Overview

About the program

As an integral part of the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, Iberian and Latin American Cultures at Stanford University is uniquely positioned within the field at large to engage in interdisciplinary and comparative research, informed both by the latest trends in the profession and by enduring legacies and methodologies.

Within the Division, there is a plethora of intellectual exchange with peers in cognate departments, including team-taught seminars, focal groups, research groups, lecture series, graduate conferences, among others.

Initiatives sponsored by the Division's Research Unit and interdepartmental programs across the Stanford campus contribute to the uniquely dynamic character of the program.

Programme Structure

Research:

Core faculty in the department offer a broad geographic, linguistic, and intellectual range of approaches to culture, encompassing literature, history, philosophy, political thought, cinema, memory studies, literary theory, environmental humanities, and linguistic anthropology.
Coupled with geographic breadth, the program offers historical depth, training students in the contemporary and modern stages of the pertinent literary cultures, as well as in the colonial, early modern, and medieval sources of the same.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-04 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

135 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stanford, United States

Disciplines

American and Australasian studies Iberian studies View 24 other PhDs in American and Australasian studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must hold, or expect to hold before enrollment at Stanford, a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association, or an international equivalent.
Statement of Purpose
Letters of Recommendation
Transcripts (Academic Records)
Resume/CV
TOEFL score (if applicable)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27540 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27540 USD / year

≈ 27540 USD / year

Additional Details

quarterly tuition

Living costs

Stanford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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