Doctor's degree Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures - Harvard University

Doctor's degree Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures from Harvard University is a Campus Ph.D Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Ph.D. program in Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures embraces all periods and genres of the literatures of Portugal and Brazil. It allows students to develop a broad knowledge of these countries' literary traditions, situating and comparing them with Hispanic literatures in general. Graduate students in Portuguese are given the opportunity to work with faculty in both areas; similarly, graduate students in Spanish may choose to minor in Portuguese literature . The program in Portuguese is small, allowing its graduate students to work closely with individual faculty members. Graduate seminars focus on the work and legacy of major authors such as Camões, Pessoa, Manuel Bandeira, Cecí??lia Meireles, Clarice Lispector, Guimarães Rosa, and Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Students are encouraged to take courses and consult with faculty outside the department treating diverse historical, economic, or political aspects of the literature and culture of Brazil, Portugal, and the Portuguese -speaking countries of Africa and Asia. Classes in Luso-Brazilian literature , offered at nearby Brown University, are open to Harvard students and creditable toward a Harvard Ph.D. Candidates for this degree are expected to acquire a detailed knowledge of four fields: Medieval and Renaissance Portuguese Literature ; Colonial Brazilian Literature ; Portuguese Literature from the 18th to the 20th Century; and Contemporary Brazilian Literature . Students specialize in one of these fields. Competence in the chosen field of specialization and two other selected fields will be tested in the general examinations. Requirements for the fourth field can be met by taking one course in this field before the examinations. Students of Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures are required to complete one half-course at the 100 or 200 level in Spanish. View more details on Harvard University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.