Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a collaborative program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering designed to prepare students to pursue technical or professional careers in arts and sciences areas requiring a sound grounding in computer science.

Key Features

It is designed to meet an increasing demand for programming skills in various disciplines that include an aspect of language.

This may include speech recognition, speech synthesis, machine-human interaction, narrative science/natural language generation, or more direct work with language analysis using computational tools, including documentation of indigenous languages, language learning, communication, and digital humanities and textual analyses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Program Design

Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse

Natural Language Syntax

Computer Algorithms

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to be considered for admission to the BS in Computer Science and Linguistics, students must have: At least one C and one B in MATH 180 and CS 111 with an average math/science/engineering GPA of 2.50/4.00, and at least a B in LING 150.

Prior to completing these requirements, students may declare “pre-Computer Science and Linguistics” only. Transfer students who are admitted to UIC with all academic requirements complete should speak with their academic advisor at orientation about next steps. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to restrict the enrollment of students into its academic programs based on space availability

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

27526 USD / year

≈ 27526 USD / year
Out-of-State

27526 USD / year

≈ 27526 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11424 USD / year

≈ 11424 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Chicago

Funding

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