Overview

The Speech and Language Processing programme from The University of Edinburgh covers all areas of speech and language processing, from phonetics, speech synthesis and speech recognition to natural language generation, machine translation and generative AI. You will have an exciting opportunity to learn from world leaders in both informatics and linguistics.

Career opportunities

This programme is ideal preparation for a PhD or for working in industry. It teaches a broad range of transferable skills applicable to further academic research and training, and a wide range of modern jobs.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing

Accelerated Natural Language Processing

Speech Processing

Quantitative Methods in Linguistics and English Language

Research Ethics Training in Linguistics and English Language

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-06 00:00:00

More details

Round 1 deadline: 26 November

Round 2 deadline: 28 January

Round 3 deadline: 1 April

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Language Studies Speech Pathology View 239 other Masters in Language Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 degree, or its international equivalent, in linguistics, computer science, engineering, psychology, philosophy, mathematics or a related subject. Your application should show evidence of a basic understanding of linguistics, mathematics and computer science and you must be willing to undertake further study to prepare you for the programme.

You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

47680 GBP / year

≈ 47680 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

18900 GBP / year

≈ 18900 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-time fees: TBC

Living costs

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

725 - 1167 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Career opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Edinburgh

Funding

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