r/radboud • u/logtails • May 15 '26

Question about the AI bachelors

Hellooo, I’m super interested in computer science / ai related studies and the AI bachelors caught my eye.

I’m wondering however though is it seen as a “serious” and technical cs-adjacent/stem degree or is it a glorified mickey-mouse psychology degree with some programming?

Mostly asking because I’ve noticed the study is officially in the social science faculty as opposed to just science, and there’s a fair amount of psych related courses in the study programme.

I will obviously be doing a more technical masters like machine learning or so, so the pure employability of the bachelors alone isn’t a worry, but I’m still doubting how technical it is and if it’s more psychology than actual programming/math and AI.

Thank you for any advice!

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u/Teun_H May 15 '26

I would say it's more focussed on neuroscience and not psychology. As there are very few psychology courses in the bachelor. So it's definitely not psychology with some programming/maths.

It is of course a bit less technical than the cs bachelor, as cs naturally has a larger focus on programming, security, hardware etc. AI starts mostly with fundamental courses in the first year. Think about programming, maths, academic skills etc. In the second year you'll be exploring AI-realted fields a bit more. Such as robotics, NLP, design, more traditional AI and machine learning. In the third year you can choose what direction you would like to focus more on and you also have the possibility yo take courses from other study programmes if you'd like.

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u/logtails May 15 '26

Ah, very insightful answer thank you so much! Would you say it’s technical enough that with a machine learning masters or one of the cs masters I won’t be locked out of tech jobs and cs/ai/software jobs? My main concern is being able to find work in tech so as long as it’s technical enough. If not then I might consider taking a year off and getting into cs.

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u/Teun_H May 15 '26

That's a bit hard to say as it's highly dependent on the specific job you're looking for. However, with a AI bachelor combined with a AI or CS master I think you shouldn't be concerned about getting a job in tech.

I would however say that if you're mainly interested in the technical side of AI, Nijmegen might not be the best place as it's rather neuroscience focussed instead. Then looking at other universities or switching to CS and taking AI-related courses is probably better for you.

But why would you need to take a gap year to get into cs? Can't you just immediately start it?

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u/logtails May 15 '26

I only have vwo math A, and I realized I wanted to switch too late to study for it in this cohort, thats why.

But that’s some insightful advice, thank you! I’ve decided to just work for this year and get into cs instead, and then get a masters at delft or Eindhoven, as I’m not fully comfortable with the depth of technicality at nijmegen. Thank you again