Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish and Latin American literatures

The graduate program in Spanish and Portuguese offers driven and highly independent students the opportunity for advanced graduate work specifically tailored to their own intellectual interests. Flexibility and interdisciplinary are the Spanish and Portuguese section's signature qualities. While students have the option of concentrating on Latin American or Iberian literatures, they may also design their own research program in conjunction with their adviser that can include an array of theoretical concerns as well as other languages and cultures. Students have worked with faculty in art history, political science, and philosophy, among other programs, as well as in the department's other languages, such as French, Italian, German, and Yiddish. All students receive five years of guaranteed funding, with fellowships in the first and fourth or fifth years. Students normally take 12 graduate seminars over the course of their first five semesters, presenting their ABD during their third year of study. During the second fellowship year, students typically conduct dissertation research abroad. Hopkins provides students with many opportunities for internal grants and fellowships, and, within the department, students can apply for additional summer research funding and a 6th year writing fellowship.

Unofficial transcripts, All applicants are required to upload unofficial transcripts of all previous college and university study to their online application. If your transcripts are not issued in English you must submit documents in both the original language and English translation from a professional third party service.

Applicants should also send a list of current courses and any other courses that will be taken before beginning graduate study at Johns Hopkins that do not appear on their transcripts. Transcripts for study abroad courses are not required, provided the courses and credits are listed on the transcripts of an applicant's primary degree-granting institution.

Applicants seeking admission who have taken the TOEFL test will preferably have a score of at least 100 for the Internet Based Test, 250 for the Computer Based Test, or 600 for the Paper Based Test. Applicants seeking admission who have taken the IELTS test will preferably have an academic Band Score at least equal to 7.