It ends with a professional certificate, included in the fee. Next: 10 Dec 2026. We rate it intermediate level; the provider doesn't say.
Before you sign up
Suits software engineers, analysts and STEM graduates with coding or maths skills who want a structured, technical grounding in machine learning, from statistics to deep learning and LLMs. What stands out is the 25-module syllabus built with the Department of Computing and a capstone project. The main caveat is that it is non credit bearing and weekly study hours are not stated. Free university MOOCs on machine learning offer a lower-cost way to test interest first.
Good to know
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Properties
Provider
Imperial College London
Format
Cohort programme
Delivery
Online
Duration (as stated by provider)
25 weeks
Level
Intermediate (our rating)
Cost
£4,199
Certificate
Professional certificate included in fee
Language
English
Funding
None
Next start
Next: 10 Dec 2026
Checked against Imperial College London on 26 Oct 2026
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What you'll learn
A 25-week online programme developed with Imperial's Department of Computing, covering maths and statistics for machine learning, core algorithms, neural networks and deep learning, generative AI and large language models, unsupervised and reinforcement learning, ending in a capstone project. Requires a background in coding or mathematics. Non credit bearing.
Start dates listed by the provider: 15 Oct 2026, 10 Dec 2026.
Questions people ask
How much does this course cost?
£4,199.
Is there a certificate?
Yes: professional certificate included in fee. The provider calls it "verified digital certificate of completion".
Do I need experience first?
It's an intermediate course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). Prerequisites: The Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence requires a background in coding or mathematics.
When does it start?
Next: 10 Dec 2026.
Are Imperial College London AI courses free?
No, they are all paid. The lowest-priced one we list is AI in Finance: Strategy, Applications and Impact: £1,700.
Alternatives: Chosen from other courses of the same kind, then by shared topic. At least one is a UK course where one fits. Closed courses are left out.
Similar courses: other machine learning courses, same level first.
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