Program Overview
The University of Kansas' Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish program provides a comprehensive education in Iberian and Latin American literary studies, preparing students for university-level teaching careers. The program emphasizes research, teaching experience, and a diverse faculty, and offers opportunities for international study and research. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in two foreign languages and complete a minor in a non-Spanish field.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish program at the University of Kansas offers a rigorous and comprehensive education in the traditional disciplines of Iberian and Latin American literary studies. The program aims to provide students with the necessary skills to teach successfully at the university level.
Assessment:
The program includes three areas of comprehensive examinations: a research paper, written qualifying examinations, and an oral defense of the dissertation proposal. The dissertation is expected to be an original contribution to knowledge and must be defended by the student in front of a committee.
Teaching:
The program emphasizes a diverse faculty who can guide students in developing their research interests. The program also requires students to complete a minimum of two semesters of quarter-time teaching or one semester of half-time teaching in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Careers:
The program aims to prepare students for careers in teaching and research at the university level.
Other:
The program requires students to present a reading knowledge of two foreign languages, other than Spanish, appropriate to their specialization. Students must also complete a minor in a field other than Spanish or Spanish-American literature. The program offers summer programs in Barcelona, Spain; Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Salvador (Bahia), Brazil. The University of Kansas also offers semester/academic year programs in San José, Costa Rica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Salamanca, Spain. Graduate students have the opportunity to teach and conduct research during summer sessions in Buenos Aires, Argentina; or Barcelona, Spain. The department also has a graduate exchange agreement with the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.