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Applied Machine Learning
Learn how to design, implement and evaluate machine learning systems.
Learn how to design, implement and evaluate machine learning systems
Develop practical skills with industrial input
Work alongside internationally-leading experts in machine learning
Course key facts
Qualification
MSc
Duration
1 year
Start date
September 2026
Study mode
Full-time
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Fees
£24,600 Home
£46,000 Overseas
Delivered by
Location
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South Kensington
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Minimum entry standard
First class Honours in electrical/electronic engineering or a related subject with a substantial electrical/electronic engineering component.
Course overview
Explore the processes used to develop real-world systems that involve signals, sensors and hardware, such as robots or mobile phones.
Through lectures, tutorials and labs, you'll delve into the theory, practical knowledge and skills that underpin machine learning.
This course focuses on hands-on experience by designing and implementing machine learning on hardware devices. Working in a small group, you will research, design and build a novel hardware device for making intelligent decisions based on signals from various sensors.
Specialist modules will give you the opportunity to improve your understanding of specific machine learning applications, including AI, computer vision, robotics and signal processing.
You'll also complete an individual research project, which encourages you to develop your own ideas towards a machine learning approach.
A wide range of industries value the skills you have the opportunity to gain on this course including telecommunications, energy, healthcare and logistics. You also have the opportunity to go into further research.
Structure
This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.
Find out more about potential course changes.
Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.
You'll take all of these core modules, including a substantial individual project to showcase your machine learning knowledge.
Examine the theory and practice of modern machine learning methods, and learn how machine learning helps computers extract information automatically from data.
Develop skills essential for carrying out group research projects in deep learning, applied to electrical and electronic engineering problems.
Focus on deep neural network based learning and learn how it impacts our understanding of intelligence and contributes to the practical design of intelligent machines.
Work in a small group to research, design and build a novel hardware device that makes intelligent decisions.
You’ll also choose six optional modules.
Develop further insight into the applicability of modern methods for spectral estimation and machine intelligence techniques such as dimensionality reduction and neural and deep networks.
Analyse and assess the principles of modern deep learning systems.
Become equipped with the tools required to formulate and solve applied optimisation problems and build on your existing knowledge of descent methods and constrained optimisation.
Discover the concepts, basic formulations and applications of pattern recognition.
Assess the fundamental digital image processing methods that stem from a signal processing approach.
Gain an insight into key artificial intelligence concepts and the analysis of algorithms.
Understand the link between mathematical models of the brain and machine learning.
Explore finite-dimensional optimisation theory and learn to formulate optimisation problems, design computer algorithms for finding minima and maxima and modify algorithms in standard computer packages.
Gain the analytical skills required to study random phenomena in engineering systems and learn how to set up probabilistic models for engineering problems.
Become acquainted with the signal processing and statistical techniques that are used in processing speech signals and understand how they are used.
Understand the challenges involved with engineering ever more complex socio-technical and cyber-physical systems to support and enhance a “digital society”.
Broaden your knowledge of advanced modern control methodologies and explore topics including Kalman filtering and tracking, fault detection and isolation, and linear matrix inequalities.
Become familiar with the theory and design of algorithms to acquire and process large dimensional data arising in areas such as finance and the internet.
Advance your understanding of wavelet theory and discover how wavelets extract essential information in a fast and effective way.
The individual research project is the culmination of your postgraduate studies. You will carry out a piece of individual research which will have some element of originality and scientific rigour.
The project will be in the area of your MSc, and it will require you to adopt analytical, computational and/or experimental methods. You will be supervised by staff who are experts in the topic area of the project. Your project will be assessed by written report and a poster presentation.
Professional accreditation
Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Candidates must hold a CEng accredited BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree to fully meet the CEng registration educational requirements.
Our accreditation agreement with the Institution of Engineering and Technology is renewed every 5 years, and the current agreement runs between 2025 and 2029.
Teaching and assessment
Balance of teaching and learning
This is a general guide to how teaching and learning are usually balanced across this course. The methods used may change based on the modules you take.
Key
- Lectures and lab work
- Independent study
- Research project
- 20% Title 1 goes here
- 36% Title 2 goes here
- 44% Title 3 goes here
Teaching and learning methods
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Virtual learning environment
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Lectures
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Seminars
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Tutorials
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Laboratory work
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Independent study
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Individual and group projects
Balance of assessment
This is an example of how assessments are usually divided, based on a typical pathway through the course. The actual breakdown may be different depending on the modules you choose.
Key
- Coursework
- Examinations
- Practical
- 50% Title 1 goes here
- 40% Title 2 goes here
- 10% Title 3 goes here
Assessment methods
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Coursework
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Examinations
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Practical
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Individual research project
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Poster presentations
Entry requirements
We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.
How to apply
Apply online
You can submit one application form per year of entry. You can choose up to two courses.
Application deadlines – Round 2 closes on Wednesday 7 January 2026
We operate a staged admissions process with several application rounds throughout the year.
Apply by 23.59 (UK time) on the closing date of an application round, to ensure you receive a response on your application by the relevant decision date.
Round 1
Business School courses only.
Round 2
- Applications open on Monday 29 September 2025
- Applications close on Wednesday 7 January 2026
- Decision by Wednesday 4 March 2026
Round 3
- Applications open on Thursday 8 January 2026
- Applications close on Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Decision by Wednesday 6 May 2026
Round 4
- Applications open on Thursday 12 March 2026
- Applications close on Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Decision by Thursday 2 July 2026
We recommend applying as early as you can – we cannot guarantee that places will be available, or that courses will remain open, in later rounds.
There is no application fee for Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, or courses such as PhDs and EngDs.
If you are applying for a Master’s course, you will need to pay an application fee before submitting your application.
The fee applies per application and not per course.
The application fees for postgraduate courses are:
- £90 for all Master's applications, excluding those to Imperial Business School
- £125 for MSc applications to Imperial Business School
- £150 for MBA applications to Imperial Business School
If you are facing financial hardship and are unable to pay the application fee, we encourage you to apply for our application fee waiver.
Find out more about how to apply for a Master's course, including references and personal statements.
An ATAS certificate is not required for students applying for this course.
Fees and funding
Home fee
2026 entry
£24,600
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
The maximum value of the loan is £12,858 for courses starting on or after 1 August 2025.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
Please note:
- The loan is only available if you’re studying a full Master’s course from the start.
- If you start on a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) and later move on to the Master’s, you won’t be eligible for this loan.
Overseas fee
2026 entry
£46,000
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
The maximum value of the loan is £12,858 for courses starting on or after 1 August 2025.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
Please note:
- The loan is only available if you’re studying a full Master’s course from the start.
- If you start on a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) and later move on to the Master’s, you won’t be eligible for this loan.
Scholarships
View all scholarshipsEEE MSc Studentships
Value per award
- Will cover difference between Home and Overseas fees.
Who it's for
- Prospective students of specific EEE MSc courses.
How will studying at Imperial help my career?
Discover how electrical engineering can be applied to machine learning by developing real-world systems.
Prepare for careers in areas requiring intelligent signal and data processing design, analysis, and control.
Electrical and electronic engineering graduates at Imperial are highly sought after in a wide range of sectors.
These include robotics, computing and communications.
Further links
Contact the department
Email: eee.pgadmissions@imperial.ac.uk
Course Director: Professor Krystian Mikolajczyk
Academic Lead: Dr Ad Spiers
Visit the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering website.
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