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UB Applied Ontology Master of Science and PhD Program
Background information on the MS program
We will be moving current Applied Ontology MS students who wish to switch to the PhD in the next few weeks. No action needed on your part at this stage.
Courses for Fall 2026
- PHI598: Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology, University at Buffalo, Fall 2026
- PHI601: Introduction to Philosophy from an Ontological Perspective, University at Buffalo, Spring 2026
- PHI604: Ontological Engineering, University at Buffalo, Fall 2026
- PHI489/579: Intelligence Analysis and Ontology Engineering, University at Buffalo, Fall 2026
- PHITUT596 Applied Ontology Internship
Electives
- BMI501: Survey of Biomedical Ontology
- BMI508: Biomedical Ontologies
Courses for Spring 2027 (Advance notice)
- PHI XXX Ontology of Law
- PHI 637 Ontology and AI
- PHI 601:Introduction to Philosophy from an Ontological Perspective
INTERNSHIPS
Course credits can be awarded for participation in relevant internships, either funded or unfunded. Students can also apply here for funding support for unfunded spring internships.
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Spring 2026
- PHI598: Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology, University at Buffalo, Spring 2026
- PHI637: Ontology and AI, University at Buffalo, Spring 2026
- PHI637: Ontology of Economics, University at Buffalo, Spring 2026
Summer 2026
- PHI 605SEM-SMI: The World's Ontology Ecosystem