Overview

Through completion of advanced course work and demanding skills training, the doctoral program prepares students to develop innovative research and to present their results to the world in compelling ways.

Students completing a PhD program in Spanish at the University of Toronto can choose one of two concentrations:

Hispanic Literatures and Cultures
Hispanic Linguistics

Features

The focus on Hispanic Literatures and Cultures provides students with a rigorous foundation on issues related to the cultural production of Latin America and Spain.

The program orientation is towards cultural studies, from a transatlantic and interdisciplinary perspective. Our faculty research specialties include Renaissance humanism, nineteenth-century nation building, and contemporary negotiations between culture and politics.

The focus on Hispanic Linguistics aims to attune students to key theoretical issues and theoretically informed experimental work on language acquisition, language structure, language contact and bilingualism, and microvariation in Spanish.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of the Spanish Language
Sociolinguistics of Spanish
Medieval Spanish Narrative
Psychoanalysis and the Passions in Early Modern Literature
Cervantes' Don Quixote
Transatlantic Hispanic Baroque
The Urban Experience in Spain
Modern Spanish Drama and its Traditions
Topics in Latin American Cultural and Literary Studies
The Latin American Novel
Latin American Narratives of Resistance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Iberian studies

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Academic requirements

GPA

A-

d_minus _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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93

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master's degree from a recognized university in an appropriate discipline with an average of A– or higher.

Applicants apply online and should arrange for electronic submission of the following material:

A one-page statement of purpose, outlining the applicant's areas of interest (in English).
A sample of written work in Spanish (10 to 12 pages double spaced).
Two letters of recommendation, ideally in English (one of the letters must comment on the applicant's fluency in Spanish).
A curriculum vitae in English.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

6210 CAD / year

≈ 6210 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6210 CAD / year

≈ 6210 CAD / year

Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Features

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Toronto

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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