Overview

Department of Modern Languages and Literatures / Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Hispanic studies
Master of Arts (MA)	Hispanic studies

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Annotated bibliography; oral defense of the proposal; oral defense of the dissertation

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

2

Accepted

1

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 15th	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, two letters of recommendation, sample of academic writing
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, official copies of academic transcripts, three letters of recommendation, sample of academic writing (20-25-pages long)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

6

Total Graduate Students

83%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	16.67%
Unknown	16.67%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

21

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 3

Male (5)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Golden age Spain; 18th-21st-century Spain; colonial/postcolonial Latin American and transatlantic studies; modern and contemporary Latin America; theory, criticism, and language teaching methodology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 620 Michigan Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC  20064
United States

Contact Dr. Margaret Kassen
Chair
Email: kassen@cua.edu
Phone: 202-319-4074
Fax: 202-319-6077

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