Minimum Credit Units

36

Core Coursework Requirements

Undergraduate majors eligible for the Accelerated Master of Science in Human Language Technology graduate program: Computer Science, Linguistics, Management Information Systems & Mathematics. Undergraduate minors eligible for the HLT AMP: all Linguistics minors, as well as undergraduates who have a thematic minor in Computational Linguistics.
Requirements that are in addition to, or more stringent than, the minimums*: Undergraduates majoring in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Mathematics are required to have taken 3 undergraduate courses in Linguistics (specifically 201, 300, and 315) by the time of application to the Accelerated Master of Science in Human Language Technology.
The faculty coordinator and faculty committee that will administer the program: Faculty coordinator: Mike Hammond; faculty committee: Mike Hammond, Andrew Carnie & Sandiway Fong.
Sample curriculum and core or required courses: The minimum number of credit hours for the MS HLT graduate degree is 36. Students with little to no background in linguistics are encouraged to take LING500 (Linguistics for Non-majors) before formally enrolling in the program, although with permission, they may take it as an elective in Year 1.

**Students with no programming experience should take courses in a major programming language before applying to the program. Competency in a programming language will be tested upon arrival.

Sample schedule for Accelerated M.S. in HLT:

Example schedule for an Accelerated Master’s student entering in the fall

Fall UG Year 4:

LING 503 (3 units)

LING 538 (3 units)

LING undergraduate course/or GEN ED

LING undergraduate course /or GEN ED

Student may take an HLT graduate elective if applicable.

Spring UG year 4:

LING 539 (3 units)

LING 581 (3 units)

LING undergraduate course /or GEN ED

LING undergraduate course /or GEN ED

Student may take an HLT graduate elective if applicable.

Summer

REQUIRED COURSE:

Internship LING 593A (6-9 units)

Grad Year 1: Take 6-9 units from either list A or List B

Grad Year 1: Take 6-9 units from either list A or list B.

Internship
The internship (LING593A) is taken in lieu of a master's thesis (minimum 6, maximum 9 units). The report associated with the internship must be of a quality comparable to that of a master's thesis. Internship in lieu of thesis: All the units of the internship need not be taken at the same time or with the same hosting agency. It may be broken down into smaller projects with minimum of 1 unit per project (45 work hours each) to total at least 6 units of internship overall. Please see the document Policies, Procedures and Best Practice Guidelines for Internships: LING593A Internship in Human Language Technology for further details on the internship.

Elective Coursework

REQUIRED COURSES:

LING 539 (3 units)

LING 503 (3 units)

LING 581 (3 units)

LING 538 (3 units)

Internship LING 593A (6-9 units)

Additional Requirements

Linguistics 578 (Speech and Lang. Technology) is required, but can be taken in any semester when it is offered. (3 units)

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

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