THE MAJOR: Portuguese is spoken in Europe, Africa and Latin America; Brazil alone has 160 million Portuguese speakers. Students pursuing careers related to Latin America will profit greatly from knowing Portuguese; Florida alone does more than two billion dollars' worth of trade with Brazil yearly.
To speak Portuguese is to have the key to this vast "land of the future." Brazilians constitute one of the fastest growing immigrant populations of Florida, and studying Portuguese, especially in conjunction with Spanish, will provide a competitive edge for those seeking careers in business, industry, health, agriculture and education.
The major consists of 30 hours of coursework with a minimum of ten 3000-level courses and above. Some courses outside the department such as Latin American History (LAH 4630 Modern Brazil) may also count toward the major.
Students with transfer credits must take four 4000-level classes, and two independent studies courses may be accepted as part of this requirement. Students can choose from listings under POR in language beyond POR 3010, POW in literature and culture and PRT (Brazilian literature in translation). POR 3010 does not count toward the major.
HONORS: Refer to the general CLAS honors section of the catalog.
THE MINOR: The minor is 15 credit hours or five courses at the 3000-4000 level; at least two must be 4000-level. A minimum of nine hours must be completed at UF. All courses require grades of C or better; no S grades. No more than three hours of courses with 4905 can be applied to the minor. POR 3010 does not count toward the minor.
OVERSEAS STUDY: The university sponsors a reasonably priced summer B program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Majors and minors are encouraged to participate at the 3000-level; they can receive 6-9 hours of credit. The program fulfills the summer residency requirement. Students in approved overseas study programs can earn up to 15 credits that do not count as excess credits beyond the 120 credits required for graduation.
GENERAL EDUCATION: Qualifying classes are listed as humanities (H) and international and diversity (I) under POR, POW or PRT.
NOTE: Read the Academic Advising section of this catalog regarding the Gordon Rule communication and computation requirement. Many general education courses qualify; check the schedule of courses. Six general education credits must be international/diversity (I).
FRESHMAN YEAR
|
Semester 1 - Fall |
Credits |
|
Composition (GE) |
3 |
|
Mathematics (GE) |
3 |
|
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
POR 1130 Beginning Portuguese 1 Or POR 3010 Introduction to Portuguese and Brazil1 |
5 |
|
Total |
14 |
|
Semester 2 - Spring |
|
|
Mathematics (GE) |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) |
5 |
|
POR 1131 Beginning Portuguese |
5 |
|
Total |
16 |
SOPHOMORE YEAR
|
Semester 3 - Fall |
Credits |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
Physical & Biological Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
Physical & Biological Sciences Lab (GE) |
1 |
|
POR 3240 Oral Practice in Portuguese2 |
3 |
|
Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
|
Electives (PRT Literature in Translation recommended) |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
|
Semester 4 - Spring |
|
|
POR 3241 Composition and Conversation |
3 |
|
POR or POW 3000-level course (GE-H, I) 3 |
3 |
|
Social & Behavioral Sciences (GE) |
3 |
|
Humanities (GE-H) |
3 |
|
Elective (LIN 3010 Introduction to Linguistics recommended) |
3-4 |
|
Total |
15-16 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
JUNIOR YEAR
|
Semester 5 - Fall |
Credits |
|
POR or POW 3000-level course (GE-H) Or POR or POW 4000-level cours |
3 |
|
Humanities (GE) |
3 |
|
Physical & Biological Sciences |
3 |
|
Composition |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
Critical Tracking Criteria:
|
Semester 6 - Spring |
|
|
POR or POW 3000-level course (GE-H) Or POR or POW 4000-level course3 |
3 |
|
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) (LAH 4630 Brazil National Period suggested) |
3 |
|
Electives |
9 |
|
Total |
15 |
SENIOR YEAR
|
Semester 7 - Fall |
Credits |
|
POR or POW 3000-level courses Or POR or POW 4000-level courses |
6 |
|
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) |
6 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 - Spring |
|
|
POR or POW 3000-level courses Or POR or POW 4000-level course |
6 |
|
Electives (3000-level or above, not in major) |
9 |
|
Total |
15 |
1 POR 3010 may be offered fall, spring or summer A. Satisfies language requirement. Does not count towards major/minor.
2 POR 3240 is the first course that earns credit toward the major/minor.
3 Summer B study abroad in Rio de Janeiro recommended.