Master of Science in Computational Linguistics

San Jose State University

The MS Computational Linguistics program, jointly offered by the Department of Linguistics and Language Development and the Department of Computer Science, prepares students with advanced knowledge and skills for Computational Linguistics careers. It features a computing-based curriculum and instructs students in the theory and practice of language, linguistics and applied linguistics, and computer science to prepare students for job careers in automated text analysis, machine translation, grammar checking, speech synthesis & recognition, artificial intelligence, machine learning, web search, information retrieval, big data analytics, and more. The program also prepares students for entry into doctoral programs in a wide variety of interdisciplinary fields such as computational linguistics, natural language processing, computer science, artificial intelligence, information research, media studies, and human-computer interaction. Its integrated coursework provides students with strong computing, analytical, and linguistics skills to understand and solve problems for business and research, with strong societal and cultural implications.