Requirements
1. 36 credits toward the Portuguese major.
2. Eight courses, with a grade of C or above in each course, to be
chosen from among options a, b, c, or d listed below. No more than two
courses may be used to fulfill both the Portuguese major and the global
studies certificate. The student's entire program must be approved by a
departmental adviser.
a. The Hispanic
World. Students must choose a balance of courses between Spanish
America and Spain within each of the following groups:
Group 1 (Economics, History, Political Science): Four courses to be
drawn from Africana studies, economics, history, Latin American
studies, political science, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean
studies, sociology, or other related departments or programs
(including courses taken abroad).
Group 2 (Studies on Culture): Four courses to be drawn from Africana
studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Latin American
studies, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean studies, Spanish and
Portuguese, or other related departments or programs (including courses
taken abroad).
b. The Luso-Brazilian
World. Students must choose a balance of courses between Brazil
and Portugal within each of the groups mentioned in option a above.
c. Latin America. Students must choose a balance of courses
between Spanish American countries and non-Spanish-speaking countries
within each of the groups mentioned in option a above.
d. Iberian Peninsula. Students must choose a balance of courses
between Spain and Portugal within each of the groups mentioned in
option a above.
3. In addition to the eight courses required
above, an exit seminar involving a research project (15 to 20 pages) on
a topic of international or global scope. The seminar also requires
participation in extracurricular global programs events. The seminar
must be taken during the senior year or year of graduation.
4.
An international experience of one year during the junior year in an
appropriate country or countries approved by a departmental adviser. A
one-term option or summer option will be considered under extraordinary
circumstances.
Additional information is available at the program's web site.
