Graduate Alumni Outcomes
Learn more about department alumni through current career paths and dissertation information that highlight the range of their scholarship and professional accomplishments.
Master of Arts in the Humanities
Two-Year Language Option
The Master of Arts Program in the Humanities Two-year Language Option (MAPH TLO) is a great opportunity for those aspiring to apply to competitive PhD programs, or for those who wish to strengthen their language abilities in preparation for the next step in their career. If you are interested in more in-depth study of Romance Languages at the University of Chicago (Basque, Catalan, Creole, French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish), we would welcome your application to MAPH TLO.
Italian Studies
Director of Graduate Studies: Larry Norman
Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies
Director of Graduate Studies: Larry Norman
Graduate Programs
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures’ PhD programs offer rigorous scholarly training in small cohorts, with students progressing through coursework, examinations, teaching, and dissertation research in preparation for a wide range of academic and non-academic careers. With comprehensive funding, close faculty mentorship, and a strong commitment to pedagogical and professional development, the program provides students with the support and resources to thrive from admission through dissertation completion.
French and Francophone Studies
Director of Graduate Studies: Larry Norman
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Areas of Excellence
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures’ areas of excellence reflect the breadth of its scholarship, with strengths in performance and visual culture, intellectual history, Caribbean and Latin American studies, Iberian studies, medieval and early modern studies, and narrative theory. Together, these areas reflect the department’s dynamic intellectual community and its sustained commitment to innovative, comparative, and globally engaged research.