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Twin Cities Courses
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Future effective dates indicate the first term the course may be available.
Find out when a particular course is offered using the
Class Schedule.
Register for classes online.
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PORTUGUESE (PORT)
College of Liberal Arts; UMR Chancellor's Office
Spanish & Portuguese
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PORT 1101
- Beginning Portuguese
(5.0 cr; fall, summer, every year)
Listening, speaking, reading, writing. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small group activities.
PORT 1102
- Beginning Portuguese
(5.0 cr; Prereq-1101 or #; spring, summer, every year)
Reading, writing, speaking, listening. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa. Workbook assignments, paired/small group activities.
PORT 1103
- Intermediate Portuguese
(5.0 cr; Prereq-1102 or #; fall, every year)
Emphasizes speaking, comprehension. Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-language materials. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Lusophone Africa.
PORT 1104
- Intermediate Portuguese
(5.0 cr; Prereq-1103 or #; spring, every year)
Emphasizes speaking, comprehension. Reading/writing skills based on Portuguese-language materials. Cultures of Portugal, Brazil, or Lusophone Africa. Grammar review. Compositions, short presentations.
PORT 1905
- Topic Freshman Seminar
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-fr; spring, offered periodically)
Topics specified in Course Guide.
PORT 1909W
- Freshman Seminar (IP, WI)
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Fr; fall, every year)
Topics specified in Course Guide.
PORT 3001
- Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
(4.0 cr; Prereq-[SPAN 3015, [LPE or PORT LPE]] or [speaker of other Romance language, #]; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Listening, reading, speaking, writing. Uses communicative approach.
PORT 3003
- Portuguese Conversation and Composition
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1104, 3001, Port LPE; fall, spring, every year)
Development of oral/written skills. Cultural information from Portuguese-speaking world.
PORT 3501W
- Foundations of Portuguese Literature and Culture (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[PORT 3501V]; Prereq-3003; fall, spring, every year)
Significant expressions of Portuguese culture, from Middle Ages, Age of ¿Discoveries,¿ and 19th century to late empire in 20th century and post-empire in 21st century. Literature, history, visual/sound culture, architecture.
PORT 3502W
- Foundations of Brazilian Literature and Culture (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[LAS 3502W, PORT 3502V]; Prereq-3003 or equiv; fall, spring, every year)
Significant expressions of Brazilian culture, from colonial period to present. Emphasizes 20th/21st centuries. Literature, history, visual/sound culture, architecture.
PORT 3503W
- Literatures and Cultures of Lusophone Africa (WI)
(3.0 cr; =[PORT 3503V]; Prereq-3003; fall, offered periodically)
Introduction to Lusophone Africa (Angola, Cape-Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome/Principe). Literature, cultural/literary criticism, history, anthropology, media (film, art, music).
PORT 3603
- Portuguese-Speaking Cultures and Literatures in Translation (IP, LIT)
(3.0 cr; fall, spring, every year)
Introduction to Portuguese-speaking world using literature, history, anthropology, and film. Sociopolitical, cultural, and historical developments of one or more Portuguese-speaking countries.
PORT 3800
- Film Studies in Portuguese
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; =[PORT 3800H]; Prereq-3003 or [dept or #]; A-F or Aud)
Films from Portuguese-speaking world in their historical, (geo)political, and socio-economic contexts. Films from Brazil, Portugal, or Lusophone Africa analyzed under interdisciplinary framework, noting aspects related to cinematography/rhethorics.
PORT 3910
- Topics in Lusophone Literatures and Cultures
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; =[PORT 3910H]; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Issues studied through literature, visual, sound, and media culture from one or more Portuguese-speaking countries. Topics may include gender/sexuality, postcolonialism/globalization, and transatlantic studies.
PORT 3970
- Directed Readings
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-[3501 or 3502 or 3503 or 3910], %; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Guided individual reading or study.
PORT 4101
- Beginning Portuguese
(2.0 cr; =[01253]; Prereq-Grad student; fall, every year)
Meets concurrently with 1101. See 1101 for course description.
PORT 4102
- Beginning Portuguese
(2.0 cr; =[01254]; Prereq-Grad student; spring, every year)
Meets concurrently with 1102. See 1102 for course description.
PORT 4103
- Intermediate Portuguese
(2.0 cr; =[01255]; Prereq-Grad student; fall, every year)
Meets concurrently with 1103. See 1103 for course description.
PORT 4104
- Intermediate Portuguese
(2.0 cr; =[01256]; Prereq-Grad student; spring, every year)
Meets concurrently with 1104. See 1104 for course description.
PORT 5520
- Portuguese Literary and Cultural Studies
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; fall, offered periodically)
Study of origins and development of modern Portuguese nation (late 15th to 20th century) using literature, cultural and literary criticism, history, sociology) and various media (film, art, music, Internet). Main cultural problematics pertaining to Portugal as well as fundamental literary texts.
PORT 5530
- Brazilian Literary and Cultural Studies
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Study of origins and development of modern Brazilian nation (late 16th to 20th century) using literature, cultural and literary criticism, history, sociology) and various media (film, art, music, Internet). Main cultural problematics pertaining to Brazil as well as fundamental literary texts.
PORT 5540
- Literatures and Cultures of Lusophone Africa
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-#; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Origins/development of Lusophone Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Cape-Verde, Guinea-Bissau, S¿o Tom¿, Pr¿ncipe). Literature, cultural/literary criticism, history, sociology, media (film, art, music).
PORT 5910
- Topics in Lusophone Cultures and Literatures
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Cultural manifestations in Portuguese-speaking world (Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa). Literature, history, film, intellectual thought, critical theory, popular culture. Topics may include writers (e.g. Machado de Assis) groups of writers (e.g. Lusophone women writers), or problematics such as (post-)colonialism or Luso-Brazilian modernities.
PORT 5970
- Directed Readings
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-MA or PhD candidate, #, %, @; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Lusophone studies (Portuguese-speaking Africa, Brazil, Portugal). Areas not covered in other courses. Students submit reading plans for particular topics, figures, periods, or issues.
PORT 5990
- Directed Research
(1.0 - 4.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-#, %, @)
Graduate-level research in literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics vary.
PORT 8333
- FTE: Master's
(1.0 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade, fall, spring, summer, every year)
(No description)
PORT 8777
- Thesis Credits: Master's
(1.0 - 18.0 cr [max 50.0 cr]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade, fall, spring, every year)
(No description)
PORT 8920
- Seminar: Lusophone Literatures and Cultures
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr])
Problems pertaining to Portuguese, Brazilian, and/or Lusophone African cultures and literatures. Topics specified in [Class Schedule].
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