Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Conklin Hall, Fourth Floor

973-353-5498 or 973-353-1302

Program Coordinator: Pedro Erber

Both a major and minor in Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies (PLWS) are offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences.

The PLWS major is an interdisciplinary degree program which includes courses in Portuguese language at all levels and Portuguese, Brazilian, and Lusophone African literature, culture, and history, while taking full advantage of Rutgers–Newark's proximity to the Portuguese-speaking community of Newark's Ironbound neighborhood.

PLWS majors and minors receive a rigorous and exciting education in the civilization, literature, and history of interchange throughout the Lusophone world while combining experiential learning with classroom instruction. Experiential learning can be achieved, for example, through enrollment in credit-bearing internship opportunities within government offices, nonprofits, multinational corporations, and immigrant newspapers in the Portuguese and Brazilian communities of Northern New Jersey and New York. PLWS students also have the opportunity to earn credits for study abroad programs in Portugal and Brazil, as well as to earn transfer credits for up to 9 years of instruction at our region's Portuguese Language Schools (escolas comunitárias). Lastly, PLWS majors/minors can compete for the prestigious Luso-Fraternal Association Scholarship, which is awarded annually based on merit and financial need.