Portuguese
www.sip.illinois.edu
Department Office: 4080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 South Mathews, Urbana, (217) 333-3390
These fields of study are sponsored by the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. See also Spanish and Italian. A Study Abroad program is also available.
Major in Sciences and Letters Curriculum
E-mail: sip@illinois.edu
Degree title: Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
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.
Minimum hours required for graduation: 120 hours
Departmental distinction: To be considered for departmental distinction, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average and fulfill special additional requirements. See the department's honors adviser.
Hours | Requirements |
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3 | PORT 200 - Advanced Grammar |
3 | PORT 210 - Composition & Conversation I |
3 | PORT 212 - Composition & Conversation II |
3 | PORT 320 - Readings in Portuguese |
3 | PORT 404 - Luso-Brazilian Culture |
3 | PORT 406 - Brazilian Film |
3 | PORT 410 - Studies in Brazilian Lit |
3 | PORT 420 - Studies in Portuguese Lit |
3 | PORT 556 - Intro Romance Ling |
15-18 | Supporting course work or a minor1 in a related area of study chosen by the student and approved by the adviser. There is a wide choice of supporting courses because the students 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 undergraduate adviser. |
Twelve hours of 300- and 400-level courses in the major must be taken on this campus.
All foreign language requirements must be satisfied.
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.
Minor in Portuguese
E-mail: sip@illinois.edu
Web address for department: www.sip.illinois.edu
Hours | Requirements |
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4 | PORT 104 - Intermediate Portuguese II |
3 | PORT 200 - Advanced Grammar |
3 | Select one of the following: |
PORT 210 - Composition & Conversation I |
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or | |
PORT 212 - Composition & Conversation II |
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3 | PORT 320 - Readings in Portuguese |
6 | Two of the following: |
PORT 404 - Luso Brazilian Culture |
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PORT 406 - Brazilian Film |
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PORT 410 - Studies in Brazilian Lit |
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PORT 420 - Studies in Portuguese Lit |
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19 | Total |