{"id":874112,"date":"2025-09-19T02:13:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/seneca-now-offering-its-first-ai-masters-degree\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T02:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T07:13:42","slug":"seneca-now-offering-its-first-ai-masters-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/19\/seneca-now-offering-its-first-ai-masters-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca now offering its first AI master\u2019s degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Applications are now open for the program, which is slated to start January 2026 <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img width=\"1250\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/prod-static.mobilesyrup.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/seneca-polytenic-ai-master.jpg\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  ><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seneca Polytechnic has announced its first-ever AI master\u2019s degree. The program, Master of Artificial Intelligence Design &#038; Development, is the first for any college or polytechnic in Ontario. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senecapolytechnic.ca\/news-and-events\/media-releases\/2025\/seneca-polytechnic-launches-its-first-ever-masters-degree-a-program-in-ai.html\">Applications are open<\/a> with a program scheduled for January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year program should bridge advanced AI theory and real-world business applications, and aims to give students expertise in machine and natural language processing, computer vision, data science and AI ethics, and also develop skills to design and deploy AI solutions across a range of industries.<\/p>\n<p>The program isn\u2019t the first AI offering at Seneca, as the college also offers an AI graduate certificate and the Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) degree. However, the Master of AI program will also require students to complete either two four-month internships or one eight-month internship, for a total of 840 hours of hands-on experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senecapolytechnic.ca\/news-and-events\/media-releases\/2025\/seneca-polytechnic-launches-its-first-ever-masters-degree-a-program-in-ai.html\">Seneca\u2019s focus<\/a> on AI includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to Microsoft Copilot<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>SAM, Seneca\u2019s 24\/7 AI virtual assistant for prospective and current students accessing information and services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>My Tutor, an AI learning companion used across Seneca courses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Einstein AI to fast-track student queries<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>AI-powered tools to prepare students for presentations, sales pitches, job searches and interviews<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Applied research projects through Seneca\u2019s Centre for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence Technology<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>AI Lab, a central hub \u2013 physical and virtual \u2013 to learn, understand, collaborate and innovate on activities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>MobileSyrup may earn a commission from purchases made via our links, which helps fund the journalism we provide free on our website. These links do not influence our editorial content. Support us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3J3VJYp\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Dean Daley <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2025\/09\/16\/seneca-first-ai-masters-degree\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the program, which is slated to start January 2026 Seneca Polytechnic has announced its first-ever AI master\u2019s degree. The program, Master of Artificial Intelligence Design &amp; Development, is the first for any college or polytechnic in Ontario. Applications are open with a program scheduled for January 2026. 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