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Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Bachelor of Arts in Portuguese

Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements PORTBA

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

The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Second-Year Portuguese I*. One (1) course:
    • HISP-P 200 Second-Year Portuguese I
  2. Second-Year Portuguese II. One (1) course:
    • HISP-P 250 Second-Year Portuguese II
  3. Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese. One (1) course:
    • HISP-P 311 Advanced Grammar and Composition in Portuguese
  4. Reading and Conversation in Portuguese. One (1) course:
    • HISP-P 317 Reading and Conversation in Portuguese
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
    3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
    4. 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.
    5. 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 269 Spanish for Health Professions
    • 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 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*

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)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.