Computational Language Science Post-Baccalaureate Program
Certificate Requiremetns
What are the requirements and time for completion?
COURSEWORK
Students are expected to take eight courses total, four core courses and four elective courses, for a total of 32 credits. The courses below are currently offered regularly by the Department of Language Science, and are mostly offered in-person, with a handful of hybrid or online options.
- Computational cognitive models of language acquisition
- Computational models of adaptation
- Corpus linguistics
- Formal languages
- Information theory and language
- Introduction to programming for language science
- Machine learning models for natural language processing
- Probabilistic language understanding
- Probabilistic modeling
- Writing skills for language science
- Acquisition of language
- Experimental methods in language science
- Independent research
- Introduction to acoustic phonetics
- Introduction to linguistics
- Introduction to speech science
- Language and the brain
- Language science research
- Phonological models
- Psychology of language
- Any other LSci course
TIME FOR COMPLETION
With 32 total credits, most students will be able to complete the certificate in three to four quarters. Below is a sample schedule for completing the coursework in 3 quarters.
Sample Coursework Schedule
Fall
LSCI 3: Introduction to Linguistics [elective]
LSCI 109: Corpus linguistics [core]
Winter
LSCI 109: Information theory and language [core]
LSCI 155: Psychology of language [elective]
LSCI 195W: Writing skills for language science [core]
Spring
LSCI 10: Introduction to phonology [elective]
LSCI 107M: Computational methods for language research [core]
LSCI 195C: Language science research [elective]
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