The Ph.D. in Spanish (Literature)
A typical doctoral program with concentration in Literature will consist of a variety of graduate SPA courses in literature, selected among various geographical areas and historical periods, as approved by the student’s supervisory committee. Specifically, a required prerequisite is: SPA 545 “Concepts of Literary Criticism”.
Possible courses are, among others, courses in Spanish and Spanish American Literatures, courses in specific Spanish and Spanish American literary genres, areas, as well as particular literary studies (Spanish and Spanish American key literary works and authors, movements and other approaches to literature). The student's individual program of courses –as reflected in the Program of Study- will be determined in consultation with the student’s Supervisory Committee Chair. The written comprehensive and oral examination in concentration in Literature will follow the established model of examination, with genre, period, and specialization segments possibly overlapping but not coinciding, and in genre and period covering both peninsular and Spanish American literature (including Mexican-American literature).