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Degree Programme Table: Natural Language Processing (PhD with Integrated Study) - 4 Years (Full-Time) (PRPHDNATLP1F)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme, students must complete 180 credits worth of taught courses, 150 of which must be at SCQF Level 11 or higher.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

If INFR11193 is not offered during your first year, you will be given a concession and required to take it in your second year instead.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Doing Research in Natural Language Processing
INFR11194 20 credits
Group Project in Advanced Natural Language Processing
INFR11193 20 credits
Individual Project in Advanced Natural Language Processing
INFR11192 40 credits

Course options

Foundational Courses in Natural Language Processing

Select between 20 and 60 credits of the following courses
Computational Cognitive Science
INFR10054 10 credits
Accelerated Natural Language Processing
INFR11125 20 credits
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
INFR11130 20 credits
Machine Learning Practical
INFR11132 20 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics
LASC11031 10 credits
Introduction to Syntax
LASC11085 10 credits
Introduction to Phonology
LASC11089 10 credits
Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing
LASC11096 10 credits
Introduction to Morphology (S2)
LASC11132 10 credits
Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
LASC11143 10 credits
Speech Processing
LASC11158 20 credits
AND

Specialist Courses in Natural Language Processing

Select between 10 and 60 credits of the following courses
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition
INFR11033 10 credits
Neural Information Processing
INFR11035 10 credits
Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning
INFR11134 20 credits
The Human Factor: Working with Users
INFR11141 10 credits
Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation
INFR11157 20 credits
Speech Synthesis
LASC11062 10 credits
Origins and Evolution of Language
LASC11112 20 credits
Simulating Language
LASC11113 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC11125 10 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11137 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11138 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (10 Credits)
LASC11142 10 credits
Online Experiments for Language Scientists
LASC11167 10 credits
Pragmatics (10 Credits)
LASC11169 10 credits
Sentence Comprehension
PSYL11001 10 credits
Discourse Comprehension
PSYL11002 10 credits
Language Production
PSYL11003 10 credits
AND

Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme, students must complete 180 credits worth of taught courses, 150 of which must be at SCQF Level 11 or higher.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Case Studies in AI Ethics (CSAI)
INFR11206 10 credits

Course options

Foundational Courses in Natural Language Processing

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Computational Cognitive Science
INFR10054 10 credits
Accelerated Natural Language Processing
INFR11125 20 credits
Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
INFR11130 20 credits
Machine Learning Practical
INFR11132 20 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introduction to Phonology and Phonetics
LASC11031 10 credits
Introduction to Syntax
LASC11085 10 credits
Introduction to Phonology
LASC11089 10 credits
Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing
LASC11096 10 credits
Introduction to Morphology (S2)
LASC11132 10 credits
Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics
LASC11143 10 credits
Speech Processing
LASC11158 20 credits
AND

Specialist Courses in Natural Language Processing

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition
INFR11033 10 credits
Neural Information Processing
INFR11035 10 credits
Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning
INFR11134 20 credits
The Human Factor: Working with Users
INFR11141 10 credits
Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation
INFR11157 20 credits
Speech Synthesis
LASC11062 10 credits
Origins and Evolution of Language
LASC11112 20 credits
Simulating Language
LASC11113 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC11125 10 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11137 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11138 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (10 Credits)
LASC11142 10 credits
Online Experiments for Language Scientists
LASC11167 10 credits
Pragmatics (10 Credits)
LASC11169 10 credits
Sentence Comprehension
PSYL11001 10 credits
Discourse Comprehension
PSYL11002 10 credits
Language Production
PSYL11003 10 credits
AND

Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 30 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme, students must complete 180 credits worth of taught courses, 150 of which must be at SCQF Level 11 or higher.

Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Specialist Courses in Natural Language Processing

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Human-Computer Interaction (Level 11)
INFR11017 10 credits
Automatic Speech Recognition
INFR11033 10 credits
Neural Information Processing
INFR11035 10 credits
Probabilistic Modelling and Reasoning
INFR11134 20 credits
The Human Factor: Working with Users
INFR11141 10 credits
Natural Language Understanding, Generation, and Machine Translation
INFR11157 20 credits
Speech Synthesis
LASC11062 10 credits
Origins and Evolution of Language
LASC11112 20 credits
Simulating Language
LASC11113 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC11125 10 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11137 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (20 Credits)
LASC11138 20 credits
Speech Production and Perception MSc (10 Credits)
LASC11142 10 credits
Online Experiments for Language Scientists
LASC11167 10 credits
Pragmatics (10 Credits)
LASC11169 10 credits
Sentence Comprehension
PSYL11001 10 credits
Discourse Comprehension
PSYL11002 10 credits
Language Production
PSYL11003 10 credits
AND

Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22, Starting in: September

Notes:
By Year 4 students must have achieved 180 credits as detailed in Years 1 - 3 of the Degree Programme Table (DPT).

There are no taught elements in Year 4.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

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