Overview
Students with a baccalaureate degree may apply directly to the doctoral Hispanic Studies program from University of Illinois at Chicago. The MA and PhD programs offer two concentrations: Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies and Hispanic Linguistics.
Features
- Interdepartmental concentrations in Gender and Women’s Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Violence Studies are available to students in both the master’s and doctoral programs.
- The Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Neuroscience is also available to doctoral students in the Hispanic Linguistics Concentration.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- History of the Spanish Language
- Spanish Sociolinguistics
- Methods of Literary and Cultural Analysis
- Hispanic Dialectology
- Semantics and Pragmatics in Spanish
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: January 15
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Prior Degrees BA, MA or Equivalent, Spanish or related field.
- Grade Point Average At least 3.50/4.00 for all graduate courses.
- Minimum English Competency Test Score.
- Samples of Writing in Spanish Applicants are required to submit two samples of their written work in Spanish in the form of an essay for an academic course.
- Letters of Recommendation External applicants with an MA in Hispanic Studies or related field must provide at least three recommendation letters from faculty in the applicant’s MA program.
- Personal Statement A statement of 500 words is required in which applicants should address their reasons for applying to the Hispanic Studies PhD program in the concentration desired, Hispanic Linguistics or Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies.
- CV/Resume Please include TOEFL results (main score and 4 subscores).
- Transcripts Applicants must upload transcripts for all undergraduate and any graduate work with all other requirements.
Tuition Fee
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International
8664 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4332 USD per semester during 84 months. -
National
8664 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4332 USD per semester during 84 months. -
In-State
4156 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2078 USD per semester during 84 months.
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