Bachelor of Arts Honours in Language Technology at North-West University

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Language Technology is an NQF level 8 honours degree in the School of Languages of the Faculty of Humanities at North-West University, offered full-time and part-time on the Potchefstroom campus. Qualification code: 1BA L01 L601P. The programme has as its goal to develop scientific insight and knowledge in Language Technology.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: School of Languages | Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa

What you will study

Modules include Language Technology: Internship, Natural Language Processing: Advanced, Afrikaans text editing, Afrikaans linguistics: themes and tendencies, Language and society, Text study and text linguistics, Forensic linguistics.

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Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is required, for which the following modules or their equivalents were passed with an average of at least 60%: TTEG122, TTEG222, TTEG312, and TTEG322 on the Potchefstroom Campus of the NWU. Students who have not obtained the required minimum of 60% on level three for the relevant modules or who have obtained the first B- qualification at another institution, can apply to the chairperson of the Department. of Language Technology and the Director of the School of Languages of the NWU (Potchefstroom Campus) for possible acceptance to this honours programme. Exceptions will be considered on merit and may include an admission test and/or taking the required modules additionally.

Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 2-3 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://studies.nwu.ac.za/studies/apply

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