Bachelor
- General Information
- Admission
- Description of the course
- Course structure / Modules
- Minors
- Career opportunities
- Contact
General information
| Course | Phonetics and Speech Processing |
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| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
| Type of subjectLevel | Major |
| Form of study | Undergraduate course |
| Standard period of study | 6 Semesters |
| Minimum period of study | none |
| Faculty | Fakultät für Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften |
| Subject group | Language and Cultural studies |
| Conforms with ECTS-"Key Features" | Conforms with ECTS-"Key Features" as defined by the EU-Commission. |
| Diploma Supplement | On successful completion of the course a Diploma Supplement is issued. |
| Language skills | German skills are necessary for admission to the B.A. "Phonetics and Speech Processing". For further information please read here. |
Note:
Two-Subject Bachelor program requiring 120 ECTS in the major and 60 ECTS in the minor. Eligible minors: German as a foreign language, computer science, communication studies (local admissions restrictions), art/music/theater (local admissions restrictions), philosophy, law (local admissions restrictions), Chinese studies, Scandinavian studies or language/literature/culture.
Admission
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Formal prerequisites for study |
High school leaving certificate |
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Mode of admission first semester |
No restrictions |
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Mode of admission later semesters |
No restrictions |
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Admission test |
No admission test required |
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Link |
Description of the course
Phonetics is the study of speech processing by human or machine. Phonetics is an interdisciplinary field. On one hand it deals with the physiological basis, cognitive and physical processes and speech technology, on the other it is characterized by strong bonds, in terms of both content-wise and methodology, to traditional fields like linguistics, computer science and medicine. The aim of the course is to provide training close to the modern professional image of the phonetician, while at the same time creating an understanding of the interdisciplinary role and the resulting research topics.
The training is designed to allow the students to comprehend phenomena of spoken language and its rules both on a theoretical and a practical level. This requires linguistic, mathematical, physiological and neurological knowledge. Another aim is to provide the programming skills necessary to analyze speech- and experimental data and to automatically process them. Finally the course provides insight into specific applications in different areas such as automated dialogue and information systems as well as the basic technology of speech recognition and synthesis.
Course structure / Modules
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Module |
ECTS |
Subject |
ECTS |
SWS |
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1st Semester | |||||
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P1 Fundamentals |
9 |
P1.1 |
Phonetics |
2 |
1 |
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P1.2 |
Transcription I |
4 |
2 |
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P1.3 |
Descriptive Phonetics |
3 |
2 |
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P2 Cognitive Speech Processing |
9 |
P2.1 |
Psycholinguistics I |
3 |
2 |
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P2.2 |
Language and Cognition I |
3 |
2 |
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P2.3 |
Psycholinguistics II |
3 |
2 |
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2nd Semester | |||||
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P3 Experimental Phonetics I |
12 |
P3.1 |
Introduction to Experimental Phonetics |
4 |
2 |
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P3.2 |
Transcription II |
4 |
2 |
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P3.3 |
Acoustic Segmentation |
4 |
2 |
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P4 Speech Technology I |
6 |
P4.1 |
Introduction to Signal Processing |
3 |
2 |
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P4.2 |
Speech Processing Tools |
3 |
2 |
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3rd Semester | |||||
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P5 Experimental Phonetics II |
9 |
P5.1 |
Acoustics |
5 |
3 |
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P5.2 |
Speech Perception |
4 |
2 |
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P6 Speech Technology II |
9 |
P6.1 |
Speech Recognition |
5 |
3 |
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P6.2 |
Speech Synthesis |
4 |
2 |
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4th Semester | |||||
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P7 Speech Databases |
9 |
P7.1 |
Databases |
5 |
3 |
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P7.2 |
Dialogue Systems |
4 |
2 |
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P8 Cognitive Speech Processing II |
9 |
P8.1 |
Psycholinguistics III |
5 |
3 |
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P8.2 |
Language and Cognition II |
4 |
2 |
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5th Semester | |||||
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P9 Experimental Phonetics III |
9 |
P9.1 |
Speech Production |
5 |
3 |
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P9.2 |
Neurophysiology |
4 |
2 |
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P10 Experimental Phonetics IV |
9 |
P10.1 |
Prosody |
5 |
3 |
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P10.2 |
Intonation |
4 |
2 |
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6th Semester | |||||
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P11 Programming |
9 |
P11.1 |
Object-oriented Programming |
5 |
3 |
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P11.2 |
Script Languages |
4 |
2 |
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P12 Phonetics and Statistics |
9 |
P12.1 |
R Programming Language |
5 |
3 |
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P12.2 |
Statistics |
4 |
2 |
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P13 Final Module |
12 |
P13.1 |
Bachelor Thesis |
9 |
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P13.2 |
Thesis Defense |
3 |
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Minors
In addition to the major (120 ECTS), a minor must be chosen (60 ECTS). Eligible minors are:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Art / Music / Theater
- Communication studies
- Computer science
- Digital Humanities
- Educational science
- German as a foreign language
- German studies
- Language, Literature, Culture
- Law
- Philosophy
- Scandinavian studies
- Sinology
- Statistics and Data Science
Career opportunities
The interdisciplinary nature of the BA Phonetics provides the skills and knowledge especially relevant to four main areas:
- Scientific and applied research
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Development of corpora and speech technology (speech recognition, speech synthesis and dialogue systems)
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Clinical phonetics und speech therapy
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Education
It is important to note that the study of phonetics is not equal to the training of a speech therapist or a teacher in special education, although there is some overlap in content. Parts of the course may also be useful for other vocational trainings. The main professional areas for Students who major in phonetics and speech processing are the fields of experimental scientist in the fields of empirical speech research and in speech technology.
Prerequisites and Requirements
Students should have foreign language skills (at least English, further languages desirable), basic mathematical and technical knowledge, interest in spoken language and willingness to acquire practical, experimental and programming experience.
Language of instruction
German, optionally English (Guest lecturers, student requests)
Orientation days
- For students wishing to find out more about the LMU and the courses it offers, there is an annual open day
https://www.lmu.de/en/study/advice-and-guidance/experience-lmu/campus-days.html - At the beginning of each winter semester the Insitute for Phonetics and Speech Processing offers an orientation seminar.
https://www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/studium_lehre/abschluesse/bachelor/orientierungsveranstaltung/index.html
Contact
Address
Consultation hours, announcements, changes to the curriculum
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Institut für Phonetik und Sprachverarbeitung
Schellingstr. 3 Vordergebäude
80799 Munich
Internet: www.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de
Student Contact Person
Issues regarding course content and specific questions about the course, its structure and timetables
Dr. Christoph Draxler
Schellingstraße 3, Room 220
Phone: +49 (0) 89 / 2180 - 2807
Email: studienberatung@phonetik.uni-muenchen.de
Office hours: https://www.en.phonetik.uni-muenchen.de/study/index.html
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