Master of Science (Technology) in Speech and Language Technology - Computer, Communication and Information Sciences 

at Aalto, Espoo

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants are expected to have a high-quality Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, communications engineering, or electrical engineering. Excellent candidates with degrees in other fields including but not limited to information systems, engineering, natural sciences, mathematics, or physics will be considered if they have sufficient studies in the required areas.
• The required university-level studies, as well as subjects that are considered an advantage, are defined below for major Speech and Language Technology:
  • Required university-level studies:
    • mathematics (linear algebra, calculus, probability theory, statistics) 
    • good programming skills
    • algorithms and data structures
    • machine learning
  • Studies in at least some of the following subjects are considered an advantage:
    • speech and language processing
    • signal processing
    • pattern recognition, artificial intelligence or data mining 
    • computational modelling or data analysis
• We expect applicants to have completed their previous degree in a high-quality university and programme. The recognition of the applicant’s home university also affects the interpretation of the grades when evaluating the academic performance.
• The CCIS programme is looking for applicants with excellent academic performance in their previous studies. In study options where the number and quality of applications is high, this means that the applicant has achieved consistently excellent grades throughout the degree studies (very high weighted average grade or GPA).
• The applicant’s prior academic performance will be evaluated based on the grade point average (GPA) and grades in key courses. The time spent on the previous studies will also be considered. All the applicant’s previous university studies, including incomplete degrees and non‐degree studies, will be taken into consideration when evaluating academic performance.
• Applicant’s suitability to the study option, motivation, commitment to the studies, and written communication skills.
• The applicant should be motivated to study the chosen subject and committed to full‐time studies with a plan to complete the Master’s degree in two years. We are looking for applicants who can express clearly the reasons for applying to the study option and describe why they would be excellent candidates for it.

• IELTS Academic: overall score 6.5, and writing score 6.0.
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