MSc Computer Science with Speech and Language Processing

Key facts

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering
1 Year full-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 honours degree in a relevant field such as computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics or psychology.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

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About the course

Speech and language technology graduates are in demand, in areas like machine translation, document indexing and retrieval, and speech recognition.

Our world-leading language and speech research staff will help you to develop the skills you need.

Core modules

Speech Processing
Speech Technology
Text Processing
Natural Language Processing
Machine Learning
Advanced Speech and Language Research Topics
Group Application Building Project
Individual Research Project (June–September), led by an academic, in a speech or language research area

Teaching

Lectures
Tutorials
Group work

Assessment

Formal examinations
Coursework assignments
Dissertation

Prepare for your career

Your course gives you experience of how real-world projects work. We consult with big employers to ensure that you develop the skills and the personal qualities they’re looking for.
You’ll learn about the issues that matter in global business and industry. Our graduates go into academic and industrial research, the software industry, banking and finance. They work for companies such as Logica, IBM, Hewlett Packard, PWC, Vodafone, the BBC and HSBC.

About us

Our challenge is to use computation to understand all kinds of systems: computer systems, living systems and cognitive systems. Our research areas include robotics, machine learning, speech and language processing, virtual reality, computational systems biology and software verification and testing. It’s work that makes a difference to people’s lives.

Network and Hardware

We have our own high-performance network so you can access our advanced computing facilities. There are labs for teaching smaller groups, wi-fi coverage throughout the department, and you can connect your own laptop to the network.

Mobile devices and tablets are available for you to borrow for project work.

We also use specialised equipment such as an immersive virtual reality facility, robotics hardware and an acoustic booth for speech processing research.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form