UIC Business embraces AI

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming all areas of business and society. UIC Business will continue to lead in research and the development of the next generation of business leaders as it incorporates AI tools and best practices into educational excellence.

AI Image of textbooks and graduation cap
  • Innovative Curriculum: Learn AI tools to enhance data analysis, productivity, and decision-making.
  • Industry Partnerships: Collaborate with companies such as Bosch, CCC Intelligent Solutions, and others.
  • Real-World Experience: Work on AI projects integrated into your curriculum.
  • Career Impact: Boost your salary up to 47% with GenAI skills, according to Indeed.
  • Chicago Advantage: Enjoy easy access to Fortune 500 companies and innovation hubs
UIC Business Lecturer, Kim Moon presenting

Certificate: AI in Business (AIB)

Master and apply AI tools for immediate career impact. Courses are stackable
toward a future MS-AAIB degree.

COURSES

  • Generative AI in Business and Society
  • Safety and Ethics in AI
  • Reinforcement Learning with Business Applications

 

AI-Related Graduate Courses

 

MS in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Business (MS-AAIB) Advanced technical, industry-relevant skills in both AI and data analytics for effective decision making and business strategy. Foundational courses in Statistics, Programming, Data Mining, and Machine Learning. Elective courses in Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, and AI Safety and Ethics.

  • IDS 509: Foundations of Analytics
    and AI for Supply Chain and Operations
    Management
  • IDS 560: Analytics Strategy
    and Practice
  • IDS 563: Generative AI in
    Business and Society—New!
  • IDS 565: Safety and Ethics in AI—New!
    AI-Related Graduate Courses
  • IDS 568: Managing Machine Learning
    and AI Lifecycle and Development
  • IDS 569: Reinforcement Learning
    with Business Applications—New!
  • IDS 575: Machine Learning and
    Statistical Methods for Business
    Analytics
  • IDS 576: Deep Learning and
    Modern Applications

Students gain real-world experience through business projects that are integrated into all degree programs. These projects provide invaluable experience to add to a resume, giving a competitive edge in the job market. Recently, graduate students in Analytics Strategy and Practice, the capstone course for the MS  in Business Analytics, collaborated with industry partners, Bosch, and CCCIntelligent Solutions, to create and present solutions to real-world business problems at their offices.

BOSCH Project 1

Bosch Metadata Enrichment Using Large Language Models Certificate

Metadata Enrichment: An LLM-Powered Chatbot for Enterprise Knowledge Retrieval.

BOSCH Project 2

Students from the Bosch project posing for picture

Demand Prediction and Supply Gap Analysis Using Machine Learning.

CCC Intelligent Solutions Project 1

CCC Project 1 Students presenting

AI-Driven Image Generation: Leveraging Stable Diffusion and LoRA Fine-Tunning.

CCC Intelligent Solutions Project 2

CCC Project 2 students presenting

Developing LLM Agent for complex Data Workflow

The Bosch and CCC Intelligent Solutions student teams have been invited to present their work at prestigious symposiums and international conferences in data science, artificial intelligence, and computational research.In addition, the following student teams have received invitations for their outstanding projects: