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Courses Offered — 6 or 9 credits

All students must take the foundation course: 

PORT 299 or 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.)

Students opting to take a total of 6 credits, should choose one course below. Students opting to take a total of 9 credits, should choose two courses below.

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.

American students studying in Brazil are required to get a visa at one of the Brazilian Consulates in the United States — a process that will be initiated at the beginning of March and that will be coordinated by program directors. For that reason, students accepted in this program should have in hand a valid passport by the end of February 2012. In addition, if your passport expires in 2012, you should also get a new passport in order to travel to Brazil.

Faculty

Dayse Bede is a lecturer in the Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at Penn State.

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.

The business course (B A 499) is taught by a business faculty member from Brazil.

Student Comment

"I learned about another culture and how to do business in that culture. I also met some outstanding people and really learned how they live in another country. I learned how to overcome culture shock and understand how to travel on my own and communicate even when I don't speak the language." (Brazil 2011)

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