Overview

Department of Linguistics / Department of Linguistics is located in Buffalo, NY.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Linguistics
Master of Science (MS)	Interdisciplinary computational linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	5

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Exam, project, or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required Qualifying paper

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

47

Applied

29

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

54

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.85%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	66%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.85%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (51%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (8)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Typology, psycholinguistics/experimental linguistics, syntax, semantics, language documentation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	417,380

Location & Contact

Address 609 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY  14260
United States

Contact Dr. Rui P. Chaves
Professor and Department Chair and Director of Computational Linguistics M.S. Program
Email: rchaves@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-0133
Fax: 716-645-3825

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