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 Contact

Maggie Balles-Clark
109 Cooke Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Email: mlballes@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-2417

Instruction Method

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

Full/Part Time Options

  • Full Time

Credits Required

  • 72 Hours

Time-to-Degree

  • 5 Years

Application Fee

  • $75

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