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Degree Programme Table: Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence (MA Hons) (UTLINAI)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08004 Linguistics 1A As available 20
INFR08012 Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic As available 10
INFR08013 Informatics 1 - Functional Programming As available 10
INFR08014 Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming As available 10
INFR08015 Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis As available 10




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy/Psychology/Language Sciences & Informatics- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_I/O_UGPHPYLA1_8) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
LASC08012    Linguistics 1B   20  
INFR08006    Human Communication 1   20  

 

Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


Select exactly 20 credits from the following course level 08, as available.
INFR08011     Computational Foundations of Cognitive Science 1     (20 credits)

 
AND   

Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

 

OR   

Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Mathematics- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_P_UGINFO1_8) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
MATH08012    Mathematics for Informatics 1   20  
MATH08024    Mathematics for Informatics 2   20  

 


Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08006 Linguistics 2A As available 20
LASC08013 Linguistics 2B As available 20
INFR08008 Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages As available 20
INFR08010 Informatics 2D - Reasoning and Agents As available 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

 

Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B (or Linguistics 2L), with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above; a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in one of the Informatics 2 courses and a pass in the other Informatics 2 course; or the permission of the relevant Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR09018 AI Large Practical As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available on line in the subject area to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 70 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 30 credits and maximum of 70 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schedule O - Artificial Intelligence - Level 9 Courses' (ROU_O_ARIN_9) , as available.
                        
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR09017    Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming   10  
    INFR09019    Introduction to Vision and Robotics   10  
    INFR09028    Foundations of Natural Language Processing   10  
    INFR09029    Introductory Applied Machine Learning   10  
    INFR09031    Logic Programming   10  
    INFR09022    Introduction to Cognitive Science   10  
    INFR09023    Agent Based Systems   10  

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 30 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule I and O level 9 and 10' (SCH_I/O_9/10) , as available.

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following School Collection: 'School Collection schedule A to Q and T and W 9 or 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_9/10) , as available.

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences and Informatics- Computational Linguistics (MA)- Level 10' (ROU_I/O_UTCOPLI_10) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR10044    Honours Project (Informatics)   40  
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  

     

    Select exactly 30 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schedule O - Artificial Intelligence - Level 10 Courses' (ROU_O_ARIN_10) , as available.
                                                   
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR10001    Advanced Vision (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10004    Cognitive Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10005    Intelligent Autonomous Robotics (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10018    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10019    Multi-agent Semantic Web Systems (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10020    Knowledge Modelling and Management (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10025    Text Technologies (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10026    Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10027    User Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10033    Machine Translation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10036    Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10041    Automated Reasoning (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10039    Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10035    Natural Language Understanding (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10034    Natural Language Generation (Level 10)   10  
    INFR10045    Automated Planning (Level 10)   10  

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 50 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available on line in the subject area to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_10) , as available.

    Notes:Students must take at least 40 credits worth of courses in the School in which they did not take their dissertation/ project.
     


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