Overview

Education

The program emphasizes comparative connections not only among Portuguese-speaking regions, but also between Portuguese-speaking countries and other regions of the world, including Spanish America and Spain. Through a set of core, foundational courses as well as the flexibility to take courses outside of the department on the Portuguese-speaking world and in related areas of interest, the program offers both depth and breadth of training to students arriving with a B.A. or M.A. in Portuguese or in a related field, such as Latin American Studies, Spanish, Comparative Literature or Romance Languages and Literatures.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese will be among the top undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States in the fields of Hispanic Linguistics, Iberian Studies, Latin American and Latinx Literary and Cultural Studies, and Portuguese. The Portuguese program is offered by The Ohio State University.

Excellent Faculty and Academic Programs

Support innovative and relevant research about language, language contact, linguistic phenomena, literature, film and visual studies, and overarching cultural dynamics in Latin America, Portugal, Spain, the United States, and Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking Africa and Asia
Offer programs of distinction; and support innovative teaching
Promote interdisciplinary research and collaboration

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Comparative Luso-Hispanic studies

Medieval Iberian literatures and cultures

History of the Portuguese empire (early modern and modern)

Orientalism

Colonial and postcolonial studies

Subaltern studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-11 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

The equivalent of a four-year bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited college or university, earned by the expected date of entry into your graduate program.

A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale or equivalent) for the last bachelor's or advanced degree earned.

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Standardized test score (GRE or GMAT)

Tuition Fees

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14318 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14318 USD / year

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In-State

14318 USD / year

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Living costs

Columbus

United States

940 - 1520 USD / month

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