PhD Hispanic Studies at University of Washington

Programme overview

The Ph.D. program is designed to address the needs of a new generation of doctoral students and to provide a rigorous and comprehensive education in Spanish and Latin American literary and cultural studies. Its design allows for an engagement with larger issues relating to the role of the humanities in the contemporary world.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Spanish and Portuguese Studies | Duration: 117 credits | Location: Seattle, WA, United States

What you will study

117 credits; SPAN 577 or one graduate seminar in the Comp. Lit. Theory and Criticism sequence (agreed upon in consultation with the Graduate Program Coordinator) is required of all students. SPAN 510 (Methodology of Spanish Language Teaching) is required of all Teaching Assistants regardless of prior teaching experience and is to be taken during or before a student's first quarter of teaching.; Distribution requirement:; A minimum of 1 course in five of the seven following areas:; Medieval Spain: SPAN 591

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Application information

Domestic applicants: USD 18,045 a year (2026-27). Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Graduate Tier I"; the programme is assigned to this tier in the UW 2026-27 Programs in Each Graduate Tier list. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technolog Source

International applicants: USD 32,346 a year (2026-27). Non-Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Graduate Tier I"; the programme is assigned to this tier in the UW 2026-27 Programs in Each Graduate Tier list. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes techn Source

Graduate programmes open for admission at different times and have varying deadlines; entry quarter and dates are set by each programme.

Graduate application fee is $90 (USD), paid online by MasterCard or Visa; each submitted application requires a separate fee. Application dates and deadlines vary by programme and are shown in the Graduate School online application.

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