The Department confers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Spanish. The graduate program has a student enrollment of about forty-five, roughly a third of whom are native speakers of Spanish. The program offers a variety of courses and seminars equally balanced between Spanish and Spanish-American literature. Individual programs of reading and research on topics not covered by courses are frequently arranged. In addition, the Department places great emphasis on extensive faculty-student contact outside of the classroom. The Summer Graduate Program in Argentina, for example, provides a unique opportunity to study Argentine literature and its creative process with some of the most important writers in Argentina today. For further information about graduate studies in Spanish, please check the links below or contact the Director of Graduate Admissions, Professor David Gies (dtg@virginia.edu)

For updates or a complete description of courses offered by the Department please click on the link above and also consult the Course Offering Directory and the Graduate Record.

The Masters Program in Spanish

Description and requirements, Contacts, Application information, Information for International applicants.

The Ph.D Program in Spanish

Description and requirements, Contacts, Application information, Information for International Applicants.

Directory of Competitive U.S. Programs in Spanish

How to select among many programs leading to the M.A. and/or Ph.D. in Spanish, The best 15 programs, Other informational resources.