Program Advisors:
The Luso-Brazilian Studies minor offers students the opportunity to engage with the Portuguese-speaking world as a global space, as well as gain in-depth knowledge of Brazilian literature, culture and society. The minor is structured to facilitate engagement with Latin American, peninsular, and transatlantic topics, while ensuring that students master the essential skills of linguistic competence, and literary and cultural knowledge. Many students who major in Spanish opt to minor in Portuguese. We highly recommend that students participate in summer study abroad in Salvador, Brazil: http://summer-abroad.ucdavis.edu. Courses taken in other study abroad programs may also count toward the minor.
Minor Requirements
Preparatory Subject Matter (Portuguese Language) (0*-33 units)
- First Year (15 units): POR 1-2-3 sequence or POR 31, 4-15 units
- Second Year (10 units): POR 21-22 sequence
- Portuguese Composition (4 units): POR 23
*Note: Students with prior knowledge or study of Portuguese may opt to place out of first and second year Portuguese language courses. See program advisors to arrange a placement test.
Depth Subject Matter (upper-division) (23-24 units)
- POR 100 (4 units): Principles of Luso-Brazilian Literature and Criticism
- POR 162 (4 units): Introduction to Brazilian Literature
Plus one course each of the following four areas:
- Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics (3-4 units): SPA 111N, SPA 115N, SPA 116
- Topics in Brazilian Literature (4 units): POR 161*, POR 163
- Humanities Electives (4 units): POR 159, POR 163, POR 198*
- Social Sciences Electives (4 units): HIS 159, HIS 163A, HIS 163B
Notes: 1) certain depth courses may be substituted with the instructor's permission; 2) depth courses marked with a star (*) are offered as part of the Brazilian Literature, Culture, and the Arts summer abroad program in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil.
Download a checklist for the minor.