Computational Linguistics MA Program | Courses & Requirements

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Required courses

Three classes (9 units) required of all linguistics M.A. students:
Linguistics 502: Language, Mind and Society (prerequisite: Ling 501)
Linguistics 503: Functions of Language (prerequisite: Ling 501)
Linguistics 795 Seminar in Linguistics -- with CL content.

Two classes (6 units) required for Computational linguistics:
Linguistics 581 Introduction to Computational Linguistics (prerequisite: Ling 571 or equivalent)
Linguistics 582 Computational Syntax and Semantics (prerequisite: Ling 522 or equivalent)

Electives

Two specialization classes (6 units) from the list below:
Linguistics 571 Computational Corpus Linguistics
Linguistics 596 Selected topics in linguistics (with CL content)
Linguistics 620 Advanced formal syntax. Introduction to unification grammar.
Linguistics 654 Language and cognition
Linguistics 681 Statistical methods in computational linguistics
Linguistics 696 Selected topics in linguistics (with CL content)

Additional classes appropriate to completion of the 30-unit program.
(See the SDSU graduate bulletin)

Completion of a thesis (Plan A) or comprehensive MA Exam (Plan B).

A prerequisite to the Computational Linguistics specialization is completion of Linguistics 570 or equivalent.

Links to the courses

Ling 570: http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/~gawron/mathling

Ling 571: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~malouf/ling571.html

Ling 581: http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/~gawron/compling

Ling 582: http://bulba.sdsu.edu/prolog/

Ling 681: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~malouf/ling681.html

Ling 696: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~malouf/ling696.html (as an example)

Ling 795: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~malouf/ling795.html (as an example)