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Major Requirements:

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Woodcut by Kim Keever and typography by Gunnar Kaldewey from 20 Poemas de amor y 1 cancion desesperada by Pablo Neruda (Poestenkill, 1989), courtesy of the Mortimer Rare Book Room.

The Spanish Major

Advisors: Members of the Department
Requirements: Ten semester courses. Two core courses (any combination of SPN 250/251/260/261). Advanced Composition (SPN 244), one semester of Introductory Portuguese (POR 100y* or POR 125), two 300-level courses taken during the senior year. Of the remaining four courses, two may be Spanish language courses 200 and above, Portuguese 200 or above; one course may be taught in English. Cross-listed courses can count at the 200-level if at least one third of the work is done in Spanish and Portuguese. For students who study abroad their junior year, credit will be granted at the 200-level.
*All majors are encouraged to take a full year of Portuguese, but will be required to take one semester.

 

The Portuguese-Brazilian Studies Major

Advisors: Marguerite Itamar Harrison (mharriso@email.smith.edu) and Alexandra Montague (amontagu@email.smith.edu)
Requirements: POR 100y or 125, POR 200 or 215, and either POR 220 or 221. Five other semester courses related to the Portuguese-speaking world, one of which must be at the 300-level. Courses to be selected from literature and language, history (especially 260 and 261), Afro-American studies, Latin American studies, art, dance, music, economics, and government.

 

Minor Requirements:

The Spanish Minor

Advisors: Members of the Department
Requirements: Five semester courses in Spanish above the 100 level. (SPN 112 and/or SPN120 do not count towards the minor.) A maximum of two can be language courses.

 

The Portuguese-Brazilian Studies Minor

Advisor: Marguerite Itamar Harrison (mharriso@email.smith.edu) and Alexandra Montague (amontagu@email.smith.edu)
Requirements: POR 100y or 125, POR 200 or 215, and either POR 220 or 221. Two other semester courses related to the Portuguese-speaking world, one of which must be at the 300-level. Courses to be selected from literature and language, history (especially 260 and 261), Afro-American studies, Latin American studies, art, dance, music, economics, and government.

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