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Chair: Higgs

Professor: Silverman

Offered by the Department of
Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures

Major in international business, with emphasis in Portuguese. See International Business.

Minor in Portuguese.

Portuguese Minor

The minor in Portuguese consists of a minimum of 15-17 units in Portuguese, six units of which must be in upper division courses. Recommended: History 552.

Courses in the minor may not be counted toward the major, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements, if applicable. A minimum of six upper division units must be completed in residence at San Diego State University.

Foreign Language Requirement for the
B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Students electing the study of Portuguese to fulfill the foreign language requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts and sciences must successfully complete Portuguese 301 or the equivalent level of achievement. Refer to section of catalog on "Graduation Requirements" for additional ways to satisfy competency.

High School Equivalents

High school foreign language courses may be used for purposes of placement in college courses and may be counted toward meeting the foreign language requirement in various majors. These high school courses will not count as college credit toward graduation.

Secondary school language courses can be used as follows:

1. The first two years of high school level language count as the equivalent of the first semester of a college level course, although students with fewer than three years of high school level language may complete the first semester college course for graduation credit.

2. The first three years of high school level language count as the equivalent of the first two college semesters, although students with fewer than four years of high school level language may complete the second semester college course for graduation credit. Students who have completed three years of foreign language in high school will not receive credit for the first semester college course unless at least five years separate the last high school course and the first college course.

3. Four years of high school level language count as the equivalent of three college semesters or five college quarters, thus fulfilling the foreign language requirement.

Courses

Native speakers of Portuguese will not receive credit for taking lower division courses in Portuguese except with advance approval from the department.

All lower division courses in Portuguese are taught in Portuguese.
No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Portuguese course.

101. Elementary / Intensive Portuguese I (5) I
Five lectures and one hour of laboratory.

Prerequisite: Three years of high school romance language or two semesters of college romance language.

Pronunciation, oral practice, reading on Luso-Brazilian culture and civilization, essentials of grammar. Not open to students who have completed three years of high school Portuguese unless the third course was completed five or more years ago.

201. Elementary/Intensive Portuguese II (5) II
Prerequisite: Portuguese 101.

Continuation of Portuguese 101.

296. Experimental Topics (1-4)
Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree.

299. Special Study (1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Individual study. Maximum credit six units.

All upper division courses in Portuguese are taught in Portuguese unless otherwise stated.
No credit will be given for lower division courses taken after successfully completing any upper division Portuguese course.

301. Intermediate Portuguese Grammar and Composition (3)
Prerequisites: Portuguese 201; and completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.C., Humanities required for non-majors.

Oral and written composition in Portuguese, based on models from modern Portuguese and Brazilian texts. Not open to students who have completed four years of high school Portuguese unless the fourth course was completed five or more years ago.

401. Advanced Portuguese Grammar and Composition (3)
Prerequisites: Portuguese 301; and completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations II.C., Humanities required for nonmajors.

Oral and written composition in Portuguese, based on models from modern Portuguese and Brazilian texts.

443. Contemporary Luso-Brazilian Civilization (3)
Prerequisite: Portuguese 401.

Historical, cultural socioeconomic, ethnic, geographic, and political factors of modern Brazil and Portugal.

499. Special Study (1-3) I, II
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Individual study. Maximum credit six units.

534. Portuguese Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Portuguese 401.

Important movements, authors and works in the literature of Portugal from its beginnings to the present.

535. Brazilian Literature (3)
Prerequisite: Portuguese 401.

Important movements, authors and works of the literature of Brazil from the colonial period to modern times

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