PH.D. IN SPANISH WITH A "MINOR" IN PORTUGUESE
Requirements
1.
Proven oral and written proficiency in the Portuguese language.
2. A minimum of 18 courses (instead of the standard 16) distributed
as follows:
a. Fourteen courses in Spanish, including the required course of History of the Language and Romance Linguistics.
b. Four courses in Portuguese. At least two of those four should be graduate seminars (200 level); the other two may be advanced undergraduate courses (100 level.)
3. A general reading list of 24 Portuguese texts. Reading lists of Spanish texts will remain the same for all students.
4. The general exam will be prepared as follows: a two-hour component of Portuguese will be added to the second part of the written exam, that is, to the portion on the student's field of specialization in Spanish. The rest of the exam will not change.
5. The thesis topic must address significant issues from both Spanish and Portuguese literature.
Last updated on August 27, 2008