# Artificial Intelligence (AI SCI) courses

UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 11 courses

Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/ai_sci/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### AI SCI 210 — Introduction to Python Programming and Artificial Intelligence

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ai-sci.md)

Introduction to Python programming and artificial intelligence. Programming emphasis on techniques used in artificial intelligence. Jupyter Notebooks, NumPy, pandas, Matplotlib.

### AI SCI 220 — Methods in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ai-sci.md)

Fundamental concepts, algorithms, and techniques in machine learning, along with an overview of the necessary mathematics. Basic principles underlying regression, classification, and unsupervised learning.

### AI SCI 230 — Software Engineering and Data Visualization for Artificial Intelligence

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Best practices of software engineering for machine learning and artificial intelligence. Effective data visualization and exploratory data analysis.

### AI SCI 240 — Neural Networks and Deep Learning

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Key concepts of neural networks and deep learning. Selecting appropriate architecture, training, evaluation of neural networks. Convolutional neural networks, transformers.

### AI SCI 285 — Special Topics in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Repeatability: May be taken 1 time as topics vary

Special topics in machine learning and artificial intelligence of particular relevance to applications in industry, including use of large-language models.

### AI SCI 286 — Research Topics in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Research topics in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Emphasis on recent developments and applications in the physical sciences.

### AI SCI 290A — Project Course A

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ai-sci.md)

Fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence through programming projects. Data preprocessing, model evaluation, interpretation of results, managing large datasets, cloud-based resources.

### AI SCI 290B — Project Course B

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Fundamental concepts of artificial intelligence through programming projects. Emphasis on adapting and applying state-of-the-art neural networks.

### AI SCI 290C — Project Course C: Artificial Intelligence for Science Capstone

- **Units:** 4
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Capstone project applying techniques from artificial intelligence to a problem related to the physical sciences.

### AI SCI 294 — Ethics in Data Science

- **Units:** 2
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Seminar on ethical issues related to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

### AI SCI 295 — Professional Development

- **Units:** 2
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Seminar preparing students for careers in artificial intelligence. CV/resume, portfolio, interview skills, the AI/ML job landscape.