Located at the University of California Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, CA, the Linguistics Department is a leading center for the study of human language. It offers comprehensive Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy programs, exploring language structure, use, acquisition, and history. A key strength is its commitment to empirical research, including extensive fieldwork and documentation of endangered languages, notably through the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. The department fosters a vibrant research environment with strong ties to fields like Anthropology, Psychology, and Computer Science, providing rich interdisciplinary opportunities. Its faculty and students engage in cutting-edge work across theoretical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and language documentation, preparing graduates for diverse careers.
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The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of the coastal community of Santa Cruz, the campus lies on 2,001 acres (810 ha) of rolling, forested hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean. In Fall 2022, its ten residential colleges enroll some 17,500 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students.
