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Senate Committee on University Priorities
Memorandum
TO:
Senate
FROM:
John Waterh
Chair, SCUP
Vice Preside
l-'roposal tor a Joint Major in
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December 14, 2005
Computational Linguistics in the Faculties
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Arts and Social Sciences, and Applied Sciences (SCUP 05-067)
At its November 23, 2005 meeting SCUP reviewed and approved the proposal from the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Applied Sciences for a Joint
Major in Computational Linguistics.
Motion
That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, the proposal for a
Joint Major in Computational Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and
the Faculty of Applied Sciences.
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c: M. Taboada
F. Popowich
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
Office of the Dean,
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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MEMORANDUM
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Mary Ann Gullies
Secretary, Senate Committee
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Chair, Faculty of Arts
on Undergraduate Studies
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and Social Sciences
Curriculum Committee
Subject: Department of Linguistics
New Joint Major in
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May 13, 2005
Computational Linguistics
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee, at its
meeting of May 12, 2005, approved the attached Joint Major Program in
Computational Linguistics.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS?
MEMORANDUM
To:
Sarah Dench, Secretary, Senate Committee on University Priorities
From Fred Popowich, Maite Taboada
December 13, 2005
Subject:
Joint Major in Computational Linguistics
Theollowing proposal is being submitted to both the School of Computing Science, and
the 6epartment of Linguistics. Both the Department of Linguistics and the School of
Computing Science have faculty members who have been involved in computational
lingustics research. From computing science, the list includes Veronica Dahl. Bob
Hadley, Fred Popowich and Anoop Sarkar. The linguistics department has Chung-I-Iye
Han, Trude Heift, Paul McFetridge, and Maite Taboada.
[Not: the proposal was approved by the Department of Linguistics at a meeting on
Janury 20, 2005. It has also been approved by Computing Science. The Faculty of Arts
and S ocial Sciences Curriculum Committee approved it at its meeting of May 12, 2005.
The current document is a result of modifications suggested at the meeting of the Senate
Committee on University Priorities on November 23, 2005.]
1. Introduction
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—.Sc./B.A.
degree program (major) is proposed as ajoint program of the School of
Computing Science and the Department of Linguistics, to be administered under the
Faculty of Applied Sciences.
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tg-standing synergy and collaboration between Computing Science and
;tics has culminated in the emergence of a research discipline called
tational Linguistics (CL). Research in CL has consequences for theories of human
e as well as practical applications in information technology. Theoretical
ational linguists develop formal models of the human language faculty and
ent them as computer programs. These programs constitute the basis for
ion and further development of the theories. Some of the applications using CL
i include speech recognition software, web search engines, word processors (spell
. grammar checkers), information retrieval/extraction systems, and machine
ion systems.
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Given that all these systems store, process, and extract information as lan
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uage, their
development and implementation require skills in computing as well as a solid
background in linguistics. This means that the ideal practitioners in CL fields are those
who have received training in both disciplines. In fact, a number of students taking
Computing Science courses already take Linguistics courses and vice versa, showing a
demand for such ajoint program.
The proposed program is an excellent fit for the curriculum reform initiative at SFU,
combining as it does a rigorous training in quantitative, technical and formal skills, much
exposure to analytic thinking and essay writing, and a great breadth of topics and
methodologies from both the humanities and the information sciences. The students of
the proposed joint program will have acquired formal reasoning and analytical skills
together with a solid technical background. They will be well prepared for careers in
information technology and related areas, or advanced research in graduate programs in
various subfields in linguistics. computing science. as well as computational linguistics.
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Proposed Calendar Description.
The following text is proposed to be placed in the
Department of Linguistics
section
under Faculty ofAris and Social Sciences.
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Joint Major in Computing Science and Linguistics
See "Joint Major in Computing Science and Linguistics" on page x.
The following text is proposed to be placed in the
School of Computing Science
section
under Faculty ofApplied Sciences.
Joint Major Program in Computing Science and Linguistics
The School of Computing Science and the Department of Linguistics cooperate in
offering a Joint Major program in the area of Computational Linguistics. The
administrative home is within the Faculty of Applied Sciences for purposes of student
registration, appeals and graduation processing. Interested students should contact
advisors in both the Department of Linguistics and the School of Computing Science.
Permission to enroll in the program must be obtained from both the Department of
Linguistics and the School of Computing Science.
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Program requirements below include sections labeled
CMPTRequirements
and
LING
Reqiirernents.
The requirements under these sections are intended to track corresponding
requirements within the CMPT and LING Major programs. respectively.
Lower Division Requirements (46-51 credits)
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MATH 151-3 Calculus I
° MATH 152-3 Calculus II
MATH 232-3 Elementary Linear Algebra
STAT 270-3 Introduction to Probability and Statistics OR BUEC 232-4 Data and
Decisions I
COGS 100-3 or one Social Science chosen from the list of Social Sciences
Electives for the Computing Science lower division requirements.
CMPT Requirements
CMPT 120-3 and CMPT 125-3 Introduction to Computing Science and
Programming I and II *
CMPT 150-3 Introduction to Computer Design
CMPT 225-3 Data Structures
CMPT 275-4 Software Engineering
4 MACM 10 1-3 Discrete Mathematics I
MACM 201-3 Discrete Mathematics II
* (can be replaced by CMPT 126-3)
LIN G Requirements
LING 130-3 Practical Phonetics
LING 220-3 Introduction to Linguistics
LING 221-3 Introduction to Phonology
LING 222-3 Introduction to Syntax
Upper Division Requirements
CMrT Requirements
(27
credits)
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CMPT 300-3 Operating Systems
CMPT 3 07-3 Data Structures and Algorithms
CMPT 320-3 Social Implications of a Computerized Society
CMPT 413-3 Computational Linguistics
Choose four courses from distinct concentration areas:
• Computer Graphics and Multimedia
Information Systems
• Programming Languages and Software
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Computing Systems (recommended: CMPT
379-3
Principles of Compiler Design)
• Theoretical Computer Science (recommended: CMPT
308-3
Computability and
Complexity)
Plus, one additional 400 level course from any area.
LING Requirements (21 credits)
• LING 321-3 Phonology
• LING
322-3
Syntax
• LING 400-3 Forma] Linguistics or MACM
300-3
Introduction to Formal
Languages and Automata with Applications
In addition, students must have 12 credit hours from:
• LING
323-3
Morphology
• LING
324-3
Semantics
• LING
330-3
Phonetics
• LING 401-3 Topics in Phonetics
• LING 405-3 Topics in Syntax
• LING 406-3 Topics in Semantics
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• LING 480-3 Topics in Linguistics I (when offered with a suitable topic)
LING 48 1-3 Topics in Linguistics II (when offered with a suitable topic)
For a B.A. from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, students must fulfill the Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences requirements, such as the Breadth Requirements. For a B.Sc.
from the Faculty of Applied Science, students must fulfill the Faculty of Applied Science
requirements, such as the Residency Requirements.
Students are encouraged to enroll in the Cooperative Education Program.
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