PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Spanish

Western Michigan University

The faculty of the Department of Spanish trains Ph.D. students to be both language experts and literature scholars, specialists and generalists, teachers and active intellectuals. We see our doctoral students as professors of the future. From the moment they enter the program we encourage them to develop a broad foundation in Hispanic studies, while at the same time enabling an individualized course of learning centered around specific fields of expertise. In addition, Ph.D. students receive training as teachers in our classrooms, as study abroad graduate coordinators, and as research assistants, often working closely with faculty in research projects.Our students have the unique opportunity to pursue coursework with every member of our graduate faculty. They have the flexibility to design, in consultation with the Graduate Advisor, a personalized program of study incorporating, as they see fit, any combination of courses offered by the Department of Spanish in the diverse areas of Hispanic studies.

College of Arts and Sciences