35.1999, FYI: Announcing the UC Irvine computational language science post-baccalaureate program

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Subject: 35.1999, FYI: Announcing the UC Irvine computational language science post-baccalaureate program

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Date: 10-Jul-2024
From: Connor Mayer [cjmayer at uci.edu]
Subject: Announcing the UC Irvine computational language science post-baccalaureate program


The UCI School of Social Sciences, in partnership with the Division of
Continuing Education, has launched a post-baccalaureate program in
computational language science. Housed in the Department of Language
Science, the program aims to fill a gap in methods training for
students interested in careers and/or graduate studies in
computational linguistics.

“Our program will deliver training in state-of-the-art computational
techniques for language science and give students access to this
exciting, influential set of tools for the scientific study of
language,” says program co-director Gregory Scontras, associate
professor of language science. “We’ll also offer the opportunity to
participate directly in language science research and hone scientific
communication skills, both of which significantly strengthen student
competitiveness for admission into graduate-level programs and
computational jobs involving language data.”

Applications for the inaugural cohort are now open for the fall 2024
quarter. Admitted students will take an eight-course, 32 credit hour
series - primarily in person - covering skills development in
programming, computational modeling, probability, writing, machine
learning, theory and more. Expected time to completion is
three-to-four quarters (achievable in as little as one academic year)
at which time students will be awarded a formal certificate.

“Computational methods are growing in importance as state-of-the-art
research and engineering tools. Yet, many students interested in
pursuing graduate studies in computational linguistics or applying to
industry positions lack necessary background,” says co-director Lisa
Pearl, professor of language science. “The Department of Language
Science is one of the places for training in computational language
science, with faculty who have expertise in both academic research and
industry. By offering training in state-of-the-art quantitative skills
from a unique, interdisciplinary perspective to the scientific study
of language, we will help fill this gap.”

Interested applicants should visit
https://www.langsci.uci.edu/postbacc/index.php.

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science
                     Computational Linguistics
                     General Linguistics
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics




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