[Corpora-List] Master of Arts in Language and Information Processing - 12 months - University of Wolverhampton, UK

[Lucia Specia]

Dear all,

The Research Institute in Information and Language Processing (RIILP),
University of Wolverhampton invites applications for a Master of Arts
course in Language and Information Processing with a start date of
September 2011. The duration of the course is 12 months. The course
gives students valuable hands-on experience through lab-based
practical sessions as well as a solid theoretical grounding via
lectures. The modules offered in this programme focus on different
areas within Language and Information Processing, ranging from
Programming for Corpus Linguistics  to Translation Tools and
Cybermetrics.

The Research Institute in Information and Language Processing brings
together two complementary and interdisciplinary research teams that
explore the potential of advanced computing technologies for
‘understanding’ human language (Research Group in Computational
Linguistics  -  http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/) and social sciences
(Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group -
http://cybermetrics.wlv.ac.uk/), respectively. The Research Group in
Computational Linguistics is highly successful and delivers
cutting-edge research in a number of NLP areas such as anaphora
resolution, automatic summarisation, question answering, information
extraction, corpus linguistics and multilingual processing. The
Statistical Cybermetrics Research Group carries out innovative
research in blog analysis, hyperlink analysis, and web text analysis,
particularly for academic, media and research-related issues. The
results from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise confirmed the
Research Group in Computational Linguistics and Statistical
Cybermetrics Research Group as top performers in UK research. The
research groups were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the UK.

Graduates will be specialists in Language and Information Processing
and will be well placed to continue their academic/research careers by
applying for PhD positions. They will also be able to access positions
in industry within this field, as well as in related areas such as
translation, software development and information and communication
technologies.

For more information on the course, please review our website:
http://clg.wlv.ac.uk/teaching/lip.php

Required skills:

- Undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) in a related subject such as
Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Translation, Languages,
Computer Science, Mathematics.
- For non native English speakers a language certificate showing a
level of IELTS 6.0 or above is required unless you have a degree from
a recognised UK university.

Desirable Skills:

- Some experience with linguistics or computational linguistics.
- Knowledge of foreign languages (besides English) is a plus.

To apply for a place on this course:

Applicants need to complete a direct application form, available from
the following webpage - www.wlv.ac.uk/apply and apply via the
application form.

Course Code: WL009P01UV (full time)

Please note that this is a self funded course and there are no
scholarships available. There are various discount schemes at the
University to help with paying your fees such as a 10% fee discount
available via our prompt payment discount scheme, available to
International Students. Please see:
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=20925

There are other sources of support also available:
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=20926

For an overall guide to fees please follow this link:
http://www.wlv.ac.uk/default.aspx?page=20913

(Please note that all website pages are currently being updated for
the 2011/12 academic year).

Informal enquiries can be sent by email to Erin Phillips, Course
administrator: erin.phillips at wlv.ac.uk


Regards

Lucia

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