Program Overview

Linguistics PhD

College of Arts and Sciences

Program Description

The University at Buffalo's Linguistics Department offers a comprehensive program covering the major areas of linguistics: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and discourse/pragmatics. Our faculty focuses on the interface between language and cognition, empirically grounded linguistic theory, and both cross-linguistic studies and in-depth studies of individual languages other than English.

Program Requirements

• Program Metrics:
• Credits Required: 72 Hours
• Time-to-Degree: 5 Years
• Application Fee: $75

Instruction Method

• In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)

Full/Part Time Options

• Full Time

Program Details

• This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).