BA in Linguistics and Computer Science in Boston United States | Boston University

The Linguistics & Computer Science program enables students to examine human language from multiple angles, with coursework covering meaning and linguistic structure across various levels (phonetics, morphology, syntax), alongside diverse elective options. Participants gain expertise in designing, organizing, and building computing hardware and software systems, while learning to program these systems for processing and analyzing substantial natural language datasets.

This foundation opens doors to numerous career paths in Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing, from enhancing existing software like grammar checkers and translation tools to creating innovative information retrieval systems. The program also serves as ideal preparation for advanced academic study in these fields.

Program Objectives
Graduates will develop:

Comprehension of key questions shaping contemporary linguistics research, along with essential knowledge in linguistic theory's principal domains.
Skills to recognize and accurately characterize linguistic patterns in data sets, while developing rigorous analyses through hypothesis formation, testing, and refinement.
Competence in assessing and understanding computing system architecture, including hardware and software design principles.
Capability to solve computationally intensive problems by designing and implementing optimal, efficient solutions.
Proficiency in applying computational methods, especially statistical and machine-learning approaches, to language-focused applications.