CLASIC Curriculum

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Degree requirements

Students in the Computational Linguistics Professional Master's Program complete at least 32 hours of approved coursework, including a 2-credit capstone course. The capstone focuses on a publishable research project that runs in conjunction with an internship or a CU-based research project, and students are evaluated by their industry project manager or faculty supervisor. Students also prepare a technical report on the completed project that the program directors and project leader jointly evaluate. Ìý

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 for graduation and the minimum course grade is a B, as per the Graduate School grade requirements.Ìý

CLASIC Curriculum

Total of 32 credits in the following categories

  • 3 Core Linguistics Courses (9 credits)
  • 2 Core Computer Science Courses Ìý(6 credits)Ìý
  • 5 Core CLASIC Courses (3 required & 2 electives, 15 credits)
  • CLASIC Capstone Course Ìý(2 credits)

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Completing the CLASIC degree

This is the typical progression for students to complete the CLASIC degree in 2 years, with required courses indicated in bold.

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Academic Year 1

Take 3 academic courses, often among these:

  • LING 5420 Morphology & Syntax (required course)
  • CSCI 5832 Natural Language Processing (required course)
  • CSCI 5622 Machine Learning
  • LING 5030 Linguistic PhoneticsÌý

Take 3 academic courses

  • CSCI 5832 Natural Language Processing (if not already taken)

Apply for internships / discuss summer research possibilities with faculty supervisor

Internship or Supervised Research for Capstone ProjectÌý

PIRA formÌý

Academic Year 2Take 2-3 academic courses

Take LING 5140 Capstone Course

And remaining course(s) to complete 32 credits

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