PORTUG 101 — FIRST SEMESTER PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
First-semester elementary-level Portuguese language practice: grammar, conversation, and reading. Requires no previous knowledge of Portuguese.
PORTUG 102 — SECOND SEMESTER PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
Second-semester elementary-level Portuguese language practice: grammar, conversation, and reading.
PORTUG 201 — THIRD SEMESTER PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
First-semester intermediate-level Portuguese language review: readings, culture, and patterns of conversation.
PORTUG 202 — FOURTH SEMESTER PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
Second-semester intermediate-level Portuguese language review: readings, culture, and patterns of conversation.
PORTUG 207 — PORTUGUESE FOR BUSINESS
4 credits.
Second-year Portuguese language course focusing on needs specific to business.
PORTUG 221 — INTRODUCTION TO LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURES
4 credits.
Reading, discussion, and literary history of the sixteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries.
PORTUG 225 — THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION
3 credits.
First-semester Intermediate High intensive practice in reading, writing, and grammar.
PORTUG 226 — THIRD YEAR CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION
3 credits.
Second-semester Intermediate High intensive practice in reading, writing, and grammar.
PORTUG 299 — DIRECTED STUDY
1-3 credits.
Directed study projects for freshmen and sophomores as arranged with a faculty member.
PORTUG 301 — INTENSIVE PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
Grammar, conversation, and reading. Equivalent of PORTUG 101 and 102.
PORTUG 302 — INTENSIVE PORTUGUESE
4 credits.
Equivalent of the third and fourth college semesters of Portuguese. Readings, culture, and patterns of conversation.
PORTUG 311 — FOURTH YEAR COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION
3 credits.
Fourth-year first-semester advanced oral practice and writing.
PORTUG 312 — FOURTH YEAR COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION
3 credits.
Fourth-year second-semester advanced oral practice and writing.
PORTUG 330 — HISTORY OF THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
3 credits.
Introduction to the linguistic sources and the historical and political factors that contributed to the formation of Portuguese and the current status of Portuguese in the world today.
PORTUG 361 — PORTUGUESE CIVILIZATION
3 credits.
Cultural evolution from the medieval period through the twentieth century. Conducted in English.
PORTUG 362 — BRAZILIAN CIVILIZATION
3 credits.
Cultural evolution of Brazil from 1500 through the present. Conducted in English.
PORTUG 364 — HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF BRAZIL
2 credits.
Examination of Brazilian cultural and artistic representations.
PORTUG 411 — SURVEY OF PORTUGUESE LITERATURE BEFORE 1825
3 credits.
Advanced survey of Portuguese literature from 1140 to 1825.
PORTUG 412 — SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1890
3 credits.
Advanced survey of Brazilian literature from 1500 to 1890.
PORTUG/FRENCH/ITALIAN/SPANISH 429 — INTRODUCTION TO THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES
3 credits.
Introduction to structural similarities and differences apparent in major Romance languages (French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) and to their historical developments, with reference to basic linguistic features of each language: phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.
PORTUG/GEN&WS 450 — BRAZILLIAN WOMEN WRITERS
3 credits.
A survey of representative writing by contemporary Brazillian women writers in relation to representations of nationality, race, class, ethnicity, gender and sexualities.
PORTUG/AFRICAN 451 — LUSOPHONE AFRICAN LITERATURE
3 credits.
Chronological and thematic survey of major trends, authors, and works of Lusophone Africa since 1936.
PORTUG/GEN&WS 460 — CARMEN MIRANDA
3 credits.
Examines the work, representation and interpretation of Carmen Miranda from her early days as a radio star in Brazil to a film actress and entertainer in Hollywood in the 1940s and 50s.
PORTUG 467 — SURVEY OF PORTUGUESE LITERATURE SINCE 1825
3 credits.
Advanced survey of Portuguese literature since 1825.
PORTUG 468 — SURVEY OF BRAZILIAN LITERATURE SINCE 1890
3 credits.
Advanced survey of Brazilian literature since 1890.
PORTUG 573 — TOPICS IN PORTUGUESE: STUDY ABROAD
1-6 credits.
A course carried with a UW-Madison resident study abroad program that has no equivalent on this campus. Current enrollment in a UW-Madison study abroad program required.
PORTUG 640 — TOPICS IN LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE
3 credits.
Examination of a variety of literary genres or periods in relation to Portuguese-speaking countries.
PORTUG 642 — TOPICS IN LUSO-BRAZILIAN CULTURE
3 credits.
Examines a variety of cultural topics in relation to Portuguese-speaking countries.
PORTUG 681 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
3 credits.
First-semester independent study with the goal of completing the preliminary research to write a senior honors thesis in Portuguese.
PORTUG 682 — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
3 credits.
Second-semester independent study with the goal of completing the preliminary research to write a senior honors thesis in Portuguese. Continuation of PORTUG 681.
PORTUG 699 — DIRECTED STUDY
1-6 credits.
Directed study projects for juniors and seniors as arranged with a faculty member.
PORTUG 751 — SEMINAR: BRAZILIAN LITERATURE
3 credits.
Seminar focusing on literature, literary criticism, culture, or theory relevant to Brazilian Literature.
PORTUG 772 — SEMINAR: PORTUGUESE LITERATURE
3 credits.
Seminar focusing on literature, literary criticism, culture, or theory relevant to Portuguese Literature.
PORTUG/FRENCH/ITALIAN/SPANISH 817 — ROMANCE PHILOLOGY
3 credits.
Seminar focusing on linguistic and philological analyses of the textual record in (Hispano-)Romance.
PORTUG 899 — INDEPENDENT READING
1-3 credits.
Directed study projects for graduate students as arranged with a faculty member.
PORTUG/A A E/ANTHRO/C&E SOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLI SCI/SOC/SPANISH 982 — INTERDEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR IN THE LATIN-AMERICAN AREA
1-3 credits.
Interdisciplinary inquiry in Latin American society and culture.
PORTUG 990 — THESIS
1-12 credits.
Independent research and writing for graduate students under the supervision of a faculty member.