Overview

About the program

Scholars in the department seek answers to questions such as: How do children and adults learn language? How is language used strategically in social situations? How do the multiple languages spoken by a multilingual person interact in their brain? What explains the huge variety of languages we see in the world? How does the brain manage to coordinate the complex processes involved in speaking and hearing in real time, and how could we design computer systems to do the same thing?

Language Science faculty at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) publish regularly in top academic journals, and graduate students have ample opportunities to publish alongside them. Faculty and graduate students consistently present research at conferences and universities across the globe.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Computational Models of Language Learning
Special Topics in Morphology
Psycholinguistics
Bilingualism
Language Acquisition
Language Change, Acquisition, and Complexity
Language Learning with Digital Media
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
Have a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Three letters of recommendation
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Tuition Fee

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International

27366 USD/year

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National

27366 USD/year

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In-State

12264 USD/year

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Living costs for Irvine

1560 - 2585 USD /month

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