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Spanish | Doctoral Degree

Middlebury College

Only applicants who have demonstrated doctoral-level (minimum of Advanced-Mid) proficiency in both the first and second DML languages will be admitted to the program.

Description

The Doctor of Modern Languages (DML) prepares teacher-scholars in two modern foreign languages. Middlebury’s intent in the design of the DML program is to provide an alternative to the Ph.D. that retains the traditional focus on depth in research while meeting the special needs of language teachers and administrators for competence in the areas of second language acquisition, literature, linguistics and cultural studies.

Before formal admission to the DML program, an accepted applicant completes a summer of candidacy at the L1 School on the Middlebury or Bennington, Vermont campus.

This program is made up of a series of six-week summer sessions over seven years.

Cost Total Cost $89,200

  • Tuition (yearly) $7,875

  • Housing & Meals (yearly) $3,810

  • Non-enrolled DML Fee (weekly) $635

  • Dissertation Fee $3,595

  • Cost information is approximate, please visit the program's website for the most up to date information available.

Financial Assistance

  • Funding & Scholarships

    Middlebury offers a number of merit-based fellowships and scholarships for the Languages Schools. To be considered, you must be accepted by one of the Language Schools and meet all additional application requirements. However, you may submit your scholarship application before you receive an admission decision.

    Institutional Grant
    Institutional Scholarship
    Private Grant
    Other Grant
    State or Local Scholarship
    Private Scholarship
    Other Scholarship

  • Loans

    Graduate and DML degree seeking students, who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents may apply for Federal Unsubsidized Direct or Grad PLUS loans.

    Private Loan
    State or Local Loan
    Other Loan
    Federal Unsubsidized Direct Loan
    Graduate PLUS Loan

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