Computational Linguistics University of Canterbury

Overview

Computational Linguistics from University of Canterbury has a wide range of applications in industry – from analysing public opinion on social media platforms, to creating speech-recognition interactions with smart systems, to developing multi-translation tools.

Key features

Computational Linguistics combines linguistics, engineering, and science to evolve the way we use machines. It involves learning how to program computers to analyse, synthesise, and understand spoken or written language.

Your studies will give you skills in computer modelling, speech processing, and machine learning allowing you to digitise language and evolve our interactions with machines.

What will my study involve?

• Explore computer science and AI programming, alongside language structure and theory, and human psychology.

• Learn from experts from a range of UC research centres.

• Practical learning using computer and software labs, human-computer interaction spaces, and equipment.

Careers

This major will prepare you to work on the forefront of new and emerging technologies.

Programming and psycholinguistic knowledge could lead you into intensive research fields, or into technology development in areas such as speech recognition, accessibility tools, text-to-speech, live interpreting, translation, assistive devices, speech/language therapy, social media or web analysis, artificial intelligence, conversational agents, and many other forms of machine learning.