Minor in Portuguese Studies
It is designed for students who wish to attain language proficiency, while developing
a strong cultural competency in the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.
Therefore, this minor has a higher concentration in language courses. Students who
obtain a Minor in Portuguese are better equipped to pursue a teaching career or graduate
studies in Portuguese. Moreover, it allows students to become competitive candidates
to nursing programs that confer extra points for proficiency in foreign languages,
as well as to other specializations and professional fields where foreign language
skills can be a particular asset. Among these are the dairy and wine industries and
the agricultural field in general, where Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking communities
in California and the U.S.A excel.
Required Courses and Units
Lower-division courses in Portuguese (POR 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) – 14 units¹²
Upper-division courses in Portuguese (POR 101 and/or 102 and/or 103 and/or HUM 105)
– 6 units
Total: 20 units.
¹According to courses’ prerequisites, students can enroll directly in POR 1B, 2A and
2B with permission of the instructor. Enrolling in lower level language classes prior
to higher level is recommended.
²According to courses’ prerequisites, students with two or more years of high school
Portuguese credit can waive elementary level language courses (POR1A and 1B).
Note: The Minor in Portuguese also requires a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
Required Courses
POR 1A. Elementary Portuguese (4)
Beginning course in conversational and written Portuguese. Not open to those with
two or more years of high school Portuguese credit.
POR 1B. Elementary Portuguese (4)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. PORT 1A or permission of instructor recommended.
Second semester course in conversational and written
Portuguese. Not open to those with three or more years of high school Portuguese credit.
G.E. Breadth C2.
POR 2A. Intermediate Portuguese (3)
Prerequisite: PORT 1B recommended or permission of instructor. Intermediate course
emphasizing speaking, listening, and reading longer texts, writing compositions, grammar,
and Luso-Brazilian culture.
POR 101. Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures (Upper Division course) (3)
POR 102. Culture of the Azorean Isles (Upper Division course) (3)
POR 103. European and Latin American Film: Portugal and Brazil (Upper D. C.) (3)
HUM 105. Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World (Upper D.C.) (3)
Approved elective courses (3)
Total required units: 20
Students take 8 units of lower division courses, 9 units of upper division courses
and 3 units of approved elective courses to make a total of 20 units.
Minor in Portuguese
It is designed for students who wish to attain language proficiency, while developing
a strong cultural competency in the various cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world.
Therefore, this minor has a higher concentration in language courses. Students who
obtain a Minor in Portuguese are better equipped to pursue a teaching career or graduate
studies in Portuguese. Moreover, it allows students to become competitive candidates
to nursing programs that confer extra points for proficiency in foreign languages,
as well as to other specializations and professional fields where foreign language
skills can be a particular asset. Among these are the dairy and wine industries and
the agricultural field in general, where Portugal and the Portuguese-speaking communities
in California and the U.S.A excel.
Required Courses and Units
Lower-division courses in Portuguese (POR 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) – 14 units¹² Upper-division
courses in Portuguese (POR 101 and/or 102 and/or 103 and/or HUM 105) – 6 units
Total: 20 units.
¹According to courses’ prerequisites, students can enroll directly in POR 1B, 2A and
2B with permission of the instructor. Enrolling in lower level language classes prior
to higher level is recommended.
²According to courses’ prerequisites, students with two or more years of high school
Portuguese credit can waive elementary level language courses (POR1A and 1B).
Note: The Minor in Portuguese also requires a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units in residence.
Required Courses
PORT 1A. Elementary Portuguese (4)
Beginning course in conversational and written Portuguese. Not open to those with
two or more years of high school Portuguese credit.
PORT 1B. Elementary Portuguese (4)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. PORT 1A or permission of instructor recommended.
Second semester course in conversational and written
Portuguese. Not open to those with three or more years of high school Portuguese credit.
G.E. Breadth C2.
PORT 2A. Intermediate Portuguese (3)
Prerequisite: PORT 1B recommended or permission of instructor. Intermediate course
emphasizing speaking, listening, and reading longer texts, writing compositions, grammar,
and Luso-Brazilian culture.
PORT 2B. Intermediate Portuguese (3)
Prerequisite: PORT 2A recommended or permission of instructor. Continuation of PORT
2A emphasizing speaking, grammar, reading longer literature and Luso-Brazilian culture.
POR 101. Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures (Upper Division course) (3)
POR 102. Culture of the Azorean Isles (Upper Division course) (3)
POR 103. European and Latin American Film: Portugal and Brazil (Upper D. C.) (3)
HUM 105. Cultures of the Portuguese-Speaking World (Upper D.C.) (3)
Total required units: 20
Students take 14 units of lower division courses and 6 units of upper division courses
to make a total of 20 units.
