Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese
The Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese offers students an in-depth encounter with the rich and diverse realm of Portuguese, Brazilian and Lusophone African literature and culture, while focusing on the study of the Portuguese language. Students can explore topics such as race, ethnicity, national cinemas, and women's writing. The study of language, literature, and culture gives special emphasis to issues of historical and political importance that cut across geographic boundaries in the Portuguese-speaking world.
Requirements
- Second-Year Portuguese I*. One (1) course:
- HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 135 or HISP-P 150; or consent of department
- Notes
- Attendance in the language laboratory may be required
- Description
- Continuation of HISP-P 100, with increased emphasis on communicative exercises and selected readings.
- Second-Year Portuguese II. One (1) course:
- HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 200 or consent of department
- Notes
- Attendance in the language laboratory may be required
- Description
- Continuation of HISP-P 150, with increased emphasis on communicative exercises and selected readings.
- Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese. One (1) course:
- HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- An advanced course on basic grammar skills and composition. Emphasis on syntax, vocabulary usage, and writing.
- Reading and Conversation in Portuguese. One (1) course:
- HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Emphasis on conversational and reading skills using plays, short stories, poetry, and novels from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Students will also be introduced to the basics of literary appreciation.
- Literature. Six (6) credit hours:
- HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- HISP-X 492 Individual Readings in Luso-Brazilian Literature
HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A general overview of the literature in Portuguese. The course emphasizes the unity and diversity of the literature in the major Portuguese-speaking areas of the world: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Starting with the parallel development of one literature (Portuguese) in distinct geographical areas (the Portuguese colonies), it shows the changes that take place when new nations are created in these areas, and new national literatures become a reality. The course combines lecture and discussion, and is conducted in Portuguese.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected works by representative authors of the major literary periods.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of women\'s writing from different Portuguese-speaking nations.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative authors and works from 1915 to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of poetry in Portuguese. Emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of theatre in the Portuguese language from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth century. Particular attention will be given to the social and historical context in which works were produced.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of prose writers and works from the middle ages to the present.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-X 492 Individual Readings in Luso-Brazilian Literature
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in HISP-P 494 and HISP-X 492.
- 400–499 Level Requirement. Six (6) credit hours:
- HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- HISP-P 420 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation
- HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- HISP-P 493 Portuguese Across the Curriculum
- HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A general overview of the literature in Portuguese. The course emphasizes the unity and diversity of the literature in the major Portuguese-speaking areas of the world: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Starting with the parallel development of one literature (Portuguese) in distinct geographical areas (the Portuguese colonies), it shows the changes that take place when new nations are created in these areas, and new national literatures become a reality. The course combines lecture and discussion, and is conducted in Portuguese.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected works by representative authors of the major literary periods.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of Brazilian cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to present day. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Portugal. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, and cultural information about Brazil. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of women\'s writing from different Portuguese-speaking nations.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 420 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings of Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African writers from a comparative perspective. Specific topics may vary in any given semester. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic study of various aspects of the structure of the Portuguese language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, dialects, historical grammar; and application of linguistics to literature.
HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative authors and works from 1915 to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of poetry in Portuguese. Emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of theatre in the Portuguese language from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth century. Particular attention will be given to the social and historical context in which works were produced.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of prose writers and works from the middle ages to the present.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 493 Portuguese Across the Curriculum
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250
- Description
- A one-credit supplemental course taught in Portuguese. Topic and content are determined by the parent course with which it is jointly offered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- None
- Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements.
- HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
- HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
- HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- HISP-P 420 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation
- HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- HISP-P 493 Portuguese Across the Curriculum
- HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- An advanced course on basic grammar skills and composition. Emphasis on syntax, vocabulary usage, and writing.
HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Emphasis on conversational and reading skills using plays, short stories, poetry, and novels from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Students will also be introduced to the basics of literary appreciation.
HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A general overview of the literature in Portuguese. The course emphasizes the unity and diversity of the literature in the major Portuguese-speaking areas of the world: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Starting with the parallel development of one literature (Portuguese) in distinct geographical areas (the Portuguese colonies), it shows the changes that take place when new nations are created in these areas, and new national literatures become a reality. The course combines lecture and discussion, and is conducted in Portuguese.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected works by representative authors of the major literary periods.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 410 Brazilian Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of Brazilian cinema from the beginning of the twentieth century to present day. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 411 Portugal: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Portugal. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 412 Brazil: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Integrates historical, social, and cultural information about Brazil. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of women\'s writing from different Portuguese-speaking nations.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 420 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings of Brazilian, Portuguese and Lusophone African writers from a comparative perspective. Specific topics may vary in any given semester. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic study of various aspects of the structure of the Portuguese language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, dialects, historical grammar; and application of linguistics to literature.
HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative authors and works from 1915 to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of poetry in Portuguese. Emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of theatre in the Portuguese language from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth century. Particular attention will be given to the social and historical context in which works were produced.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of prose writers and works from the middle ages to the present.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 493 Portuguese Across the Curriculum
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250
- Description
- A one-credit supplemental course taught in Portuguese. Topic and content are determined by the parent course with which it is jointly offered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-P 499 Honors Research in Portuguese
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- None
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
HISP
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- HISP-P 115 Portuguese for Doing Business in Brazil
- HISP-P 491
- HISP-P 492
- The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements, but will count toward the College Breadth requirement:
- HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language
- HISP-C 450 Catalan Literature
- HISP-C 491 Elementary Catalan for Graduate Students
- HISP-C 492 Readings in Catalan for Graduate Students
- HISP-S 100 Elementary Spanish I
- HISP-S 105 First-Year Spanish
- HISP-S 150 Elementary Spanish II
- HISP-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I
- HISP-S 208 The Language of Leadership
- HISP-S 220 US Latino Literatures
- HISP-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- HISP-S 251 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 265 Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation
- HISP-S 278 Task-based Spanish for Study Abroad
- HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
- HISP-S 281 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- HISP-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
- HISP-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture
- HISP-S 293 Spanish Across the Curriculum
- HISP-S 304 Spanish for Health Professions
- HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- HISP-S 309 Spanish Writing for Heritage Speakers
- HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- HISP-S 322 Introduction to Film Analysis in Spanish
- HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- HISP-S 335 Mexican Culture in a Service Learning Context
- HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- HISP-S 396 Overseas Study in Spanish
- HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
- HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- HISP-S 496 Advanced Overseas Study in Spanish
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- HISP-S 499 Honors Research in Spanish
- HISP-P 100 Elementary Portuguese I*
- HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese*
- HISP-P 150 Elementary Portuguese II*
HISP-P 115 Portuguese for Doing Business in Brazil
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides the novice Portuguese student with the vocabulary, structures, and cultural awareness necessary to perform frequent business tasks in Brazil and with Brazilian clients/colleagues in formal and informal situations.
HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Knowledge of another Romance language. May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. Does not count toward the major in Portuguese
- Description
- Introduction to the study of Catalan language and of the particular situation of Catalonia as a culture within present-day Spain.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-C 105 or HISP-C 400.
HISP-C 450 Catalan Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-C 105 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Survey of Catalan literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Examines significant works in all genres within their historical and cultural contexts, with special attention to issues of nation-formation, hegemony, biculturalism, and marginalizations.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-C 491 Elementary Catalan for Graduate Students
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the study of Catalan language with emphasis on reading. Also includes a cultural overview of Catalonia and the Catalan linguistic area.
HISP-C 492 Readings in Catalan for Graduate Students
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-C 491 or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to Catalan literary and cultural production of all periods with an emphasis on developing reading skills.
HISP-S 100 Elementary Spanish I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Enrollment in HISP-S 100 is restricted to those with less than two years of high school Spanish or with consent of department. All others must enroll in HISP-S 105
- Description
- A four-skills approach to Spanish with an emphasis on critical thinking skills.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 100 and HISP-S 105.
HISP-S 105 First-Year Spanish
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- For students with two or more years of high school study. The course content begins where HISP-S 100 begins, and ends where HISP-S 150 ends.
- Repeatability
- Credit not given for HISP-S 105 and HISP-S 100 or HISP-S 150. Next course sequence is HISP-S 200.
HISP-S 150 Elementary Spanish II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 100
- Description
- This course continues the work of HISP-S 100. Continued emphasis on all four skills and on critical thinking skills. Grading is based on exams and oral tests, written exercises, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Students can expect to practice speaking in small groups in class, and read about and discuss materials in Spanish.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 105 and HISP-S 150.
HISP-S 200 Second-Year Spanish I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 105, HISP-S 135, or HISP-S 150; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This course reviews some of the basic structures studied in the first year and examines them in more detail. Emphasis remains on the four skills and on critical thinking skills. Readings are both journalistic and literary. Grades are based on exams, oral tests, homework, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Homework load is substantial.
HISP-S 208 The Language of Leadership
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the sociolinguistic usage of language as an instrument of power in the establishment of leaders and leadership. Studies language in different domains: the use of language by politicians, the language of media and leading media figures, ideologies toward language and socioeconomic class, its use in law and business. Students acquire tools to analyze language and its sociolinguistic implications.
HISP-S 220 US Latino Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of Latino literatures in the U.S. across various genres. Focus on social, cultural, and political factors that shape Latino experience. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 250 Second-Year Spanish II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 200 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This course continues the work of HISP-S 200. Continued emphasis on all four skills and on critical thinking skills. Grades are based on exams, oral tests, homework, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Homework is substantial. After successful completion of this course, the foreign language requirement is fulfilled for schools that require a four-semester sequence.
HISP-S 251 Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 200 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- An intermediate language course designed for heritage students, who grew up speaking/hearing Spanish at home or in their communities. Focuses on the practicing of Spanish across modalities, discussing identity aspects, and exploring social and historical context.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 250, HISP-S 251, or HISP-S 276.
HISP-S 260 Trends in Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Highlights and critically examines select contemporary trends in Hispanic cinema (Spanish and Latin American) through specific films.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 265 Topics in Hispanic Literature in Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of works of Hispanic literature read in English translation. Taught in English.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 278 Task-based Spanish for Study Abroad
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280; or consent of department
- Description
- Provides advanced language practice prior to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. Building on prior knowledge of Spanish, focuses on training and practice that will ensure readiness to complete real-world tasks and live day-to-day in the target language and culture.
HISP-S 280 Spanish Grammar in Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 250 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- A topic-based approach to the formal aspects of Spanish grammar. Formal linguistic skills are developed through explicit grammar instruction, the reading of Hispanic texts, and the study of literature and culture through writing and conversation.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310.
HISP-S 281 Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 251 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Provides advanced study of Spanish grammar for students who grew up speaking/hearing Spanish at home or in their communities. Seeks to develop knowledge of how Spanish grammar is used distinctly in different situations and understanding of its contextualized social value.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 281.
HISP-S 284 Women in Hispanic Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Images, roles, and themes involving women in Hispanic literature. Taught in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 290 Topics in Hispanic Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre in Hispanic culture.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit with different topic.
HISP-S 293 Spanish Across the Curriculum
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or consent of instructor
- Description
- A one-credit supplemental course taught in Spanish. Topic and content are determined by the parent course with which it is jointly offered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
HISP-S 304 Spanish for Health Professions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280; or HISP-S 281; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Designed for advanced students of Spanish interested in acquiring social, cultural, and linguistic knowledge to critically analyze issues involved in intercultural communications in medical settings. Students develop intercultural cultural competence related to Hispanic/Latino healthcare sensitivities and needs that are important in present and future professional healthcare encounters with Hispanic patients.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This content-based course seeks to improve students' oral and writing skills in Spanish while fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness. The written component includes an analysis of various writing styles: description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. The oral component includes discussions of cultural topics in the Spanish-speaking world.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 308 or HISP-S 312.
HISP-S 309 Spanish Writing for Heritage Speakers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 281 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Facilitates the development of composition and formal oral communication skills in Spanish and is specifically designed for heritage speakers, students who grew up speaking/hearing Spanish at home or in their communities.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 308 or HISP-S 309.
HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduction to the technical language of the business world, with emphasis on problems of vocabulary, style, composition, and translation in the context of Hispanic mores. Instruction in Spanish.
HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Notes
- HISP-S 317 is not open to native speakers of Spanish
- Description
- Meets five times a week. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
HISP-S 322 Introduction to Film Analysis in Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduces the formal elements common to cinema and the terms of film analysis in Spanish. Provides a basic understanding of cultural and historical factors that have influenced film production in Latin America and Spain.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 324 Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Through the examination of a variety of texts, this course explores Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latino culture from historical, social, artistic, and political perspectives.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 275 or HISP-S 324.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 326 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduces the basic concepts of Hispanic linguistics and establishes the background for the future application of linguistic principles. The course surveys linguistic properties in Spanish, including phonology, morphology, and syntax. Additional introductory material on historical linguistics, second language acquisition, semantics, and sociolinguistics will be included.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 328 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Develops skills needed for more advanced study of Hispanic literatures through the reading and analysis of texts in at least three literary genres.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 332, or HISP-S 333.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- A panoramic introduction to the study of Hispanic literature in its literary-historical development, through a variety of literary genres. Periods and geographical areas may vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 332, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 335 Mexican Culture in a Service Learning Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 324 or HISP-S 328
- Description
- Explores Mexican cultural traditions in a globalized world and uses service-learning in Bloomington community schools to deepen the process of intercultural understanding.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- An introduction to the practice and techniques of translation, both from Spanish to English as well as from English to Spanish. Translation practice will focus on a variety of textual modes, including literary works, legal documents, journalistic prose, and other materials.
HISP-S 396 Overseas Study in Spanish
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or 281; and acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Provides credit for intermediate to advanced study in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures in a Spanish-speaking country when no specific equivalent is available amongst departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 6 times with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- This course focuses on iconic historical figures and literary characters who continue to resonate in the 20th- and 21st- century cultural imagination. Drawing upon primary texts from the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century, the course investigate these cultural icons and what they mean in modern times. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- An overview of the literatures of Spain covering issues such as modernization, the Enlightenment, civil war, urban/rural, colonization, fascism, tourism, nationalism, and immigration. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by representative writers from the eighteenth century to the present. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course that integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- Integrates historical, racial, political, and cultural information about Hispanics in the United States.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourseSummer 2024CASE DUScourse
HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of major aspects, movements, or directions of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Forms, traditions, themes, and periods of Hispanic drama from the Renaissance to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish-American prose fiction from late nineteenth-century modernism to the present.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 322, HISP-S 324, or HISP-S 328; or equivalent
- Description
- Analysis and interpretation of Hispanic films, with an emphasis on the study of their formal aspects. National/regional context varies.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 326, HISP-S 328, or HISP-S 336; or equivalent
- Description
- A practical approach to the problems and techniques of Spanish/English and English/Spanish translation, using a variety of texts and concentrating on such critical areas of stylistics as tone, rhythm, imagery, nuance, allusion, etc. Language and translation theory will also be studied.
HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Notes
- Attendance in language laboratory required.
- Description
- Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination and transcription, based on detailed articulatory description of standard Spanish of Spain and Latin America.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Analyzes the structure of simple and compound sentences in Spanish, focusing on the internal structure of the sentence and how certain phrases within the sentence combine in different word orders to produce specific meanings. Covers transitivity, word order, negation, pronominal and verbal systems, and syntactic variation.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in Hispanic sociolinguistics/pragmatics. Topics include sociolinguistics, phonological and syntactic variation, field methods, discourse analysis, language and power, language ideology, language attitudes, language in context, language and gender, language and the law, bilingualism, linguistic politeness and speech act theory.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in the acquisition of Spanish. Provides an introduction to research on the first and/or second language acquisition of Spanish and to the pedagogical applications of these findings. Students develop a background in these fields and have opportunities to link theory and practice.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326 or consent of the department
- Description
- Survey of current issues of bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world and United States.
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourseSummer 2024CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourse
HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of Latino literatures in the U.S. across various genres. Focus on social, cultural, and political factors that shape Latino experience. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourseSummer 2024CASE DUScourse
HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of a variety of cultural texts and contexts that inform gender construction in the Hispanic world. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of literature and culture in the context of 20th century and current societal transformations in Spanish America including urbanization, populism, revolution, dictatorship and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Studies literature as an art form within the Hispanic tradition. Employs critical methodology and textual interpretation and analysis to exemplify theory of each genre.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Writers and their works in social, political, economic, and cultural context. Specific topic to be announced in the online Schedule of Classes.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Argentine literature from independence to the present, with a variable topic and focus.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of national and/or regional literatures of Hispanic America.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topic and credit vary. I Sem., II Sem., I, II SS.
- Repeatability
- May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
HISP-S 496 Advanced Overseas Study in Spanish
- Credits
- 1–9 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or 281; acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Provides credit for intermediate to advanced study in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures in a Spanish-speaking country when no specific equivalent is available amongst departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated up to 9 times with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-S 499 Honors Research in Spanish
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 498; and consent of department
- Description
- Guided research culminating in an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member and reviewed by a faculty committee.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-P 100 Elementary Portuguese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to present-day Portuguese, with drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary. Attendance in language laboratory may be required.
HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. For students from secondary school placed into the second semester of first-year study or those with prior knowledge of another Romance language
- Description
- Content of HISP-P 100 and HISP-P 150 reviewed at an accelerated pace.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-P 135 or HISP-P 150.
HISP-P 150 Elementary Portuguese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 100 or HISP-P 115; or consent of the department
- Notes
- Attendance in language laboratory may be required
- Description
- Introduction to present-day Portuguese, with drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Minor in Portuguese (PORTMIN)
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.