The Computational Analysis of Language certificate program trains students in basic concepts and methods of computational linguistics. It introduces students to various tasks involved when computers process human speech and text, including speech recognition, text-to-speech conversion, machine translation (automatic translation of text from one human language to another), automated text analysis (e.g., question detection) and natural language generation (e.g., converting data tables into human language).
Since computational linguistics is at the intersection of computer science and linguistics, the certificate program gives students a basic understanding of both domains. It is intended for current undergraduate students from any major who want to pursue a career related to the creation of language technologies, as well as for professionals in a related area who want to enhance their marketability.
Students in this certificate program must:
- Be currently enrolled as a degree-seeking undergraduate student at Ohio State, or have previously earned a bachelor's degree from any institution
- Attend courses in person on Ohio State's Columbus campus