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.

Major Requirements:

The Spanish Major

Advisors: Members of the Department
Requirements: Ten courses.

• Two Core Courses: any combination of SPN 250/251/260/261.
• Advanced Composition: SPN 225,
• One semester of Introductory Portuguese: POR 100y* or POR 125,
• Two 300-level courses taken during the senior year.
• Four additional courses:
  • Two may be Spanish or Portuguese language courses 200 and 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.
  • Students who study abroad their junior year will be granted course credit at the 200-level.
    *All majors are encouraged to take a full year of Portuguese, but are required to take one semester.
    

The Portuguese-Brazilian Studies Major

Advisors: Malcolm McNee (mmcnee@email.smith.edu) and Marguerite Itamar Harrison *(on Sabbatical 2009-2010) (mharriso@email.smith.edu)
Requirements: Eight courses.

• POR 100y or 125
• POR 200 or 215
• either POR 220 or 221.
• Five other semester courses related to the Portuguese-speaking world:
  • Courses may be selected from literature and language, history (especially 260 and 261), Afro-American studies, Latin American studies, art, dance, music, economics, and government.
  • One course must be at the 300-level.

Minor Requirements:

The Spanish Minor

Advisors: Members of the Department
Requirements: Five 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

Advisors: Malcolm McNee (mmcnee@email.smith.edu) and Marguerite Itamar Harrison *(on Sabbatical 2009-2010) (mharriso@email.smith.edu)
Requirements: Five courses: 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 may be selected from literature and language, history (especially 260 and 261), Afro-American studies, Latin American studies, art, dance, music, economics, and government.