Requirements for the Portuguese Major/Global Studies Certificate
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, and Political Science): Four courses to be drawn from Africana studies, economics, history, Latin American studies, political science, Latino 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, Latino 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 program 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-semester option or summer option will be considered under extraordinary circumstances.
Additional information is available at the program's website.
