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Graduate Program in Hispanic Studies - Overview
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Master's Degree
We revised our M.A. degree in Hispanic Literary and Cultural
Studies in 2001 to foster study of Hispanic culture, literature,
and language together. Our program devotes increased attention
to the rich diversity of Hispanic cultural texts and to their
interdisciplinary study while also promoting broad understanding
of Spanish and Latin American literature. The program gives
careful attention to acquainting students with the traditions
of scholarship in our field as well as a range of current textual
theory, criticism and research methods. Study of Portuguese
and other Romance literatures and cultures, Comparative Literature,
Romance and Spanish Linguistics, and other related disciplines
may be included in the Master's Degree program. The degree is
earned normally in six academic quarters.
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Our M.A. Graduates
Some graduates of our M.A. Program pursue careers in teaching at the secondary and community
college levels, while others use their Spanish skills in business, politics and
translation. They have been accepted into Ph.D. Programs
at some of the most prestigious universities in the United States
and beyond, including Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Berkeley, New York University, The University
of British Columbia, and The University of Arizona. One hundred percent of our M.A. graduates
who have applied for Ph.D. study have been accepted into a Ph.D. program.
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Doctoral Study at the University of Washington
Students who wish to pursue advanced study in Spanish and Portuguese
in a post-Masters' degree program do so by entering the doctoral
studies programs of Comparative Literature or other departments
of the University. Typically these programs require four quarters
of course work followed by written and oral exams in fields
the student has defined for specialized study. The final requirement
for the degree is the preparation of a written dissertation
and its defense.
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University
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is the oldest
state-assisted institution of higher education on the Pacific
coast. The University's beautiful 700-acre park-like campus
borders two lakes in a residential section of Seattle, three
miles from the city center. With a student enrollment of 35,000
and a faculty of 3,500, the University has achieved an outstanding,
international reputation for its diverse academic programs and
distinguished faculty, its notable and varied research contributions,
and its broad range of public services.
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Seattle
The city's metropolitan population of three million (550,000
in Seattle) supports vibrant cultural, educational and recreational
institutions, including flourishing opera, symphony, ballet,
and professional theater groups, and major-league sports teams.
The city hosts a renowned International Film Festival and boasts
a lively film, theater, book and caf culture. Seattle enjoys
a mild climate year-round and is one of the nation's most beautiful,
cosmopolitan, and liveable cities.
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Region
The nearby Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, the state's
abundant lakes and rivers, the waters of Puget Sound and the
Pacific Ocean, as well as the area's productive vineyards, orchards,
crop lands, and forests, offer Seattle residents unsurpassed
natural beauty and a rich variety of recreational opportunities.
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Advanced Study and Research Support
The University of Washington Library system, exceeding 5,000,000
cataloged volumes and more than 50,000 serials, ranks high among
the acclaimed American academic research libraries. The University's
exceptional support facilities include the generously endowed
Simpson Center for the Humanities, and the Center for Advanced
Research Technology in the Arts and Humanities. The latter provides
high-level expertise (including optical scanning, database,
and programing support) for the University's humanities departments.
The Division of Spanish and Portuguese Studies is the home of
the Center for Spanish Studies, a cooperative initiative of
the Embassy of Spain and the State of Washington. We provide
our graduate students additional computer services, including
word-processing, electronic mail, and access to the World-Wide
Web and the University Library's on-line catalog and a rich
array of reference and bibliographic resources. The University's
many theaters, concert halls, galleries, language-learning and
media centers, broadcasting stations, and satellite reception
facility, are used by students and faculty in research, instruction,
and performance projects.
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Financial Support and the Cost
of Study
One form of support available for graduate students is Teaching
Assistantships awarded by the Division of Spanish and Portuguese
Studies. These Academic Student Employee positions are covered
under a union contract. The positions pay $12,654 for the 2006-2007
academic year. Tuition is about $2,940 per academic quarter
for full-time graduate students who are legal residents of Washington
state and about $6,880 for nonresident students. Teaching Assistants
pay only about $210 tuition each quarter; the remainder is waived.
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Inquiries and Applications
Applications for Teaching and Research Assistantships received
by January 15 will be assured preferred consideration for the
Division's financial support. Applications for admission to
graduate study, and for Teaching Assistantships should also
be received by January 15, 2008 for domestic applicants and
November 1st, 2007 for international applicants for admission
the following fall quarter. To download application forms and
information, please visit the Admission Requirements & Application
Forms link in the Graduate Study section of our webpage. Please
contact our Academic Advisor, Suzanna Martinez, at (206) 543-2075,
or via e-mail at spsadv@u.washington.edu
with any questions you may have.
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The Graduate Faculty
(See also Faculty Page)
Farris Anderson (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin),
studies modern Spanish literature and civilization, especially
Galds, the city in literature, and modern theater, as well
as advanced grammar.
Kevin Donnelly
Anthony Geist (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley),
Acting Chair of the Division, studies 20th-century Spanish literature
(particularly the Generation of '27 and poetry since Franco),
Modernism & Postmodernism, and cultural studies.
Donald Gilbert-Santamara (Ph.D., University of California,
Berkeley) studies the novel and theater of Early Modern
Spain. His next major project is a study of autobiography in
Early Modern Spain.
Edgar O'Hara (Ph.D., University of Texas) studies
Latin American poetry, especially modern and contemporary, and
publishes in this field as well as on poetic theory.
Leigh Mercer (Ph.D., Brown University) studies
18th- and 19th-century Spanish literature.
Suzanne Petersen (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin)
studies the Pan-Hispanic ballad tradition from its origins to
our time, and medieval literature, especially poetry (the popular
lyric and the Libro de buen amor).
George Shipley (Ph.D., Harvard University) studies
literature as contradiction and as social modeling during the
Edad conflictiva, and innovation in fiction from La Celestina
through picaresque to Cervantes.
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Adjunct Faculty Members who
contribute to the Division's graduate program include the following
(See also Adjunct
Faculty Page)
Klaus Brandl, Department of Scandinavian Languages
and Literatures (language-teaching methodology)
Terri DeYoung, Department of Near Eastern Languages
and Literatures (Arabic literature).
Lauro Flores, Department of American Ethnic Studies
Victoria Lawson, Department of Geography (Gender,
labor and migration in Latin America)
Karen Zagona, Department of Linguistics (Spanish
syntax, phonology, history of the language)
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See
also…
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
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