MSc

MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics

Build a small tool for Arabic text and show where it fails

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4 Semesters (2 Years)36 creditsEnglish

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Overview

Morphology, a corpus, and an error analysis. Fully online. You do not claim a national language academy role. The project is a tool note. MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 36. Students move from Corpus through Corpus; Segment; Error; Limit; Handover; Tool note, and finish on Tool note. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails. Reading is a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. The artefact a marker expects is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Collect a corpus Segment a sample Show the errors Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

The credit total on this page is the sum of the courses in the curriculum. Assessment is the work named on each course.

Who This Programme Is For

Engineers
Linguists
Localisation analysts
Editors

Faculty spotlight

Imperial University in Cairo supervises the courses and the final assessed file. Supervision is assigned from the school that owns the award.

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What You Will Learn

Collect a corpus
Segment a sample
Show the errors
Write the limit
Submit the note

Curriculum

Stage 1 — Methods and cases

Code	Course	Credits · hours
ANL501	Corpus Corpus (ANL501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Corpus as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL501-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Corpus ANL501-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Corpus ANL501-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Corpus ANL501-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Corpus ANL501-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Corpus ANL501-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Corpus	6 · 60 h
ANL502	Segment Segment (ANL502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Segment as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL502-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Segment ANL502-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Segment ANL502-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Segment ANL502-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Segment ANL502-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Segment ANL502-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Segment	6 · 60 h
ANL503	Error Error (ANL503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Error as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL503-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Error ANL503-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Error ANL503-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Error ANL503-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Error ANL503-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Error ANL503-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Error	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

ANL501

Corpus

Corpus (ANL501) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Corpus as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL501-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Corpus
ANL501-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Corpus
ANL501-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Corpus
ANL501-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Corpus
ANL501-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Corpus
ANL501-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Corpus

6 · 60 h

ANL502

Segment

Segment (ANL502) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Segment as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL502-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Segment
ANL502-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Segment
ANL502-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Segment
ANL502-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Segment
ANL502-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Segment
ANL502-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Segment

6 · 60 h

ANL503

Error

Error (ANL503) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Error as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL503-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Error
ANL503-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Error
ANL503-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Error
ANL503-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Error
ANL503-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Error
ANL503-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Error

6 · 60 h

Stage 2 — Practice and project

Code	Course	Credits · hours
ANL504	Limit Limit (ANL504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Limit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL504-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Limit ANL504-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Limit ANL504-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Limit ANL504-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Limit ANL504-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Limit ANL504-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Limit	6 · 60 h
ANL505	Handover Handover (ANL505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Handover as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL505-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Handover ANL505-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Handover ANL505-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Handover ANL505-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Handover ANL505-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Handover ANL505-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Handover	6 · 60 h
ANL506	Tool note Tool note (ANL506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Tool note as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. ANL506-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Tool note ANL506-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Tool note ANL506-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Tool note ANL506-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Tool note ANL506-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Tool note ANL506-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Tool note	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

ANL504

Limit

Limit (ANL504) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Limit as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL504-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Limit
ANL504-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Limit
ANL504-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Limit
ANL504-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Limit
ANL504-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Limit
ANL504-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Limit

6 · 60 h

ANL505

Handover

Handover (ANL505) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Handover as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL505-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Handover
ANL505-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Handover
ANL505-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Handover
ANL505-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Handover
ANL505-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Handover
ANL505-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Handover

6 · 60 h

ANL506

Tool note

Tool note (ANL506) is a 6-credit course on MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can specify a small system, show how it was tested, and state how it fails, using Tool note as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a specification, a test note, and an incident or post-mortem. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a specification or reviewed component with tests and a trade-off note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

ANL506-M1 · Users, components, and the interface between parts — Tool note
ANL506-M2 · Build, test, failure, and fix — Tool note
ANL506-M3 · Deployment, logs, and recovery — Tool note
ANL506-M4 · Trade-offs the designer must defend — Tool note
ANL506-M5 · Security and failure in ordinary operation — Tool note
ANL506-M6 · A supervised build or design with a defence — Tool note

6 · 60 h

Career Paths

Language engineer
Corpus linguist
Localisation analyst
Research assistant
Editor of language tools

Programme Highlights

6 courses, 36 credits
Capstone: Tool note
Arabic text, with the errors kept
Not a professional licence

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

A bachelor's degree from a recognised institution, or equivalent professional standing considered by admissions

English language

English sufficient for postgraduate study, or evidence of prior English-medium study

Documents

A statement of about 500 words on why this award fits your work
Two references, academic or professional
A CV showing study and relevant work

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Arabic Computational Linguistics?

The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at IUC. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Imperial University in Cairo publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

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