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Portuguese
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Certificate
Requirements
for the Portuguese Major (33 credits hours):
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21 credits of core Courses and 12
credits of electives
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All majors in the Department of Modern
Languages are required to take 33
semester hours in the Department.
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Twenty-one of these must be in
Portuguese (POR, POW or PRT prefix) at a
level of POR 3400 or above.
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The other 12 credits may be
upper-division courses in a second
language, linguistics, culture, or
translation, with the approval of the
advisor.
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Courses focusing on Brazil or Portugal
offered by other
departments may be counted toward the
degree with approval of advisor and
chairperson of the Department.
Academic Learning
Compacts
The Board of
Governors requires that every undergraduate
program provide its students with academic
learning outcomes and inform them of the
program's mission. During the course of their
studies, Portuguese Majors must be aware that
they will be required to take part in assessment
activities. For more information, please
click here.
Requirements for the
Portuguese Minor (18 hours):
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A student majoring in another discipline
may earn an academic minor in Portuguese
by taking 12 semester hours of course
work in the language and culture at the
level of POR 3400 or above, and six
additional hours in Portuguese or in
approved courses in a related
discipline, such as
Translation/Interpretation, Linguistics,
History, Political Science, Economics
etc. or the civilization of
Portuguese-speaking peoples, with prior
approval of the advisor.
Course
Offerings
POR 1000 Elementary
Portuguese (3). Emphasis on oral
skills, contemporary language, and culture. Content oriented
to students with specific professional or leisure interests.
This course is not part of a series. No prerequisites.
POR 1130 Portuguese I (5). Provides training in the
acquisition and application of basic language skills.
POR 1131 Portuguese II (5). Provides training in the
acquisition and application of basic language skills.
POR 2200 Intermediate Portuguese (3). Provides
intermediate training in the acquisition and application of
basic language skills. Prerequisites: POR 1131 or
equivalent.
POR 3202 Accelerated Portuguese I (5). Accelerated
course for students fluent in Spanish. Encourages rapid
acquisition by intensive exposure to the language through
immersion activities, videos, and culture.
POR 3233 Accelerated Portuguese II (5). Accelerated
course for students fluent in Spanish. Builds on Accelerated
Portuguese I by continuing and expanding communicative
activities. Prerequisites: POR 3202 or permission of the
instructor.
POR 3244 Portuguese Intermediate Conversation (1).
This course is designed to help students maintain and
increase their conversational ability in the language while
unable to continue the regular sequence. May be repeated
twice. Prerequisite: Ability to speak basic Portuguese.
POR 3400 Advanced Oral Communication (3). Development
of oral skills through a variety of activities: Readings and
recitations, public speaking, debate, skits, video
production and drama. Open to native and non-native
speakers. Prerequisite: Oral communication ability in
Portuguese.
POR 3420 Review Grammar/Writing I (3). Practice in
contemporary usage through selected readings in culture and
civilization. Development of writing and speaking ability in
extemporaneous contexts. The course will be conducted
exclusively in the target language. Prerequisites: At least
one year study of the language or permission of the
instructor.
POR 3421 Review Grammar/Writing II (3). Examination
of grammatical theory; discussion of the modern essay.
Practice in the detection and correction of errors in usage.
The course will focus on current international events as
content for informal talks and compositions. Prerequisites:
At least three semesters study of the language or permission
of the instructor.
POR 3440 Portuguese for Business (3). Presents the
special language needs for conducting business in
Portuguese, with emphasis on the commerce and culture of
modern Brazil. Practice in correspondence, documents, and
presentations. Prerequisites: At least three semesters
study of the language or permission of the instructor.
POR 3500 Luso-Brazilian Culture (3). Open to any
student who understands Portuguese. The development of
Portuguese speaking civilizations, with emphasis on either
Portugal or Brazil: history, art, music, daily life, impact
on other cultures.
POR 3930 Special Topics in Language Linguistics (3).
Readings, research, and discussion of topics in Portuguese
language or linguistics to be determined by students and
instructor.
POR 4470 Foreign Study: Advanced Language Literature
(VAR). Up to a full semester credit for foreign
residence and study/work. (Approval of Department required.)
POR 4480 Twentieth Century Brazilian Novel (3).
Emphasis on a particular period and/or region, such as the
northeast from 1930-1960: Jorge Amado, Raquel de Queiroz,
Graciliano Ramos, Lins de Rego; or similar focus.
Prerequisites: At least three semesters study of the
language or permission of the instructor.
POW 3284 Brazilian Short Story (3). Short stories by
major Brazilian authors serve to expand students’ reading
ability, help them become familiar with modern Brazilian
life, and learn to approach this literacy form critically.
Prerequisites: At least three semesters study of the
language or permission of the instructor.
POW 4390 Brazilian Cinema (3). An examination of
Brazilian films and culture from Cinema Novo to the present.
Focuses on the northeast, urban society, magic and the
Amazon. Taught in Portuguese.
POW 4701 Masterworks of Brazilian Literature (3).
Readings from the most important authors of Brazil, in
several genres, presented in a chronological framework.
Authors include M. de Assis, M. de Andrade, M. Bandeira, C.
Lispector, etc. Prerequisites: At least three semesters
study of the language or permission of the instructor.
POW 4905 Independent Study (1-3). Project, field
experience, readings, or research.
POW 4930 Special Topics (3). Independent readings,
research, or project.
PRT 3401 Literature in Translation (3). Masterpieces
of Portuguese literature in English. Comparative use of the
original text. Discussion and interpretation.
PRT 3800 Portuguese Translation I (3). Review of
theories and processes. Extensive practice in translating a
variety of short texts, with emphasis on accuracy.
Prerequisites: PRT 3810 or permission of the instructor.
PRT 3810 Introduction to Portuguese Translation and
Interpretation (3). Fundamentals of translation
processes, contrastive analysis of structures in Portuguese
and English. Exercise in the accurate rendition of ideas
from one language to the other. Prerequisite: Advanced
knowledge of English and Portuguese.
PRT 3812 Portuguese Interpretation I (3). Beginning
interpretation with emphasis on consecutive and sight
translation. Memory development, note-taking, techniques of
public speaking, accent reduction. Prerequisites: PRT 3810
or permission of the instructor.
PRT 4391 International Perspectives in Brazilian Cinema
(3). Addresses cinema production in Brazil in an
international context, with special emphasis on the post-Embrafilme
era and international co-production.
PRT 4801 Portuguese Translation II (3). Translation
of medium-length texts covering a range of specific topics
and prose styles with attention to both accuracy and style.
Prerequisites: PRT 3800 or permission of the instructor.
PRT 4802 Portuguese Translation III (3). Emphasis on
technical and literary translation; development of special
glossaries; stylistic and grammatical challenges.
Prerequisites: PRT 4801 or permission of the instructor.
PRT 4813 Portuguese Interpretation II (3). Continued
work with consecutive interpretation but emphasizes the
simultaneous mode, including research and graded laboratory
practice. Work with the speaking voice. Prerequisites: PRT
3812 or permission of the instructor.
PRT 4814 Portuguese Interpretation III (3).
Simultaneous conference interpreting: extensive class and
laboratory practice and field experience. Prerequisites:
PRT 4813 or permission of the instructor.
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