UUCP
	(David C. Troup  -  Skunk Works : 2600hz) writes:
>
> 	About a week ago, I posted a message asking for info on schools from
> 	NetPeople who feel they're curriculum is worth suggesting to an
> 	undergrad AI major. The responses have been very positive, and I thank
> 	all of you who have sent mail to me so far. I have been suprised by the
> 	lack of replys from the 'Big Name' AI institutions. (or perhaps my view
> 	of the AI community is a little off base :-)
>

Chris Malcolm outlined what is available at Edinburgh University, and
ainac@castle.ed.ac.uk (Nicolai A. Czempin) commented:

> Path: syma!icdoc!ukc!edcastle!ainac
> Date: 22 Nov 89 23:08:18 GMT
>
> In article <1652@aipna.ed.ac.uk> cam@aipna.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
> You may be interested in what students here think ...
> [.... stuff deleted ....]
> >The Department was established in 1966. It is a department in its own
> >right, and probably the largest general AI research operation outside
> 	    ^^^^^^^^
> MHO is that this is the best place to go & do AI outside USA (apart from
> Sussex University, my second (and only other) choice.
  ^^^^^^

So, I thought I had better provide information on Sussex University,
which provides a variety of undergraduate degrees involving AI, a
"conversion" MSc degree, and research degrees.

We have a School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences (COGS), which
provides undergraduate and postgraduate training in AI, Computer
Science, Linguistics, Philosophy and Psychology. So much of our work
in AI leans towards cognitive science (including connectionism).

There are several undergraduate degrees in COGS (in computer science,
philosophy, linguistics, psychology) in which AI plays a significant
role (including practical work in AI programming). AI is also included
in the Experimental Psychology Degree in the School of Biological
Sciences and the Economics and Computing degree in the School of Social
Sciences.

The "Computing and AI" undergraduate degree in COGS covers a wide range
of AI topics, along with work in philosophy, psychology and linguistics
and a little computer science. This is our main AI undergraduate degree
at present.

The MSc degree in "Knowledge Based Systems" is a one year intensive
conversion course for people with little or no previous training in AI
(including people with no previous computing experience). The core of
the degree is work in AI (including much software development), with
optional courses in logic, computer science, neural nets, philosophy,
psychology, linguistics.

Research degrees leading to M.Phil (2 years) and D.Phil (3 years) are
offered in all the above areas, including interdisciplinary research.

New developments from 1991 include joint degrees in
    Experimental Psychology and AI (School of Biological Sciences)
    Mathematics and AI (School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences)

and from 1992 (not yet fully approved)
    Computer Science and AI (in COGS)
    Human Centred Computer Systems (in COGS)

For information on any of the existing courses please write (specifying
whether you are concerned with undergraduate or postgraduate degrees)
to:

Admissions Office
The University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9RH
England
phone +44 273 678416

There are several other Universities in the UK in which AI is taught in
some form or other at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels,
including Aberdeen, Aberystwyth, Cambridge, Essex, Exeter, Glasgow,
Leeds, London University (Imperial College, Queen Mary College, and
others) Manchester, Nottingham, Open University, Oxford, Sheffield,
Strathclyde, Warwick -- and no doubt several others I have temporarily
forgotten.