36 hours

The Department expects the applicant for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree to hold, in addition to the Bachelor of Arts, the Master of Arts or its equivalent in French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or Romance Languages from either the University of Georgia, or another accredited institution of higher learning in the United States, or a recognized foreign institution. The Graduate Admissions Committees will consider, on an individual basis, applications of students who present a special case. Three Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose Writing Sample Notarized copies of degree certificates form part of the application dossier Copies of official transcripts, listing all grades for all courses taken Foreign nationals must present results for the TOEFL or IELTS exams from within the last two years. If applying for a Teaching Assistantship: The Academic Background and Application for Teaching Assistantship form.

ROML 9000

Doctoral Research

1-15

ROML 9300

Doctoral Dissertation

1-15

Choose 6 course(s) from the following:

Language courses at the 8000- or 9000-level (excluding ROML 9000, ROML 9005, and ROML 9300)

Choose 8 to 12 courses from the following:

Courses in the Ph.D. language (Students with a minor choose 8-9 courses; students without a minor choose 12 courses)

ROML 8000  (max. 6 hours)

Topics in Romance Languages

3

Hispanic Studies

SPAN 8180

Survey of Literary and Cultural Theories and Criticism

3

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

ROML(LING) 7700  *

Romance Languages Pedagogy

3

*required for TA's

Demonstrate knowledge of one relevant foreign language (other than English). Demonstrated by either receiving a grade of B or better in a foreign language courses number 2002 or higher, or passing a language examination offered by a language department at UGA. (This may have been satisfied at the M.A. level at the University of Georgia).

Preliminary Written and Oral Examinations Dissertation and Dissertation Defense

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Our students are prepared for careers in academia and job sectors which require advanced knowledge of languages and cultures, as well as superior teaching, research, and writing skills.

No transfer credit is permissible on a Ph.D. program of study.

Teaching Assistantship Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committees for the Graduate School Presidential Scholar, and Doctoral Fellows Award. Students are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships, such as the Mellon/ACLS dissertation award, or residency fellowships at research institutions and libraries.

Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.

The UGA Romance Languages Graduate Student Organization is a group devoted to serve the needs of the graduate student body in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia.