Apply for the autumn semester 2012: The application procedure intended for international students closes on April 16, 2012! Read instructions here. The national application round will be open until early September. This is, however, open also to non-Swedish residents. Read Swedish instructions here! Students who are residents of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland do not pay application or tuition fees.

Aim. The Master Programme in Language Technology (computational linguistics) provides advanced training in both theoretical computational linguistics and language technology applications. Its aim is to prepare the students for a career in language technology research or development. It focuses on methods of formal analysis and modeling of linguistic phenomena that can form the basis of language technology systems. This concept covers automatic systems which process linguistic (spoken and/or written) input and/or output with a sensitivity to linguistic structure and content.

Layout. See the syllabus 2012-2014. The first semester of the two-year programme provides a basis for further studies. It consists of courses in linguistics for students with a computer science background and courses in computer science for those with a background in a linguistics-oriented subject. The first semester also includes a research-oriented overview of language technology for all master students. The second and third semesters provide further depth in key language technology areas, with an emphasis on statistical methods. There is also room for elective courses, allowing the student to tailor the programme to his/her career plans. The fourth and final semester is dedicated to work on a Master's thesis. The language of instruction is English.

Degree. The programme leads to a Degree of Master of Arts (Two Years), with Language Technology as the main field of study.

Requirements for admission. A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish degree of at least 180 credits (i.e. three years of full-time studies), and at least 60 credits in language technology or Computational Linguistics or at least 60 credits in Computer Science or at least 60 credits in Linguistics or a language subject along with 15 credits in programming and 7.5 credits in logic or discrete mathematics. Knowledge of English equivalent to that required for general admission to the Swedish higher education at undergraduate level.

Contact: Please use info@lingfil.uu.se or mats.dahllof@lingfil.uu.se.