Courses Offered
All students must take the foundation course:
PORT 299/HIST 299 Contemporary Brazilian Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
This course reviews some of the main issues related to contemporary Brazilian culture, history, social and political conditions, and literary and artistic trends. (In English; credits
count for the Other Cultures requirement.)
All students should choose one or two of the following courses:
B A 499 Doing Business in Brazil and in the Americas (3 credits)
This course prepares students for future international business careers, introducing them to Brazil's business world and analyzing the most important issues
related to its economy. Distinguished guest speakers from different business and academic backgrounds can help students better understand all areas of Brazil's economy. (In English;
credits count for the International Business Minor.)
PORT 199 Beginning Portuguese (3 credits)
This course allows students to acquire basic conversational skills in Portuguese.
PORT 003 Intermediate Portuguese (3 credits)
This course is designed for students who have already taken Portuguese 001 and Portuguese 002 (or have a language proficiency equal to two semesters of Portuguese) and
want to improve their language proficiency.
PORT 405 Advanced Composition and Conversation (3 credits)
This course is designed for students who have already taken Portuguese 003, have met the requirements for that course, or have language proficiency equal to three
semesters of Portuguese.
Eligibility
The program is open to all Penn State students and students from other institutions with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average. Applicants are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are encouraged to apply early, as enrollment is limited.Faculty
Julia Cuervo Hewitt is an associate professor of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at Penn State's University Park campus. Her specialty is Latin American
literature.
Javier Escudero is a former associate professor of Spanish at Penn State's University Park campus. He now works in Brazil as Director of Brazil Cultural.
Dayse Bede has a master of education in curriculum and instruction with an expertise in World Languages-Spanish from Penn State (2008). She is a former instructor of Portuguese at Penn State. She is Brazilian and has Portuguese as her first language.
The business course (B A 499) is taught by a business faculty member from Brazil.
programs of the College of Agricultural
Sciences, the College of Arts and Architecture, the College of Health and Human Development, the College of the Liberal Arts, the Smeal College
of Business, and University Office of Global Programs
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