The faculty of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Washington has developed a PhD to address the needs of a new generation of doctoral students in the humanities. The program is designed to provide a rigorous and comprehensive education in the traditional disciplines of Spanish and Latin American literary studies, while also allowing for an engagement with larger issues relating to the role of the humanities in the contemporary world.

As part of their graduate school experience, students accepted into the PhD program in Hispanic Studies at the University of Washington will participate in the Graduate Certificate in Public Scholarship, in collaboration with the Simpson Center for the Humanities. This certificate program will provide theoretical training and practical experience relevant to the larger issues surrounding the public role of specialized scholarship in the humanities. The dissertation project may take the traditional form of a scholarly monograph. Alternatively, the dissertation may take a more non-traditional form. This may include a portfolio of scholarly and creative work, digital publication, an exhibition with a strong scholarly apparatus, or other configurations. The degree is earned normally in 15 academic quarters (12 quarters, if a student already holds an MA degree).

Requirements

A total of 117 applicable credits of which 90 credits must be completed before the Ph.D. exams