I gathered the following data in late September 2026.
1 CILIP-accredited courses
CILIP – the UK wide organisation – accredits the following courses at UK institutions. (Students from Scotland are treated as home students in the other UK nations.) As far as I can tell, CILIPS (the Scottish part of CILIP) does not undertake its own accreditation.
- Aberystwyth University (Wales)
- BA Cultural Heritage Studies: Libraries, Archives and Museums
- BSc Information and Library Studies
- MA/PG Dip Archives and Records Management
- MA/PG Dip Information and Library Studies
- MSc/PG Dip Digital Information and Media Management
- Coleg Llandrillo (Wales)
- FdA Library and Information Management
- BA (Hons) Library and Information Management
- Cranfield University (England)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (England)
- MA/PG Dip Library and Information Management
- Robert Gordon University (Scotland)
- MA/PG Dip Information and Library Studies
- Ulster University (Northern Ireland)
- MA/PG Dip Library and Information Science
- University College London (England)
- MA/PG Dip Library and Information Studies
- University of Glasgow
- MSc/PG Dip in Archives, Records & Information Management
- MSc/PG Dip in Museum Studies
- MSc/PG Dip in Library & Information Studies
- MA Digital Media and Information Studies
- University of Manchester (England)
- MA in Library and Archive Studies
- University of Sheffield (England)
- MSc in Data Science
- MSc in Information Management
- MSc in Information Systems
- MA/PG Dip in Librarianship
- MA/PG Dip in Library and Information Services Management
- University of Strathclyde (Scotland)
- MSc/PG Dip in Information and Library Studies
- MSc/PG Dip in Digital Health Systems
- MSc/PG Dip in Information Management
2 AI teaching in the Scottish iSchools
2.1 Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University offers the following degree courses with artificial intelligence or AI in their titles or course descriptors. None of them appear to be aimed at LIS students.
- Undergraduate
- BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence)
- BEng/BEng (Hons) Computing
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- BSc (Hons) Data Science
- BSc/BSc (Hons) Games Development
- BSc (Hons) Data Science (Graduate Apprenticeship)
- BSc Computing – undergraduate, online learning
- BEng/BEng (Hons) Software Engineering – undergraduate, full-time
- BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) Software Development (Graduate Apprenticeship)
- BA (Hons) Mass Communications, Advertising and Public Relations
- BA (Hons) Media and Communication
- Postgraduate
The following Edinburgh Napier University modules have ‘AI’ or ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles. They are taught by the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment and the Business School. Edinburgh Napier has no modules including librar… in the title.
- CSI08105 AI for Creative Industries
- IMD10113 AI for Audio and Sound Design
- IMD11122 Advanced AI for Audio and Sound Design
- MKT11127 Analytics and AI for Marketing Strategy
- SET08125 Artificial Intelligence
- SET08825 Artificial Intelligence
- SET09822 Artificial intelligence
- SET10120 Machine Learning for Conversational AI
- SET10121 AI for Optimisation
- SET11124 Machine Learning for Conversational AI
- SET11125 Artificial Intelligence
- SET11522 AI for Optimisation
- SOE11165 Machine Learning, AI and Ethics
- SOE11448 Machine Learning, AI and Ethics
Edinburgh Napier University’s Information Science MSc comprises the following modules, all taught by members of the School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. None of the module descriptors mention AI.
- CSI11103 Advanced Information Interactions
- INF11118 Digital Literacies
- INF11117 Information and Knowledge Organisation
- CSI11104 Knowledge Management
- SOC11101 Masters Dissertation
- CSI11101 Research Through Design
- INF11109 Security Audit & Compliance
2.2 Robert Gordon University
The following Robert Gordon University degree courses include ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles or were linked to modules with ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles. None of them appear to be aimed at librarians.
- 0071 BSc (Hons) Computer Science
- 0531 BSc (Hons) Cyber Security
- 0593 MSci Computing Science
- 0679 BSc (Hons) Data Science with Artificial Intelligence
- 0689 MSc Artificial Intelligence
- 0689 MSc Artificial Intelligence
- 0702 BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (IIT)
- 0713 LLB (Hons) with Artificial Intelligence
- 0717 MSc Cyber Security with Artificial Intelligence
- 0718 GA in BSc (Hons) Data Science with Artificial Intelligence
- 0721 Beng (Hons) Robotics and Mechatronics
- 0722 Meng Robotics and Mechatronics
- 0734 MSc Advanced Computing
- 0756 MSc AI Engineering (IIT)
The following Robert Gordon University modules have ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles:
- CM4107 Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- CM2602 Artificial Intelligence
- CEM004 Artificial Intelligence Evaluation and Governance
- CEM006 Artificial Intelligence Systems Development
- CEM005 Artificial Intelligence Workflow Development
- EN4200 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Renewable Energy Systems
- CM3152 Artificial Intelligence for Problem Solving
- CEM003 Artificial Intelligence in Professional Practice
- LL4003 Artificial Intelligence: Law and Governance
- CM2138 Business Intelligence
- CM3709 Business Intelligence
- CMM725 Business Intelligence Tools and Applications
- CM4601 Computational Intelligence
- CM4607 Computational Intelligence
- CM1602 Data Structures and Algorithms for Artificial Intelligence
- CM3603 Edge Artificial Intelligence
- CM3710 Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- CEM729 Principles of Artificial Intelligence
- CMM546 Trends in Artificial Intelligence
1.3 University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow offers the following modules with ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles. None of the modules appeared to be specifically aimed at LIS students or librarianship. It was not possible to search for degree courses with ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles.
- ENG5337 Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 5
- UESTCHN3020 Artificial Intelligence
- MED1022E Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: principles and practical application
- COMPSCI4004 Artificial Intelligence (H)
- COMPSCI5087 Artificial Intelligence (M)
- LAW5226 Artificial Intelligence and Law
- ACCFIN5230 Artificial Intelligence in Finance
- UESTC3036 Artificial Intelligence with Engineering Applications
- UESTCHN3002 Artificial Intelligence with Engineering Applications
- PHIL4067 Consciousness: Brains, Artificial Intelligence, and Subjective Experience
- URBAN5161 Data & Artificial Intelligence in Policy and Society
- LAW5240 Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Creative Economy
- LAW5239 Digital Creators, Artificial Intelligence and the Law
- ENG4200 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 4
- ENG5338 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning M
- GEOG5137 Introduction to Geospatial Artificial Intelligence
- PHYS5101P MSc Project in Advanced Microscopy with Artificial Intelligence
- COMPSCI5100 Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence for Data Scientists (M)
- LAW5238 Regulating Artificial Intelligence in the Creative Economy
- POLITIC4196 The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
1.4 University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde offers the following degree courses with ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles or descriptions.
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
- Advanced Computer Science (MSc)
- Advanced Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
- Aerospace Engineering (MSc)
- Artificial Intelligence & Applications (MSc)
- Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (MSc)
- Business Analysis & Consulting with Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
- Chemistry with Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
- Chemistry with Data Science (MSc)
- Computer & information sciences (PhD, MPhil)
- Economics, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (MSc)
- Machine Learning & Deep Learning (MSc)
- Machine Learning and Deep Learning (MSc).
The university also offers the following modules with ‘artificial intelligence’ in their titles.
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
