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PhD Hispanic Languages and Literature at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

PhD Hispanic Languages and Literature is a doctoral programme in Spanish and Portuguese, College of Letters and Science at UCLA.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: Spanish and Portuguese  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 16 graduate courses is required, including directed research as appropriate. In addition, Spanish 495 (4 units), and Proseminar I and II (2 units each), all offered in the department, are required and may not replace the graduate courses. In the first year of the Ph.D. program, students take Proseminar I and regularly scheduled graduate courses (200-series). In the second year, students take Spanish 495 and may take a combination of regularly scheduled graduate courses and directed research (596) courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 31, 2026. GRE: Optional. Letters of recommendation: 3, from professors familiar with the applicant's work as a graduate student, that address the applicant's capacity for. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose and a writing sample. The writing sample may be in English, Spanish or Portuguese. Applicants with a bachelor's degree in a field other than Spanish, but who have substantial coursework and/or preparation in the field may also be considered for admission. One or more complementary courses may be recommended if the admissions committee determines that some area of preparation needs to be strengthened. Applicants holding master's degrees in Spanish or Portuguese linguistics who wish to pursue the Ph.D.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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