The Major

The undergraduate major in Portuguese consists of 36 credits. None of these credits may be taken Pass/Fail, and a grade of C or better must be obtained in each course. Entering students who wish to major in Portuguese and are at the intermediate level are urged to take PORTUG 246, an intensive course that enables them to begin the major the following semester.

I. Pre-major preparation: (6 credits)
301 Conversational Portuguese I
311 Advanced Portuguese Grammar

II. Major Core: (9 credits)
315 Portuguese Civilization or
316 Brazilian Civilization
Two of the following three courses:
320 Introduction to Portuguese Literature I
321 Introduction to Portuguese Literature II
322 Introduction to Brazilian Literature I

III. Upper-level courses (18 credits)
To complete the major in Portuguese, the student is required to take six upper-level courses. Two of these courses may be taken in areas related to the major (History, Political Science, Anthropology, Art, Literature, Film etc.). Courses taken outside of the department must be at the 300 level and above. All upper-level courses must be chosen with the adviser’s approval.

IV. Junior Writing Requirement (3 credits)

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