9 PhD programmes offered by the university

The French Language and Literature PhD program from the University at Buffalo is one of progressive specialization that will culminate in a dissertation. Students in RLL are prepared to participate in critical discussions in the discipline and engage meaningfully with the scholarship of colleagues in neighboring disciplines.

The Spanish Language and Literature programe at the University at Buffalo, trains students to develop new knowledge about the languages, literatures and cultures of the Romance languages, as well as the cultures and diasporic communities with which they have remained in sustained contact.

The Language Education and Multilingualism PhD program at the University at Buffalo provides a comprehensive background in theory, practice and research, for those who aspire to academic appointments in colleges/universities, or leadership roles in school systems. 

The English department offers a wide-ranging course of study that combines historical research with theoretical inquiry in a stimulating, challenging and supportive environment. The English programs from the University at Buffalo, are among the most open and flexible in the country.

The Department of History at the University at Buffalo offers intense academic training in a supportive, close-knit, open-minded environment.

The Department of Classics includes programs in Greek and Latin Language and Literature, Greco-Roman History, and Classical Archaeology. The Classics program is offered at the University at Buffalo.

The Department of Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo is a small department whose distinctiveness lies in fostering students' originality and independent intellectual inquiries.

The Philosophy program from the University at Buffalo offers graduate study in most recognized subdisciplines and historical periods, and has been recognized as among the best Anglo-American departments in many of those fields.

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. The Linguistics  program is offered at The University at Buffalo .