Dr. Nicola Gavioli, Assciate Teaching Professor of Portuguese, Modern Languages
ngavioli@fiu.edu
This certificate, which is only granted to degree-seeking students, is offered as an alternative to the Portuguese major. It equips students who have majors/minors in other departments with highly satisfactory competence in Portuguese and a positive understanding of Brazilian culture.
Our program offers some special features for majors, minors, and certificate students. It offers the opportunity to obtain a proficiency certificate administered by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Culture—FIU is one of only three authorized examination centers in the United States; an active Brazilian Club; and an excellent collection of books and other learning materials.
Required Credits
1. Basic Language: (10 credits)
| POR 3202 Accelerated Portuguese I | 5 |
| POR 3233 Accelerated Portuguese II | 5 |
2. Core courses: (9 credits)
| POR 2200 Intermediate Portuguese | 3 |
| POR 3400 Advanced Oral Communication | 3 |
| POW 3284 Brazilian Short Story | 3 |
| POR 3420 Review Grammar and Writing I | 3 |
or
| POR 3421 Review Grammar and Writing II | 3 |
3. Elective Courses: (3 credits)
| POR 3440 Business Portuguese | 3 |
| POR 3500 Luso-Brazilian Culture (GL) | 3 |
| POW 4480 20th Century Brazilian Novel | 3 |
| POW 4701 Masterworks of Brazilian Literature | 3 |
4. Elective Course - Out-of-Department Offerings: (3 credits)
| LAH 2020 Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| LAH 4600 History of Brazil | 3 |
| ECS 3401 The Brazilian Economy | 3 |
| LIN 3013 General Linguistics | 3 |