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Degree Programme Table: Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence (MA) (UTLINAI)


Year 1, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U00555 (LASC08004) Linguistics 1A As available 20
    U04323 (INFR08012) Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic As available 10
    U04324 (INFR08013) Informatics 1 - Functional Programming As available 10
    U04325 (INFR08014) Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming As available 10
    U04326 (INFR08015) Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy/Psychology/Language Sciences & Informatics- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_I/O_UGPHPYLA1_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U03163    (LASC08012)    Linguistics 1B   20  
    CG0001    (INFR08006)    Human Communication 1   20  

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following course level 08, as available.
    U03859     (INFR08011)     Computational Foundations of Cognitive Science 1     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Mathematics- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_P_UGINFO1_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01672    (MATH08012)    Mathematics for Informatics 1   20  
    U01673    (MATH08024)    Mathematics for Informatics 2   20  

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U00578 (LASC08006) Linguistics 2A As available 20
    U03164 (LASC08013) Linguistics 2B As available 20
    U02599 (INFR08008) Informatics 2A: Processing Formal and Natural Languages As available 20
    U02602 (INFR08010) Informatics 2D: Reasoning & Agents As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics 2B, with an average mark across these courses of 50% or above; a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in one of the Informatics 2 courses and a pass in the other Informatics 2 course; or the permission of the relevant Head of School.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U01911 (INFR09018) AI Large Practical As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Language Sciences" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Language Sciences level 10' (SUB_LASC_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    Collection:   (LASC10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Language Sciences'   (as selected)  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available on line in the subject area to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 70 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 30 credits and maximum of 70 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schedule O - Artificial Intelligence - Level 9 Courses' (ROU_O_ARIN_9) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01910    (INFR09017)    Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming   10  
    U01913    (INFR09019)    Introduction to Vision and Robotics   10  
    U01970    (INFR09022)    Introduction to Cognitive Science   10  
    U02497    (INFR09023)    Agent Based Systems   10  
    U04179    (INFR09028)    Foundations of Natural Language Processing   10  
    U04180    (INFR09029)    Introductory Applied Machine Learning   10  
    U02494    (INFR09031)    Logic Programming   10  

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 30 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule I and O level 9 and 10' (SCH_I/O_9/10) , as available.

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following School Collection: 'School Collection schedule A to Q and T and W 9 or 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_9/10) , as available.

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schools of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences and Informatics- Computational Linguistics (MA)- Level 10' (ROU_I/O_UTCOPLI_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01973    (INFR10044)    Honours Project (Informatics)   40  
    U00532    (LASC10024)    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  

     

    Select exactly 30 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Schedule O - Artificial Intelligence - Level 10 Courses' (ROU_O_ARIN_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01942    (INFR10001)    Advanced Vision (Level 10)   10  
    U01943    (INFR10004)    Cognitive Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    U01944    (INFR10005)    Intelligent Autonomous Robotics (Level 10)   10  
    U01948    (INFR10006)    Theories of Mind (Level 10)   10  
    U01972    (INFR10018)    Human-Computer Interaction (Level 10)   10  
    U02227    (INFR10019)    Multi-agent Semantic Web Systems (Level 10)   10  
    U02496    (INFR10020)    Knowledge Modelling and Management (Level 10)   10  
    U02938    (INFR10025)    Text Technologies (Level 10)   10  
    U03012    (INFR10026)    Adaptive Learning Environments 1 (Level 10)   10  
    U03013    (INFR10027)    User Modelling (Level 10)   10  
    U04176    (INFR10033)    Machine Translation (Level 10)   10  
    U04181    (INFR10036)    Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition (Level 10)   10  
    U02493    (INFR10041)    Automated Reasoning (Level 10)   10  
    U04322    (INFR10039)    Computer Animation & Visualisation (Level 10)   10  
    U04178    (INFR10035)    Natural Language Understanding (Level 10)   10  
    U04177    (INFR10034)    Natural Language Generation (Level 10)   10  
    U04716    (INFR10045)    Automated Planning (Level 10)   10  

     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 50 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 50 credits from the following "Language Sciences" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Language Sciences level 10' (SUB_LASC_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    Collection:   (LASC10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Language Sciences'   (as selected)  

    Notes:A booklet giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available on line in the subject area to facilitate advance planning.
     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 10 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_10) , as available.

    Notes:Students must take at least 40 credits worth of courses in the School in which they did not take their dissertation/ project.
     


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