Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies

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Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Minor

Learn the Portuguese language and explore the history, culture, and literature of the Lusophone world with our Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies program.

Program Information

The Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies program focuses on aspects of art, musical and literary expressions, history, social and political landscapes through a wealth of courses, including experiential education opportunities. You will also have the opportunity to connect with community and university-wide activities, lecture series, theatre and music/literary events; gain valuable research and cross-cultural skills and build your international networks by participating in faculty-led research projects. Exchange programs are also available at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and other existing exchange programs with Brazil.

Degree Information

Campus: Keele
Faculty: Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Degree Options: Minor, Single Major

Duration

3 yrs

Experiential Education

Placement

Honours Option

No

OUAC Code

YFN

Degree Overview

Study Abroad
You will have the opportunity to enhance your studies and add to your university experience by participating in exchange and summer internships programs with universities in a Portuguese-speaking country. You could have the experience of a lifetime and increase your knowledge base of the Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian culture by studying at a university in Portugal or Brazil.

Resources on Campus
As a Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies major, you will be able to take advantage of the Multimedia Language Centre, a resource centre dedicated to supporting students who are enrolled in language, literature and linguistics programs.

Unique Programming
We are the only program in Canada that offers a course solely dedicated to the region of the Azores. The culture and literature of the Azores delves into the uniqueness of this North Atlantic archipelago, whose natives make up the majority of the Portuguese immigrants in Canada.

Program Awards
The Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies program offers students several scholarships based on academic achievements. Click the following link for information on Program Awards.

In our Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies program, you will focus not only on Portugal, but on the entire Lusophone world across all continents. Our course offerings will teach you about a world with a diversity of cultures, rich histories and fascinating social and political landscapes.

Sample Courses:
POR 1000 Elementary Portuguese
POR 2000 Intermediate Portuguese
POR 2600 Luso-Brazilian Cultures and Cinemas
POR 3640 The Culture and Literature of the Azores
POR 3660 Readings in Mozambican Literature: Retelling History Through Fiction
POR 4630 Mapping Brazilian Identity Through Fiction: History, Race and Gender

Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese Language - Certificate Requirements

Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively. Refer to the Academic Standards section for details of the undergraduate certificate minimum standards.
York University students may earn a Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese Language concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. This certificate is also open to students who already hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and who are admissible according to Faculty and University policies. This certificate is not, however, open to students who are pursuing or who already hold a degree in Portuguese.
The Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese Language offered by DLLL accredits candidates who have advanced knowledge of the structures of Portuguese allowing them to communicate in most formal and informal everyday conversations. Students who qualify for the Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese Language demonstrate oral fluency and can also manage most advanced points of grammar and style in writing and reading the target language.
To apply for the certificate, students must have successfully completed at least 18 credits in Portuguese language in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics with a minimum grade of B+ in the last upper-level course taken.

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Career Options

With fulfilling career options available in a wide variety of fields, graduates of our Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies program are well placed to pursue higher education or enter the work force after graduating from York.

Careers:

Cultural Interpreter	Diplomatic Service Worker	Foreign Language Correspondent
Foreign Service Worker	Government Administrator	Historian
Interpreter of Portuguese	International Development Worker	Marketing Specialist
Portuguese Language Teacher	Translator	Teacher / Professor