Online MS-AIB academics
Be at the forefront of an AI-driven workforce with the Online Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Business (Online MS-AIB). You'll gain technical skills, identify AI opportunities, and learn to develop ethical implementation strategies through applied coursework and a real-world capstone project. Join ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business to upskill your career and transform the future of any industry.
Curriculum
The online master’s degree in AI for business requires 30 total credit hours to complete. A range of courses prepare you to manage and lead meaningful and responsible innovation — by embedding AI into transformation initiatives that substantially and sustainably improve business outcomes and impact the community. The program culminates in an applied project, where students leverage acquired knowledge to create solutions for a real-world scenario.
Sample Online MS-AIB courses
Here you’ll find examples from our curriculum. Take a closer look at individual courses through ASU class search.
Delves into the strategic, technical and ethical dimensions of leveraging AI and analytics to transform businesses. Focuses on formulating strategies that integrate AI capabilities to sustain a competitive advantage.
Charting a roadmap for data-driven decision making and getting a practical understanding of how IT tools and techniques can allow managers to extract predictive analytics and patterns from primarily numeric data.
Students will benefit from understanding practical ramifications of Information and Information Technology governance decisions, how they support broader business objectives, and implications of geopolitical differences. Business students will gain insights into best practices of governing data analytics, artificial intelligence/advanced algorithms (AI), cloud platforms, information and cybersecurity, as well as understand their pivotal role in supporting global business strategy.
AI capstone project
Integrate and apply your technical expertise, business acumen, and ethical considerations to solve real-world business challenges. Working in teams, students will design an AI-driven transformation project that addresses a specific business problem while demonstrating mindfulness and ethical considerations.
Through the semester-long capstone, Online MS-AIB students will navigate the complexities of managing and deploying AI solutions in business settings, with an emphasis on creating sustainable and impactful transformations.
Professional preparation
As AI's role in business operations becomes increasingly significant, there is a growing demand for professionals with combined expertise in AI and business. Anchored in the triad of mindful AI — business domain knowledge, technical understanding, and ethical awareness — the MS-AIB program at ASU aims to cultivate a highly skilled workforce proficient in thoughtfully applying AI across various industries and sectors.
At W. P. Carey, we are using AI to help transform business. The goal of our master’s program is to help enable business transformations in a mindful, ethical way that ultimately improve the outcomes of the community.
Dan Mazzola, MS-AIB faculty co-director
Applicable and flexible
Covering applicable concepts — from prompt engineering to mindful AI principles — you can immediately use to advance your career, the Online MS-AIB program is as flexible as possible to meet the needs of working professionals. Our holistic application process does not require GMAT or GRE scores, and prior programming experience isn't necessary — we'll teach you from the ground up.
Faculty
Faculty in the W. P. Carey Department of Information Systems conduct impactful research that helps push the frontiers of business, incorporate advanced technology and knowledge in teaching, and seek meaningful engagement with students, corporate stakeholders, and society.