AI and Language and Intercultural Competence BS at University at Buffalo

Programme overview

If you’d like to master a language, learn about different cultures, and explore how AI can improve the ways we communicate, you’ve found the perfect fit. Whether you want to remove cultural bias from AI, develop sign language recognition software, optimize patient outcomes for healthcare and wellness, develop business strategies for new markets, improve translation apps, or find other ways to help people around the globe, this unique major will let you combine your interests—and put your talent to good use. Home to Empire AI, a statewide hub for addressing societal challenges through AI.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Romance Languages and Literatures | Study mode: full-time | Location: Buffalo, NY, United States

What you will study

Throughout this program, you’ll study the relationship between AI and society and the basics of AI technologies, so you can understand how AI tools can be built by society, for society. Your courses will also help you learn how language works and how language data can be analyzed.

Career pathways

When you graduate with a thorough understanding of AI—plus advanced knowledge of a non-English language—you’ll have the flexibility to apply your skills in different ways. For example, you might get a job designing chatbots for different languages and cultures, helping a Japanese firm adapt its technology for global audiences, studying historic Chinese texts with AI tools, or improving AI accessibility for Deaf communities.

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Application information

Domestic applicants: USD 7,070 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate tuition for New York State residents, 2026-27 estimate, as listed for undergraduates generally; excludes fees (listed separately at $3,966), housing and related expenses. Rate applies to the undergraduate career, not a programme-specific fee Source

International applicants: USD 29,070 a year (2026-27). Undergraduate tuition for F-1/J-1 international students (same figure listed for out-of-state students), 2026-27 estimate, as listed for undergraduates generally; excludes fees ($6,466 for F-1/J-1 including International Student Fee and SUNY health insura Source

Fall entry (classes begin in August) and spring entry (classes begin in January) for first-year and transfer students.

Fall entry, domestic first-year: application opens August 1; Early Action (non-binding) deadline November 1; Honors College priority consideration December 15; Regular Decision deadline February 1; enrollment deposit due May 1 or 10 days after acceptance, whichever is later. Applications may continue to be submitted until capacity is reached.

Fall entry, domestic transfer: application opens August 1; priority scholarship consideration March 15; Regular Decision deadline May 1.

Fall entry, international first-year and transfer: Early Action November 1; Honors College priority consideration December 15; Regular Decision deadline February 1.

Spring entry: recommended application date is October 1 for first-year and international applicants and December 1 for domestic transfer applicants (priority scholarship consideration November 1 for transfer).

The application fee is $50 (non-refundable); applicants submit one of the Common Application, Coalition Application or ApplySUNY. SAT and ACT scores are not required for admission and scholarship consideration and may be submitted optionally. Fee waivers are accepted from SUNY, Common App, Coalition, College Board and NACAC.

Law (JD) application fee is $85; applicants submit the LSAT or GRE.

MD: AMCAS application accepted June 1 to November 15; supplemental application and materials due December 1; supplemental fee $100; Early Decision AMCAS due August 1 and supplemental due August 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.buffalo.edu/admissions.html

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