Overview

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies / Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies is located in Minneapolis, MN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Hispanic linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Hispanic and Lusophone literatures, cultures and linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Hispanic literature
Master of Arts (MA)	Lusophone literature

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	2

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 2 Foreign Languages Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

44

Applied

11

Accepted

6

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 5th	January 5th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Samples of written work, 3 letters of recommendation, voice sample, statement of purpose
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Samples of written work, 3 letters of recommendation, voice sample, statement of purpose

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 5
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

48

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	31.25%
Black or African American	6.25%
White or Caucasian	62%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (33%)

Female (66%)

Faculty

15

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 3

Male (7)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sociohistorical approaches to literature and culture, feminist studies, literary theory, ideologies and literature, pragmatics and sociolinguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 100 Church Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN  55455-0213
United States

Contact Ana Paula Ferreira
Department Chair
Email: apferrei@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-3834
Fax: 612-625-3549

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