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Academic Foundations 003
African American and African Studies 014
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Art, Design, and Art History (080, 081, 082, 083, 085)
Biological Sciences
Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geology 460)
Economics 220
Urban Education 300
English (350 and 352)
English: Composition and Writing 355
Environmental Sciences 375
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
Greek 490
Health Sciences: Aging 499J
Health Sciences: Health Advocacy 499K
Health Information Management 504
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
Information Systems 548
International Affairs
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Journalism and Media Studies 086
Latin 580
Legal Studies
Linguistics 615
Mathematics 640
Medical Imaging Sciences 658
Music 087
Neuroscience 112
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812
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Major Requirements (36 credits)
Minor Requirements (18 credits)
Courses
Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology 819
Psychology 830
Religious Studies
Russian 860
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Theater 088
Video Production 089
Women's and Gender Studies 988
Writing 989
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Consortium with New Jersey Institute of Technology
Nursing
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark
School of Criminal Justice
School of Public Affairs and Administration
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Camden Newark New Brunswick/Piscataway
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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812  

Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812

Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Conklin Hall, Fourth Floor

973-353-5498 or 973-353-1302

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

Chair: Jennifer Austin

Program Coordinator: Jennifer Austin

Professors:

Asela Rodriguez de Laguna, Spanish; B.A., Puerto Rico; M.A., Ph.D., Illinois

Leonard J. Wang, French; B.A., CUNY (City College); M.A., Ph.D., Columbia

Associate Professors:


Jennifer Austin, Spanish; B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D., Cornell

Kimberly DaCosta Holton, Portuguese; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern

Assistant Professors:

Jason Cortes, Spanish; B.A., Puerto Rico; M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania State

Jennifer Duprey, Spanish; B.A., Puerto Rico; M.A., New York (Madrid); Ph.D.,
Cornell

Micaela Kramer, Portuguese; B.A., New York; M.A., La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris; Ph.D., New York

Elena Lahr-Vivaz, Spanish; B.A., College of William and Mary; Ph.D., Pennsylvania


The PLWS major is an interdisciplinary degree program that 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 nine 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.

 

 
For additional information, contact RU-info at 732-445-info (4636) or colonel.henry@rutgers.edu.
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