AI is quickly becoming a core tool across nearly every field.
This new course will help you learn to use AI thoughtfully, ethically, and creatively. You will develop hands-on skills for building with modern AI systems and learn how to talk intelligently about AI and its applications to your area of study.
What You'll Learn
- How to automate workflows with AI
- How LLMs actually work under the hood (and why they sometimes fail)
- How to build custom chatbots and AI-powered tools
- How to design multi-step systems and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
- How to discuss AI thoughtfully from a variety of perspectives
Example Projects
- Build a chatbot for a specific domain
- Create an AI tool to automate a real task
- Design a system that retrieves and reasons over data
Who This Course Is For
Open to all majors. Some programming experience is helpful, but no prior AI experience is required.
By the end of the semester, you'll have a portfolio of projects and the confidence to apply these techniques in internships, research, or your own work.
If you're interested in learning more about how this applies to your major, dig deeper with the following guides:
Prompt Engineering for...
- Computer Science & IT
- Education
- Sustainability & Environmental Studies
- Mathematics
- Chemistry & Physics
- Biology, Health Sciences & Pre-Health
- Business & Accounting
- Economics
- Politics & International Affairs
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Psychology
- Communication Studies
- English
- History
- Philosophy & Religion
Questions? Contact Professor Johnson.