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Spanish and Portuguese, PhD at Tulane University

Tulane University, United States

Programme overview

Tulane University is home to one of the country’s leading Ph.D. programs in Spanish and Portuguese. Our faculty consists of nationally and internationally recognized scholars and teachers in the literatures and cultures of Spain, Portugal, Northern Africa, Spanish America, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa, in addition to linguistics. Tulane’s Howard-Tilton Library contains extensive holdings that support our respective fields, including the Latin American Library, one of the largest collections of its kind in the United States.

Faculty: School of Liberal Arts  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New Orleans, LA, United States

What you will study

Course work: 17 courses in total (51 credits), including SPAN 6010 Method Tchg Span & Port (3 c.h.) and 4 7000-level seminars, including SPAN 7960 Ph.D Prep & Professional Dev (3 c.h.). A select number of courses may be taken outside the department, with permission of the faculty. M.A.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All students in the graduate program are admitted to the combined M.A./Ph.D. track and receive a tuition waiver and five years of stipend support. All students admitted take the M.A. exam, normally in the spring semesters of year two. Applying Applications are made online through the Office of Graduate Programs of Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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