Computational Linguistics (CLASIC) MS

The Departments of Linguistics and Computer Science have teamed up to jointly offer an interdisciplinary degree, the Computational Linguistics, Analytics, Search and Informatics Professional Master鈥檚 Degree (CLASIC), approved by the University of听蜜糖直播 Board of Regents in April 2016.听 The program was developed by Martha Palmer, Research Professor of Linguistics and Computer Science and an Institute of Cognitive Science Faculty Fellow, who听is now Emeritis Director of CLASIC. Professor Susan Brown is the听acting Director and Academic Advisor of CLASIC, working together with听Professor Jim Martin from Computer Science.

CLASIC is a stand-alone, interdisciplinary Professional Master of Science degree that provides a solid foundation in both computer science and linguistics as well as in current methods used in natural language processing and artificial intelligence. Graduates of the program will be听specialists in the application of computers to the processing of natural languages, from major world languages like English,听Chinese, Arabic and Urdu to low-resource languages, such as those spoken by indigenous peoples around the world.

The field of computational linguistics, also known as text analytics, natural听language processing, and informatics, is burgeoning听and has become critical to the success of听mainstream global businesses who compete for employees qualified to address these needs. discusses the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence (AI) and the expanding job market for experts in NLP,听 machine learning, and data analytics.听 The听interdisciplinary nature of CLASIC is a significant strength because success in this field requires a strong background in both Linguistics and Computer听Science. The training will prepare students for careers in language modeling, automatic question-answering, machine translation, and interactive virtual agents.听听

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CLASIC students complete a two-year degree including a 2-hour capstone project that runs in conjunction with an internship or听蜜糖直播-based research project. As part of the capstone, students are evaluated by their employer or听industry project manager. Students prepare a technical report on the completed project that the听program directors and project leader will jointly evaluate.

CLASIC Students participate fully in CLEAR Center听activities and in the broader 蜜糖直播 NLP program.

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