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.
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.