MSc in Natural Language Processing

MScPostgraduateNatural Language Processing

About This Programme

A fully funded, two-year research MSc in Natural Language Processing spanning language understanding, speech and large language models.

Course Highlights

Fully funded: 100% tuition, stipend, housing, health insurance and UAE visa.
Research on large language models, speech, multilinguality and vision-language.
Access to nearly 1,000 NVIDIA GPUs.
One-year Master's research thesis.

What You'll Study

A full-time, English-language MSc on the Masdar City campus with core NLP and AI courses, electives, research methods, an internship and a one-year thesis. Fully funded.

Core Courses

Machine Learning with Python (AI7101)2 credits
Introduction to Deep Learning (AI7102)2 credits
Probabilistic and Statistical Inference (ML7101)2 credits
Mathematical Foundations of AI (MTH7101)2 credits
Natural Language Processing (NLP701)4 credits
Advanced NLP (NLP702)4 credits

Research & Thesis

Introduction to Research Methods (RES799)2 credits
MSc Internship (INT799)2 credits
NLP Master's Research Thesis (NLP799)8 credits

Electives (choose ≥8 credits)

Speech Processing (NLP703)4 credits
Algorithms and Data Structures (CS7101)4 credits
Advanced Machine Learning (ML702)4 credits
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ML708)4 credits
Human and Computer Vision (CV701)4 credits

Entry Requirements

Academic: A STEM bachelor's degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.0/4.0.

English: IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 90, or EmSAT English 1550 (waived if a prior degree was taught in English).

Screening exam and technical interview; two references; GRE optional.

Careers

Graduates work on language technology, LLMs and speech across industry and research, or continue to a PhD.

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

Licensed by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) under the Ministry of Education.

Programme Details

Award

Master of Science (MSc) in Natural Language Processing

Start Date

Annual Fall intake (August)

Typical Offer

STEM bachelor's, CGPA 3.0/4.0; IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90

Duration

2 years

Qualification

Masters

Subject Area

Natural Language Processing

Study Pattern

Full time

Delivery Format

In person

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Next intakes

Aug

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What You'll Study

A full-time, English-language MSc on the Masdar City campus with core NLP and AI courses, electives, research methods, an internship and a one-year thesis. Fully funded.

Core Courses

Machine Learning with Python (AI7101)2 credits
Introduction to Deep Learning (AI7102)2 credits
Probabilistic and Statistical Inference (ML7101)2 credits
Mathematical Foundations of AI (MTH7101)2 credits
Natural Language Processing (NLP701)4 credits
Advanced NLP (NLP702)4 credits

Research & Thesis

Introduction to Research Methods (RES799)2 credits
MSc Internship (INT799)2 credits
NLP Master's Research Thesis (NLP799)8 credits

Electives (choose ≥8 credits)

Speech Processing (NLP703)4 credits
Algorithms and Data Structures (CS7101)4 credits
Advanced Machine Learning (ML702)4 credits
Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (ML708)4 credits
Human and Computer Vision (CV701)4 credits