{"id":150579,"date":"2025-07-16T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=150579"},"modified":"2025-07-16T12:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:23:54","slug":"first-in-mississippi-belhaven-university-debuts-online-masters-in-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/first-in-mississippi-belhaven-university-debuts-online-masters-in-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"First in Mississippi: Belhaven University Debuts Online Master\u2019s in Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Belhaven University<\/strong> has become the first university in <strong>Mississippi <\/strong>to offer a fully online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.belhaven.edu\/academics\/business\/online\/masters-in-artificial-intelligence.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/a>, preparing students for in-demand tech careers grounded in ethical leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed for working professionals, the 10-course program offers flexible, seven-week classes that prepare students for high-demand roles in technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students gain hands-on experience with industry-standard tools such as <strong>Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenCV, <\/strong>and <strong>scikit-learn<\/strong>. A capstone project allows students to apply their skills to a real-world business challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence couldn\u2019t come at a more pivotal time,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Dr. Brett Andrews<\/strong>, dean of the <strong>School of Business at Belhaven University<\/strong>. \u201cAs Mississippi makes landmark investments\u2014over $37\u202fmillion in AI education grants, an NVIDIA partnership to train 10,000 residents, billions of dollars in outside investment into data center construction, and targeted state policies to grow AI talent\u2014it\u2019s clear we\u2019re laying the foundation for the next generation of tech leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates of the program will be equipped for careers including AI specialist, machine learning engineer, natural language processing engineer, business intelligence analyst, and more. The program welcomes students from diverse professional backgrounds, including business, computer science, engineering, and data analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith this degree, students aren\u2019t just preparing for a successful career; they\u2019re stepping into roles shaping the future of AI in Mississippi and beyond,\u201d Andrews said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence program is now accepting applications for upcoming terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belhaven University has become the first university in Mississippi to offer a fully online\u00a0Master of Science in Applied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":150580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17316],"tags":[32152,32154,32153,5],"class_list":["post-150579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mississippi","tag-blehaven-university","tag-brett-andrews","tag-master-of-science-in-applied-artificial-intelligence","tag-mississippi"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Belhaven-Press-Photo.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150581,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150579\/revisions\/150581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}