Undergraduate Major: Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Culture

This major focuses on both Spanish America and Brazil, giving the students a wider comprehension of Latin America as a multi-cultural context. Consequently, the Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Culture Major allows students to inquire into the relationships between Spanish Americas and Brazil. Furthermore, the new track provides students with knowledge of the Lusophone world and the relations between the different national contexts where Portuguese is spoken as an official language.

This major in Spanish consists of the following requirements:

32 upper division credits plus PORT 2110 and 2120. The requirements are distributed as follows:

A. Portuguese courses: PORT 2110, 2120, 3220, and a PORT course at the 4000 level or above.

B. Spanish courses: SPAN 3000, 3100, and 3120, plus a choice of either SPAN 4150 or SPAN 4160, and another choice of either SPAN 4170 or SPAN 4180. No Spanish course with a grade lower than "C-" will be counted in the major requirement.

C. Elective courses: 6 credit hours in SPAN or PORT at the 3000 level or above, plus 3 credit hours in SPAN or PORT at the 4000 level or above. One of the elective courses must be in Hispanic Linguistics and must be chosen from SPAN 3050, 4430, 4440, or any other Hispanic Linguistics course offered.

NOTES:

1. Spanish 4150/4170 or 4160/4180 must be taken at CU-Boulder. Exception: 4150/ 4160 may be taken as part of the CU Study Abroad Program in Santiago de Compostela.

2. Students can take PORT 2150 or PORT 2350 instead of PORT 2110 and PORT 2120. The missing credit hour does not have to be made up.

3. Native speakers of Portuguese and, in general, all students whose Portuguese skills are beyond the PORT 2120, PORT 2150 or PORT 2350 level are not required to take these courses. However, students must make up these credit hours by taking 6 upper division hours of either Spanish or Portuguese courses or any related course outside of the Department. Related courses must be pre-approved by the Department.

4. Directly related courses outside of the Department, such as ANTH 4730, can replace 3 hours of Spanish or Portuguese elective credits. These courses must be pre-approved by the Department.