Spanish and Portuguese Language and Culture Track Requirements
Note that prerequisites for the program include sufficient Spanish knowledge to be admitted to 3000-level courses and sufficient knowledge of Portuguese to be admitted to 2000-level courses.
Not every course listed is offered each semester. Please click here for current semester course offerings.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PORT 2110 | Second-Year Portuguese 1 | 3 |
| or PORT 2350 | Portuguese for Romance Language Speakers | |
| PORT 2120 | Second-Year Portuguese 2 (or SPAN/PORT upper-division) | 3 |
| PORT 3003 | Advanced Portuguese Language Skills | 3 |
| or PORT 3220 | Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil | |
| or PORT 3230 | Transatlantic Relations in the Portuguese Speaking World | |
| 4000-level PORT course | 3 | |
| Required Spanish Language and Literature Courses | ||
| SPAN 3000 | Advanced Spanish Language Skills | 5 |
| SPAN 3100 | Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 3010 | Advanced Rhetoric and Composition | 3 |
| or SPAN 3120 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | |
| Hispanic Linguistic Requirement | 3 | |
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Choose one of the following: |
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| Spanish Phonology and Phonetics | ||
|
or SPAN 3150 |
Linguistic Analysis of Spanish | |
|
or SPAN 4430 |
Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics | |
|
or SPAN 4450 |
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture Course | 3 | |
| Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain Up to 1700 | ||
|
or SPAN 4160 |
Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Spain: 1700-Present | |
| Latin American Literature and Culture Course | 3 | |
| Major Works/Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America Up to the 19th Century | ||
|
or SPAN 4180 |
Major Works and Trends in Literature and Culture in Latin America: 1900-Present | |
| SPAN or PORT Elective. Upper division (3xxx/4xxx) SPAN or PORT literature, culture and/or language. | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 35 | |
NOTE: Directly-related courses outside of the department, such as ANTH 4730, may replace 3 hours of Spanish or Portuguese elective credits. These courses must be pre-approved by the department.
Native speakers of Portuguese, and in general, all students whose Portuguese skills are beyond the PORT 2120 level, are not required to take Portuguese lower-division courses. However, students have to make up these credit hours by taking 6 hours of upper-division SPAN or PORT courses or any related courses outside the department. Related courses must be approved by the department.