Overview

Brigham Young University Department of Spanish and Portuguese / Brigham Young University Department of Spanish and Portuguese is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish	Spanish pedagogy
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish	Hispanic linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Spanish	Hispanic literatures
Master of Arts (MA)	Portuguese	Portuguese linguistics
Master of Arts (MA)	Portuguese	Luso-Brazilian literatures
Master of Arts (MA)	Portuguese	Portuguese pedagogy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

11

Applied

11

Accepted

11

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Prerequisite Second Language RequirementPrerequisite Teaching Methods Requirement

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required
TWE: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

20

Total Graduate Students

35%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	20%
Black or African American	Not Reported
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	Not Reported
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	Not Reported

Gender

Male (5%)

Female (95%)

Faculty

30

Total faculty

Full-time - 30

Part-time - 0

Male (22)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Spanish & Portuguese Pedagogy; Spanish & Portuguese Literature; Spanish & Portuguese Linguistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address Brigham Young University
3190 JFSB
Provo, UT  84602
United States

Contact Brian Price
Graduate Coordinator, Professor of Spanish American Literature and Culture
Email: brian_price@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-3453 ext. 3453
Fax: 801-422

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