A Foundation for Success
Washington University offers one of the most comprehensive programs in Hispanic Studies in the United States, covering Iberian, Latin American, trans-Atlantic Hispanic literatures and cultures, and second language studies. Our faculty members pursue cutting-edge research and enjoy high visibility in the field. We are known, too, for our award-winning journal, the Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, published here at Washington University. Our program offers a thorough and well-rounded education as well as meticulous professional preparation. Our students benefit from generous financial support (six years, with the first and last years on fellowship), plus opportunities for additional summer funding.
Why we're different
Our program offers a thorough and well-rounded education as well as meticulous professional preparation. Our students benefit from generous financial support (six years, with the first and last years on fellowship), plus opportunities for additional summer funding. Annual travel stipends allow our students to attend conferences and deliver papers. Our faculty members are committed mentors who work closely with students as they develop their own research agendas and hone their teaching skills. In addition to their coursework in Hispanic Studies, graduate students may earn one of a number of graduate certificates, all of which complement their study in Hispanic Studies and help them on the job market. Our students mark their success in a number of ways: through prestigious fellowships that allow them to pursue their research elsewhere, publishing and conference participation, becoming distinguished teachers, and through job placement. While most of our PhDs in Hispanic Studies secure tenure-track faculty positions, others have been awarded highly selective postdoctoral fellowships or taken a range of university-related appointments.
