Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Master’s Degree
In this article and the accompanying interactive course guide, we would like to give you a brief overview of how you can structure your Master’s degree in Computational Linguistics here in Heidelberg.
The Master’s degree gives you a great deal of freedom in choosing your courses and organising your time. There are no courses that you must take by a certain point in time, so you can study as quickly or as slowly as you wish.
Module overview
The module overview (linked at the bottom of the page) describes the modules you have to pass for every degree variant (100%, 80%, 20%).
The Master’s degree does not contain many modules, it mainly involves attending advanced seminars (“Hauptseminare”), and quite a few of them.
In the 100% and 80% Master’s degrees, however, you must choose a specialisation (“Theoretical and Applied Computational Linguistics” or “Formal and Applied Linguistics”). This determines whether two of the advanced seminars must be from the “SS-TAC” area or the “SS-FAL” area.
In the 100% Master’s degree, you must also choose a specialisation: You can either choose the “Computer Science Specialization Module” and attend Master’s courses in Computer Science, or you can choose the “Research Module” and carry out a research project together with a research group at the institute.
Milestones
- Master’s thesis: At the end of your studies, you will write a Master’s thesis (30 CP), which you will present (just like your Bachelor’s thesis) in a colloquium (2 CP).
- Oral examination: The final phase also includes an oral examination (4 CP).
If you are familiar with the Bachelor’s degree, note that there are no interdisciplinary courses (“Übergreifende Kompetenzen”, i.e. courses from other subjects that you can take to broaden your horizon and for which you can earn a few CP) in the Master’s degree.
What do I have to take now?
You can look this up in your interactive course guide.
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A word of caution
Although we strive to provide you with accurate and complete information to the best of our knowledge and belief, we cannot guarantee this (examination regulations are complex and things do change from time to time). Therefore, please do not rely solely on the information on this page. In case of doubt, ask the official study advisors!
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