Major Information
Minimum required major and supporting courses normally equate to 42-45 hours including at least 27 hours in Portuguese courses beyond the 100 level.
General education: Students must complete the Campus General Education requirements including the campus general education language requirement.
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
A Major Plan of Study Form must be completed and submitted to the LAS Student Affairs Office before the end of the fifth semester (60-75 hours). Please see your adviser.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PORT 402 | Advanced Grammar | 3 |
| PORT 403 | Readings in Portuguese | 3 |
| PORT 404 | Luso-Brazilian Culture | 3 |
| PORT 406 | Brazilian Film | 3 |
| PORT 410 | Studies in Brazilian Lit | 3 |
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Additional courses in Portuguese beyond 100 level Total hours in Portuguese major |
12 27 |
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Supporting course work or a minor in a related area of study is chosen by the student and approved by the adviser. There is a wide choice of supporting courses because the student’s interests may vary from Iberian literature to animal husbandry in Angola and urbanology in Brazil. Supporting areas may include humanities (comparative literature, comparative religion, linguistics, philosophy), social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, Latin American studies, political science, sociology), education, fine and applied arts, and/or journalism. Other fields, or groups of fields, may be approved by the Portuguese undergraduate adviser.
For more information on the major, go to: Portuguese Major
Minor Information
| PORT 401 | Intensive Intermediate Portuguese | 4 |
| PORT 402 | Advanced Grammar | 3 |
| Select at least 9 hours from the following list: | 9 | |
| Readings in Portuguese (may be repeated) | ||
| Luso-Brazilian Culture (may be repeated) | ||
| Brazilian Film | ||
| Studies in Brazilian Lit | ||
| Total hours in minor | 16 |
For more information on the minor, go to: Portuguese Minor
Procedure to Approve Study Abroad Courses
If you plan on studying abroad in Brazil or another Portuguese-speaking country or are seeking more information about transferring study abroad credit to U of I, please contact the Portuguese undergraduate advisor, John Tofik Karam. For more information on study abroad credit transfer in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, click here.