DPT: Speech and Language Processing (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCSLANP1F)

Students are able to choose from further optional courses available with the approval of the Programme Director. Not all optional courses will necessarily be available in any given year, students should consult the current years DRPS for latest information.

NOTE: This programme is available to study part-time (PT). PT students must complete the same requirements as full-time over two academic years. The dissertation must be completed during Year 2, after progression to the dissertation stage has been confirmed by the Board of Examiners. All course choices are subject to the approval of the supervisor. Students are advised that course availability may vary across years subject to staffing arrangements.

Compulsory courses

Speech Processing

Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing

Univariate Statistics and Methodology using R

Accelerated Natural Language Processing

Dissertation (MSc in Speech and Language Processing)

Research Ethics Training in Linguistics and English Language

Course options

Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics

Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology

AND

Students are usually allowed to substitute 20 option credits for other courses from School Collections I & O at levels 9, 10 or 11 with the agreement of the programme director.

Introductory Applied Machine Learning

Automatic Speech Recognition

Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 11)

Semantic Web Systems

Topics in Natural Language Processing

The Human Factor: Working with Users

Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation

Speech Synthesis

Simulating Language

Speech Production and Perception MSc (20 Credits)

Special Topics in Phonetics MSc

Speech Production and Perception MSc (10 Credits)