Overview
Overview
The Computational Linguistics program offered by Tulane University relies on the resources of the linguistics program and the department of computer science. Students studying computational linguistics will focus on the scientific study of language from a computational perspective, in which opportunities abound in many growing fields in today’s job market, such as:
- Automated text analysis
- Speech recognition
- Information retrieval
- Web search
- Machine translation
- "Big Data"
- Cryptography
- Computer security
The program admits a small-sized class size of three to five, composed of (i) Tulane undergraduate students with a background in either linguistics, computer science or the study of language who are admitted into the 4+1 program, and (ii) external outstanding students, preferably with an undergraduate degree in linguistics, computer science or the study of a language.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Dialectology
- Syntactic Theory
- Linguistic Phonetics
- Phonology
- Morphology
- Discourse Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Language Studies Languages Linguistics View 755 other Masters in Linguistics in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants who have earned an undergraduate degree from a recognized institution may be offered admission to the School of Liberal Arts graduate program if their academic record and personal attributes indicate the ability to pursue advanced study successfully.
- Applications must be submitted online; paper applications are no longer accepted. The application fee is $50 payable by credit card or checking account transfer at the time the application is submitted.
- The online application system will not allow an applicant to submit an application until all information on the application form is complete and required documents are attached to application.
Tuition Fee
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International
32790 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1093 USD per credit during 12 months. -
National
32790 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1093 USD per credit during 12 months.
Living costs for New Orleans
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.