Portuguese (POR)
POR 601D First-Year Portuguese I 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 610D First-Year Portuguese II 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Only one of the following may be counted: 604, 610D, 610S. Only one of the following may by counted: Portuguese 610D, 612, 312K, 516. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 601D or 407 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 610S Portuguese for Spanish Speakers I 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to provide qualified Spanish-speaking students a rapid introduction to Portuguese language. Development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills; building vocabulary, learning basic rules and terminology of grammar; and gaining a better understanding of Portuguese-speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 601D and 610D; 604; 406 and 407; 508; 610S. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 311C Portuguese Conversation and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, and build vocabulary. Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Examine complex grammar structures and Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610D or 610S (or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 611D Second-Year Portuguese 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Focuses on the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while building vocabulary. Reviews rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Introduces complex grammar structures and Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil, in order to communicate in an accurate, effective, and informed manner within a variety of socio-cultural situations. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, 314C, 314J, or 516. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610D or 610S (or 508 or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 311J Portuguese Conversation and Culture for Spanish Speakers 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for qualified Spanish-speaking students. Explore speaking and listening skills. Build vocabulary. Examine Portuguese-speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610D or 610S (or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 611S Portuguese for Spanish Speakers II 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Portuguese 610S. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, 314C, 314J, or 516. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610S (or 604 or 508) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 612 Accelerated Second-Year Portuguese: Oral Expression, Reading, and Composition 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 6 Lab Hours
Covers the same material as Portuguese 312K and 312L, but in one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 610D and 611D; 611S; 612; 312K and 312L; 516. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 312L, or 516. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, 314C, 314J, or 516. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 604 or 508 with a grade of at least B, or Portuguese 407 with a grade of A; and consent of the lower-division coordinator for Portuguese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 314C Intermediate Writing and Grammar in Context 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Explore complex grammar structures in the context of reading and writing. Build vocabulary in the context of Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, 314C, 314J, or 516. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610D or 610S (or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 314J Intermediate Writing and Grammar for Spanish Speakers 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for qualified Spanish-speaking students. Review rules and terminology of Portuguese grammar. Explore complex grammar structures in the context of reading and writing. Build vocabulary in the context of Portuguese speaking cultures, with a focus on Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 611D, 611S, 612, 312L, 314C, 314J, or 516. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 610D or 610S (or 312K) with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
POR 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Portuguese 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
POR 321P Portuguese Pronunciation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore Portuguese pronunciation and the fundamental principles of phonetic analysis. Examine how Portuguese sounds are produced, how they fall into patterns, and how they change in different environments. Portuguese 321 and 321P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, or 611S (or 312L).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 322C Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Civilization 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, or 611S (or 312L or 516); and written consent of the department chair.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 322L Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, 611S, or 612 (or 312L or 516); and written consent of the department chair.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 327C Advanced Grammar and Writing in Context 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study and practice of Portuguese grammar, including reading exercises and guided composition designed to develop writing skills across styles. Students will be exposed to various topics in Portuguese language, literature, and culture. Portuguese 327C and 362 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C, 611D, 311J, 611S, 612, 314C, or 314J (or 312L or 516).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 328C Introduction to Literatures and Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures, including the arts and popular expressions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Among the regions studied are Brazil, Portugal, and related areas in Africa. Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 2) and Portuguese 328C may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 370P.2
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, or 611S (or 312L or 516).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Portuguese 1-9 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
POR 330L Introduction to Language and Linguistics in Society 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the dynamics of language structure and use throughout the Portuguese-speaking world. Covers topics such as sound systems, grammatical structures, historical developments, language learning and loss, dialect differences, and their social significance. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, or 611S (or 312L or 516).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 344C Luso-Migrations: Portugal and Brazil 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore post-colonial political and cultural relations between Portugal and Brazil. Examine nineteenth and twentieth century Portuguese travelogues, memoirs, films, and fiction. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370P (Topic: Luso-Migrations:Portugal/Braz), Portuguese 344 (Topic: Luso-Migrations:Portugal/Braz) or 344C. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 350C Brazilian Film and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a critical overview of Brazilian cinema, from the silent era to the present day, with an emphasis on the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 4), Portuguese 350C, 350F (Topic 2), 350K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 352 Brazilian and Spanish American Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore Brazilian and Latin American literature and culture from the twentieth century and later. Examine the literary trends and social roles in the region while comparing and contrasting the culture and history from both Spanish America and Brazil. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, or 611S (or 312L or 516).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 353 Sociolinguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the interrelationship of language and society with reference to the Portuguese-speaking world. Examines how socio-economic , political, and anthropological factors like race, social class, gender, age, and identity influence linguistics forms. Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 11) and Portuguese 353 may not both be counted. Three hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 370P.11
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C or 362, and 330L.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 354 United States Latino Literatures and Cultures in Context 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines the United States Latino literary and cultural production from a multidisciplinary perspective, through literature, film, music, and performance. Analyzes the literatures and experiences of Brazilian American writers and artists in their historical and cultural specificities. Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 10) and Portuguese 354 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: LAS 370P.10
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 364L Applied Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the linguistic structure of Portuguese; application of linguistic principles to the teaching of Portuguese. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 311C and 314C, 611D, 311J and 314J, 611S, or 612 (or 312L or 516).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 367C Business in Brazilian Life and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore cultural aspects of business practices in Brazil. Only one of the following may be counted: Communication Studies 367 (Topic: Brazilian Life/Cul-BRA), Latin American Studies 322 (Topic 16), Portuguese 367C, Portuguese 367P (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C or 362.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 368T Topics in Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 375D Global Brazil 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine twentieth-century literature, films, and other cultural artifacts of the multicultural Brazilian society. Critique the image of Brazil as a unified, harmonious, racially-mixed nation. Explore contemporary textual and visual representations of the Brazilian diaspora in the United States and Europe. Only one of the following may be counted: Latin American Studies 370P (Topic 6), Portuguese 375 (Topic 7), 375D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 375E Popular Music in Brazil 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore Brazilian cultural politics through the message and performance of live and recorded song, including samba, bossa nova, protest song, Tropicalist counter-cultural song, Brazilian funk, hip hop, and manguebeat. Only one of the following may be counted: Portuguese 375 (Topic: Popular Music in Brazil) or 375E. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C (or 362).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 377C Topics in Portuguese 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine important themes in Brazilian society related to cultural production including literature, audiovisual, and media production. Three lecture hours per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C and 328C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 379C Capstone Seminar in Literatures and Cultures 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Central issues, concepts, and themes that define Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures. Focus on a specific case study or case studies that result in the production of a research paper on a particular topic of interest. Three semester hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C, 328C, and twelve hours of upper-division coursework in Portuguese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 379H Honors Tutorial Course 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual research on a literary, linguistic, or cultural problem, culminating in a written thesis. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, admission to the Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures Honors Program, and consent of the honors advisor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 379L Capstone Seminar in Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Central issues, concepts, and themes that define linguistics. Focus on a specific case study or case studies that result in the production of a research paper on a particular topic of interest. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Portuguese 327C, 330L, and twelve hours of upper-division coursework in Portuguese.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
POR 381 Topics in Brazilian Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Portuguese, and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Comparative Studies in the Literatures of Brazil and Spanish America. Same as: SPN 380K.1
POR 381.1 Comparative Studies in the Literatures of Brazil and Spanish America 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: SPN 380K.1
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
POR 285L, 385L Conference Course in Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Linguistics 2-3 Hours
0,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For students with special interests not met by other courses offered in any one semester. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and written consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
POR 396K Topics in Comparative Romance Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in languages and consent of instructor and the graduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Comparative Romance Linguistics. Same as: SPN 396K.1
Topic 2: Introduction to Romance Linguistics. Same as: FR 396K.1, ITL 396K.1, LIN 383.3, SPN 396K.2
POR 396K.1 Comparative Romance Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: SPN 396K.1
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
POR 396K.2 Introduction to Romance Linguistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Same as: FR 396K.1, ITL 396K.1, LIN 383.3, SPN 396K.2
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
POR 398R Master's Report 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Portuguese and consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's