This course is the core course for students of Masters of Science in Intelligent Systems (MSc. IS) and Masters of Science in Information Technology (MSc. IT). The course introduces students to Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, languages and applications. It emphasizes on two major topics in AI, i.e. knowledge representation and search. Additional topics on several AI branches are studied, and experimental AI programs are developed. Social and ethical issues as well as future of AI are also discussed.