Information for Prospective CL MS Applicants
The Brandeis Computational Linguistics MS program is an in-depth two year degree, run and taught by faculty working on cutting-edge research in CL/NLP that prepares you for success in the field, whether your goal is to work in industry after graduating, to pursue a PhD and research-focused career, and/or to pursue a career in academia.
For full details on our program – including how to be a strong candidate for admission, and how to put together a strong application – please consult the following pages.
CL MS Admissions Open House Webinar
Thursday Nov. 13, 2025 | 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. EST | Zoom
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Whether you’re applying this year or considering applying in the future, our CL MS Admissions Open House Webinar will answer many frequently asked questions about successfully applying to and studying in our program. The webinar will also feature a CL faculty panel, a CL MS student panel and detailed information about our curriculum, the broad range of academic backgrounds among the students we accept, financial aid and paid work opportunities, our career development support and application guidelines and tips. All who attend and apply for Fall 2026 will have their application fee waived!Prospective applicants should also carefully read through the Preparing for Our Program section of our website for application tips and detailed information and guidelines on how to be a strong candidate for admission.
Information on the Brandeis CL MS program
- The Brandeis CL MS homepage gives a broad overview of our program, faculty, and the extensive support and preparation we provide for CL/NLP careers in both industry and research/academia.
- The CL MS Curriculum and Degree Requirements page lays out the courses taken for the degree over the two years of the program.
- The Professional Development and Industry Connections page details the extensive professional development support we offer, including our CL/NLP Industry Receptions with representatives from companies working in NLP each semester.
- The News and Events page can give you a sense of the typical programming, academic support, and career support that we provide students throughout their time in our program, along with announcements of recent news.
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The Alumni Profiles page has links to the profiles written about current CL MS students and alumni on various campus sites over the years. Reading them can be a helpful way to get a better sense of our program and students.
Preparing for the Program and Making Your Application Strong
- Preparing for Our Program: whether you're applying this year or considering applying in the future, the Preparing for Our Program page includes important recommendations to follow so that you will be well prepared and a strong candidate for admission. For those applying this year, it also contains detailed application guidelines and tips to read and follow carefully – so that you can make your application as strong as possible, and make sure that it includes all of the information we look for. This includes:
- general recommendations and preparatory courses to take for all potential applicants, plus
- detailed information specific to individual academic backgrounds, including recommendations of specific preparatory courses to take, for those entering from linguistics, computer science, mathematics, or fields outside linguistics, CS, or math.
- The CL MS Admissions FAQ provides additional answers to frequently asked questions.
- The CL B/MS page provides more information on the Five-Year Bachelor's/MS Program available to only Brandeis undergraduate students.