College: College of Letters and Science
Designation: Department
Majors and degrees offered: M.A., Ph.D. in Spanish; M.A., Ph.D. in Portuguese
Other: Ph.D. Minors in Spanish, and in Portuguese
Tracks: Ph.D. specializations in Spanish: literature, Hispano-Romance philology/linguistics
Faculty: Professors Corfis (chair) (medieval Spanish literature), Albuquerque (Luso-Brazilian literature), Bilbija (modern Spanish American literature), Blanco (modern Spanish literature), Harris (Spanish linguistics), Hildner (Golden Age literature), Hutchinson (Golden Age literature), Podestá (colonial Spanish American literature), Risley (modern Spanish literature), Sapega (Luso-Brazilian literature), Zamora (colonial Spanish American literature); Associate Professors Beilin (modern Spanish literature), De Ferrari (modern Spanish American literature), Egea (modern Spanish literature), Frantzen (second language acquisition and linguistics), Madureira (Luso-Brazilian literature), Medina (modern Spanish American literature), Sanchez (Luso-Brazilian literature); Assistant Professors Ancos (medieval Spanish literature), Close (modern Spanish American/trans-Atlantic literature), Hernández (modern Spanish American literature), Johnson (colonial Spanish American/trans-Pacific literature), Pellegrini (modern Spanish American literature), Porcel (Spanish linguistics), Stafford (second language acquisition and linguistics), Toth (second language acquisition and linguistics)
The degrees offered are the master of arts in Spanish, master of arts in Portuguese, and the doctor of philosophy with a major in either Spanish or Portuguese. In addition, the department offers a Ph.D. minor in Spanish or Portuguese, consisting of 12 credits of graduate study.
An integrated curriculum in Spanish and Portuguese languages, literatures, and linguistics provides training at the master's and Ph.D. levels and assures that graduates are prepared to contribute as professionals in teaching and research. An active program of research contributes to new knowledge in Spanish and Portuguese. Classes are conducted in Spanish or Portuguese. A comprehensive group of courses is offered in rotation during the academic year so that candidates may take courses in all fields.
The department's graduate programs in Spanish and Portuguese are consistently among the finest in the country. Twenty to twenty-five teaching assistantships are offered each year to graduate candidates in Spanish and Portuguese. A full complement of courses in Spanish, Spanish American, Portuguese, and Brazilian literatures and linguistics is offered on a regular basis.
Fellowships, scholarships, teaching assistantships, and project assistantships are available to qualified graduate degree candidates.
Students pursuing advanced degrees in this department are advised to include in their training work in other languages and literatures, art, social sciences, linguistics, film studies, and philosophy. A knowledge of other languages is very useful for advanced work in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian fields.
Candidates for a Ph.D. minor in Spanish or Portuguese should have the equivalent of at least three years of undergraduate preparation in the Hispanic or Luso-Brazilian field, preferably including a year of introductory survey of literatures.
Admission to candidacy for the master's degree presupposes an undergraduate major in Spanish or Portuguese at UW-Madison or its equivalent. Candidates entering with a B.A. in Spanish or Portuguese must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), and a GPA in Spanish or Portuguese courses of at least 3.25. The number of credits required depends on the candidate's previous preparation.
For more information: Graduate Coordinator, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1018 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1558; 608/262-2096; lghastin@wisc.edu; spanport.lss.wisc.edu.