Study Cognitive Linguistics

There are large number of institutions throughout the world that employ researchers who actively pursue Cognitive Linguistics research programs. Many of these institutions have degree programs in which students can study and participate in research on Cognitive Linguistics topics, at the graduate or undergraduate level. We are collecting links to such programs here. If your program is not listed, please send information to the Web Editor.

It should be noted that institutions vary as to how much a student can specialize in Cognitive Linguistics (as opposed to pursuing a broader course of study including other areas of Linguistics, Language Studies, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences etc.). For this reason, individual programs should be investigated in detail when applying for courses of study.

Institutions (in alphabetical order by university)

• Aarhus University (Denmark) M.A. in Cognitive Semiotics
• Case Western Department of Cognitive Sciences, M.A. in Cognitive Linguistics. Research opportunities in the Center for Cognition and Culture.
• Cornell University (Ithaca, New York, USA), Ph.D. in Psychology, with dissertation research in experimental cognitive linguistics
• Gallaudet University (Washington D.C., USA) Ph.D., M.A. in Linguistics, with concentration on sign language structure [ASL is the language of instruction] Contact: Deborah Chen Pichler (deborah.pichler AT gallaudet.edu)
• Kobe University (Japan) M.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics
• Lund University (Sweden) Ph.D. in Linguistics
• Rice University (Houston Texas, USA) Ph.D., B.A. in Linguistics
• Universidad de C髍doba (Spain) Lic. and Ph.D. in English Linguistics
• Universiteit Leiden (Netherlands) M.Phil. in Linguistics
• University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Ph.D., M.Sc. in Linguistics
• University of Brighton (U.K.) M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognitive Linguistics, M.A. in Language, Communication, and Cognition Contact: Vyv Evans (vyv.evans AT brighton.ac.uk)
• University at Buffalo (New York, USA) Ph.D. in Linguistics
• University of California at Berkeley (California, USA), Ph.D., B.A. in Linguistics
• University of California at Merced (California, USA), Ph.D., B.A. in Social and Cognitive Sciences with track in Cognitive Science
• University of California at San Diego (California, USA) Ph.D. in Cognitive Science
• University of California at Santa Barbara (California, USA), Ph.D., B.A. in Linguistics
• University of Chicago (Illinois, USA) Ph.D., B.A. in Comparative Human Development
• University of Colorado at Boulder (Colorado, USA) Ph.D., M.A. and B.A. in Linguistics
• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Ph.D. in Linguistics (Hawaii, USA) M.A. in Language and Cognition Contact: Ben Bergen (bergen AT hawaii.edu)
• University of Helsinki (Finland) Ph.D. and M.A. in Linguistics
• University of Leuven (Belgium) M.A. in Cognitive and Functional Linguistics Contact: Dirk Geeraerts (dirk.geeraerts AT arts.kuleuven.ac.be, Kristin Davidse (kristin.davidse AT arts.kuleuven.ac.be).
• University of Manchester (U.K.) Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Linguistics
• University of Munich (Germany). (degrees in XX). Research opportunities in the Interdisciplinary Centre for Cognitive Language Studies (ICCLS)
• University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) Ph.D., M.A., B.A. in Linguistics
• University of Oregon (Eugene, Oregon, USA), Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Linguistics
• University of Sheffield (UK) M.A. in Applied Linguistics and B.A.in English Language with Linguistics
• University of Tromsø, Norway, M.A., Ph.D. in Slavic Cognitive Linguistics
• Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) M.A. in Metaphor Studies, a specialization of the M.A. in English Language and Culture