Computer Science + Linguistics

Do you ever wonder how Apple’s Siri, Google’s Translate, or Amazon’s Echo work? Are you intrigued by advances in artificial intelligence, which enable computers to have human-like behavior and understand spoken or written language? Do you think you have what it takes to design user-friendly computer programs and interfaces using natural language communication? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you should consider the CS + Linguistics degree.

CS + Lingustics Links:

Degree Requirements
Degree Planning Form (Fall 2021 and later)
Degree Planning Form (prior to Fall 2021)
Department of Linguistics's Page

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Alumni Spotlight: Rashad Russell

Rashad Russell (BS CS + Ling '16) is a software engineer at Eventbrite.

Rashad Russell, CS + Linguistics 2016 graduate, is a software engineer at Eventbrite, the self-service ticketing platform. “If you want to do software engineering, any of the CS + X degrees is more than sufficient,” said Russell, who chose CS + Linguistics his junior year after learning about natural language processing during a summer internship. “With CS + Linguistics, you can replace some of your chemistry, physics, and higher-level math with some domain knowledge on how language actually works.”

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“With CS + Linguistics, you can replace some of your chemistry, physics, and higher-level math with some domain knowledge on how language actually works.”

Rashad Russell