西班牙语和拉丁美洲文学的研究生课程为那些积极进取且高度独立的学生提供了专门为自己的智力兴趣量身定制的高级研究生工作的机会。国际知名的教师由四名高级成员组成，并有来自美国和国外顶级大学的定期访问学者组成的补充。灵活性和跨学科性是西班牙部分的标志性品质。虽然学生可以选择专注于拉丁美洲或半岛文学，但他们也可以与顾问一起设计研究计划，其中将包括部门或部门以外代表的两种或更多种语言和文化，以及任何他们的研究引起了理论上的关注。
The graduate program in Spanish and Portuguese offers driven and highly independent students the opportunity for advanced graduate work specifically tailored to their own intellectual interests. Flexibility and interdisciplinary are the Spanish and Portuguese section's signature qualities. While students have the option of concentrating on Latin American or Iberian literatures, they may also design their own research program in conjunction with their adviser that can include an array of theoretical concerns as well as other languages and cultures. Students have worked with faculty in art history, political science, and philosophy, among other programs, as well as in the department's other languages, such as French, Italian, German, and Yiddish. All students receive five years of guaranteed funding, with fellowships in the first and fourth or fifth years. Students normally take 12 graduate seminars over the course of their first five semesters, presenting their ABD during their third year of study. During the second fellowship year, students typically conduct dissertation research abroad. Hopkins provides students with many opportunities for internal grants and fellowships, and, within the department, students can apply for additional summer research funding and a 6th year writing fellowship.