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PhD Spanish and Portuguese at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese gives broad understanding of the relevant literary and cultural fields and is expected to be completed in five years.

Faculty: Princeton Graduate School  |  Department: Spanish and Portuguese  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: Fall 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

Fifteen courses are completed by the end of the sixth semester, covering Medieval/Early Modern, Colonial, Modern Spanish American, Modern Peninsular and Luso-Afro-Brazilian fields, with at least one 500-level course in Portuguese for Hispanic specialists; followed by a dissertation proposal and dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline December 21 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required. Applicants whose primary language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores; the Graduate School sets no minimum score.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall 2027

Duration: 5 years

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission

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