Language Technology [Graduate Certificate]

Program Overview

This 13-credit-hour program in Computer Science and Language Technology offers a foundation in computer science principles, applied computer science, and advanced topics in computer science and language technology. Students can choose from a range of courses in areas such as human-computer interaction, database management, artificial intelligence, and linguistics. The program prepares graduates for careers in computer science, language technology, and related fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

The program consists of 13 credit hours, divided into three categories: Introductory Computer Science, Applied Computer Science, and Advanced Computer Science and Language Technology.

• Introductory Computer Science:
• COSC 514 Fundamentals of Computer Science I (4 hrs)
• Applied Computer Science:
• Choose one course from the following:
• COSC 552 Human-Computer Interaction (3 hrs)
• COSC 571 Database Management Systems Design (3 hrs)
• Advanced Computer Science and Language Technology:
• Choose six credit hours from the following.
Special topics courses must be approved by the department.
• COSC 541 Automata, Computability and Formal Languages (3 hrs)
• COSC 561 Artificial Intelligence (3 hrs)
• COSC 590 Special Topics (1 hr)
• COSC 591 Special Topics (2 hrs)
• COSC 592 Special Topics (3 hrs)
• COSC 679 Special Topics (1 hr)
• COSC 680 Special Topics (2 hrs)
• COSC 681 Special Topics (3 hrs)
• LING 501 Current Trends in Linguistics (3 hrs)
• LING 519 Technology for Language Documentation (3 hrs)
• LING 538 Multilingual Text Processing (3 hrs)
• LING 590 Special Topics (3 hrs)
• LING 591 Special Topics (3 hrs)
• LING 592 Special Topics (3 hrs)