Engineering With Artificial Intelligence

Why choose this minor?

This AI minor is designed primarily for students who want to add strong, applicable AI and machine learning skills to their existing discipline , without becoming full AI or Computer Science specialists. It will give you the possibility to graduate in your master’s with an interdisciplinary project where you combine AI with your BSc field of study. The minor also can give you a taste of AI and CS. However, to switch to a MSc program in TU Delft such as CS or DSAIT, the minor alone is not enough - you will need to look into a bridging programme.

Now that AI is applied more and more in society, it is very important that we understand the ethical questions regarding AI and how it is used responsibly. You’ll learn how to avoid harmful outcomes, mitigate bias, develop fair machine learning systems, and reflect on societal impact alongside technical development.

AI techniques are increasingly embedded across engineering, design, policy, and science domains. The minor concludes with a Capstone Applied AI project , where you collaborate with an expert researcher from a faculty or Delft AI Lab to develop or investigate an interdisciplinary AI solution.

Example projects from last years are:

• applying graph neural networks to predict air traffic delays,

• detecting medical implants in hip X-ray scans,

• using AI to forecast and optimize power system for self-driving cars,

• building chatbots for mental health support,

• using AI to help designers in discovering unexpected use of their products.

This minor gives you:

• a solid technical foundation in AI and machine learning ,

• hands-on experience  using modern AI tools and libraries, and

• the ability to critically assess when AI is appropriate, when it fails, and why ,

• deep exposure to ethical, societal, environmental, and legal implications  of AI, not just its technical aspects

This minor is open to:

• Open to all WO bachelor’s students , except  students enrolled in a Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence bachelor’s programme .

• Deadline for enrolment is June 30th.

If you want to talk to some of our former students to learn more, please come to our minor event on 19th of March 2026!

Is this minor for you?

For this minor you need before you start:

• Basic programming skills before the minor starts

• Basic knowledge of: calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE - BASIC PROGRAMMING SKILLS

You are expected to have basic programming skills before the minor starts . To assess your level, TU Delft provides a Python Prerequisites mini-course:
https://ipp.pages.ewi.tudelft.nl/python-prerequisites/ If you are not at the required level, we provide some pointers for self-study in the Self-test to improve your level.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE - MATH KNOWLEDGE

You are expected to have basic knowledge of :

• calculus (for example, derriviatives, gradients),

• linear algebra (innerproduct),

• probability and statistics (random variables, probability density functions, conditional probability and bayes rule).

We provide self-study materials for you to work on this material during the summer before the minor starts (time estimate: 1 week of full time study) if you have not learned this material yet.

By the end of the minor, you will be able to:

• apply AI techniques within any field of study ,

• reformulate domain-specific problems so they can be addressed using AI,

• critically evaluate AI solutions, recognize failure modes, and improve or reject models where appropriate,

• collaborate with AI researchers on interdisciplinary problems.

This preparation also enables you to pursue an interdisciplinary MSc thesis  involving AI.

Registration for this thematic minor is on a first-come, first-served basis and available places. (No lottery draw).

As written above, we expect you to have programming skills and to have a strong mathematical background before you enroll for this minor programme. Check out the Python Prerequisites course and mathematics self-study that we linked elsewhere.

This minor is available for all WO bachelor’s students, except for the ones who are doing a Computer Science or AI bachelor’s programme.

Note: we are opening up this minor programme to students from all faculties and all universities. It is your responsibility to decide whether this minor is for you.

This is a regular minor, and not a bridging minor that would allow students to join our Computer Science master’s programme later.

Student at Leiden University, TU Delft or Erasmus University Rotterdam?
Check the eligibility matrix to see if your bachelor’s degree programme offers access to this and other minors at https://www.tudelft.nl/minor

Student at another educational institution?
External students cannot register via EduXchange. Interested in this minor, read the whole registration procedure at https://www.tudelft.nl/minor

For additional information on this minor, visit the TU Delft minor page.
Other questions? Send an email to minor-ai-ewi@tudelft.nl.

Workload and assessment

Total workload:  30 EC (full minor, one semester). The programme starts in the beginning of September and ends at the end of January (see the academic calendar of TU Delft: https://www.tudelft.nl/studenten/mijn-studie-ik/onderwijs/academische-jaarindeling)

Teaching format:  lectures, tutorials, programming assignments, group work

Assessment methods include:

• programming assignments and theory questions,

• written and digital exams (including programming during the exams),

• project reports and presentations,

• debates and essays,

• group work.