The goals of this degree are:
- To train students to design and teach Spanish and/or Portuguese language, literature and culture courses.
- To provide students with the theoretical knowledge and methodological skills necessary for successful research in the fields of Iberian Studies, Latin American literatures and cultures or Hispanic Linguistics.
- To acquire fluency in two research languages other than Spanish and English.
- To develop a specific research specialization within the fields of Iberian Studies, Latin American literatures and cultures or Hispanic Linguistics.
- To develop a secondary area of concentration and a minor area of study that complements the research specialization.
- To undertake original research and present the findings in a dissertation.
Possible Fields of Primary Concentration for Latin American Literatures and Cultures:
- Indigenous, Colonial and National: Colonial Period to 1880
- Modernity, Postmodernity: Approximately 1880 to Present
Possible Fields of Secondary Concentration for Latin American Literatures and Cultures:
- The remaining field from above
- Literary and Cultural Theories
- Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures
Required Courses: (All courses are SPANISH unless otherwise noted)
- 8894 Literatures and Cultures Colloquium** 1 credit hour
- 6700 Literary and Cultural Analysis (if not taken in MA) 3 credit hours
- 8780 Research Methods and Design 3 credit hours
- and ONE course in Literary Theory:
- 7900 Foundations of Contemporary Critical Theory 3 credit hours
- 8800 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Theory 3 credit hours
- **Regular enrollment in 8894 is required of all full-time students unless enrollment exceeds maximum limit
Elective Course:
- 8890 Publication Workshop 3 credit hours
Core Courses: Primary Concentration. Students take 4 courses from 1 of the fields listed below.
Latin American Literatures and Cultures: Indigenous, Colonial, and National: Colonial to 1880 (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7450 Mapping Indigenous, Colonial and 19th-Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 7550 Studies in Indigenous and Colonial Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 7590 Comparative Topics in Spanish & Spanish American Literatures and Cultures
- 7560 Studies in Independence and 19th-Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 8550 Seminar in Indigenous and Colonial Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 8560 Seminar in Independence and 19th-Century Latin American Literatures and Cultures
Latin American Literatures and Cultures: Modernity, Postmodernity: Approximately 1880 to Present (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7470 Mapping Modern and Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 7570 Studies in Modern Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 7580 Studies in Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 7590 Comparative Topics in Spanish & Spanish American Literatures and Cultures
- 7650 Topics in Latin American Cultures
- 7810 Latin American Film
- 8570 Seminar in Modern Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 8580 Seminar in Contemporary Latin American Literatures and Cultures
- 8650 Seminar in Latin American Cultures
Core Courses: Secondary Concentration. Students take 3 courses from one of the fields above, or 3 courses from 1 of the following fields
Literary and Ciltural Theories (may include courses from other fields or departments), (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7900 Foundations of Contemporary Critical Theory
- 8800 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Theory
- 7880 Interdepartmental Studies (on Theory)
- 8880 Interdepartmental Seminar (on Theory)
Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures (the following courses are 3 credit hours)
- 7595 Comparative Topics in Luso-Hispanic Lit & Culture
- PORTGSE 7400 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism
- PORTGSE 7420 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Romanticism to Modernism
- PORTGSE 7440 Cinema of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- PORTGSE 7460 Literatures and Cultures in Portuguese, from Modernism to the Present
- PORTGSE 7500 Studies in Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- PORTGSE 8500 Seminar in Literatures and Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World
- 8595 Seminar in Comparative Luso-Hispanic Lit & Culture
Minor: Students take 3 courses in an additional field complementing the primary and secondary concentrations. Choices include:
- Latin American Literatures and Cultures: Indigenous, Colonial, and National: Colonial to 1880**
- Latin American Literatures and Cultures: Modernity, Postmodernity: Approximately 1880 to Present **
- Literary and Cultural Theories (no overlap with required courses)**
- Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Cultures**
- Hispanic Linguistics
- A discipline in another department
- Courses from various departments forming a well-defined minor specialization (e.g. Film Studies, Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, etc)
**These fields only available as minor areas if not chosen for a Concentration Field
TOTAL: These course requirements total 30-41 graduate credit hours in fulfillment of Ph.D. requirements
*Following the Candidacy Examination, students must complete a minimum of 11-20 hours of Spanish 8999, Research for Dissertation*