{"id":11653,"date":"2026-07-16T02:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/prod5\/?page_id=11653"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:11:01","slug":"minor-computational-linguistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/lcd\/minor-computational-linguistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Computational Linguistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#EFEFEF&#8221; width=&#8221;86%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1206px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|17px|17px|17px|17px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;37px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Minor in Computional Linguistics<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1202px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;About the Program&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;About the Program&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_body_font||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||18px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Open Sans|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Computer Science Department and the Linguistics and Communication Disorders Department jointly offer a minor in Computational Linguistics that is designed to provide students majoring in Computer Science (BA or BS degree) or General Linguistics with the interdisciplinary skills necessary for a career in research, application, and technology development in computerized natural language processing.<\/p>\n<p>For information for all students and advising appointments for CS majors, contact<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:william.haddican@qc.cuny.edu\" role=\"link\">Professor Haddican.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"application\" class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3>Requirement for the Minor in Computional Linguistics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Computer Science majors (18 cr.):<\/strong>\u00a0LCD 101, 116, 120, 150, 220 or 250, and a 300-level CSCI elective in an area of natural language processing (which may count as an elective for the CS major).<\/li>\n<li><strong>General Linguistics majors (18 cr.):<\/strong>\u00a0CSCI 111, 120, 212, 314, a 300-level CSCI elective in an area of natural language processing, and a course in probability and statistics (either MATH 114 or MATH 241). If students have the appropriate prerequisites, they are encouraged to take MATH 241 because it provides a stronger foundation for their further study or research in computational linguistics beyond the courses in this minor.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other majors (33 cr.):<\/strong>\u00a0Students in any other major have to complete both lists of required courses.<\/li>\n<li>The minimum grade in any required course is C-; the minimum combined grade point average for courses in the minor is 2.7 (B-). At least half of the required course credits must be completed at Queens College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Appendix: Course Titles<\/h2>\n<p><strong>CSCI 111<\/strong><span>\u00a0Introduction to Algorithmic Problem Solving<\/span><br \/><strong>CSCI 120<\/strong><span>\u00a0Discrete Mathematics for Cross-disciplinary Minors<\/span><br \/><strong>CSCI 212<\/strong><span>\u00a0Object-Oriented Programming in Java<\/span><br \/><strong>CSCI 314<\/strong><span>\u00a0Data Structures for Cross-disciplinary Minors<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 101<\/strong><span>\u00a0Introduction to Language<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 110<\/strong><span>\u00a0Phonetics<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 120<\/strong><span>\u00a0The Syntactic Structure of English I<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 150<\/strong><span>\u00a0Linguistic Phonetics<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 220<\/strong><span>\u00a0The Syntactic Structure of English II<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 250<\/strong><span>\u00a0Phonology<\/span><br \/><strong>LCD 306<\/strong><span>\u00a0Semantics and Pragmatics<\/span><br \/><strong>MATH 114<\/strong><span>\u00a0Elementary Probability and Statistics<\/span><br \/><strong>MATH 241<\/strong><span>\u00a0Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/admissions\/apply-to-queens-college\/&#8221; 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