Introduction

Portuguese is spoken by more than one hundred and seventy million people on four continents: Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. Twenty percent of all residents of the Western Hemisphere are Brazilians, who attest to the truth that one out of every five Americans - North, Central, South - speaks Portuguese as his or her native language.
The literature of Portugal has a tradition that goes back as far as the twelfth century, and the country’s discoveries in the Renaissance led it to all corners of the globe. In the last two decades Portugal has given to Canada many thousands of new citizens, and Brazil is attracting the attention of Canadians through its vast potential as a land of culture, of natural resources, and of industry.

In addition to a full range of courses in language, Portuguese studies at the University of Toronto are concerned with the major trends and issues of Luso-Brazilian literature and culture and serve the programs in Latin-American Studies, European Studies and in African Studies.

The Department encourages students to consider completing part of their course work at a university in Portugal or Brazil.

Undergraduate Coordinator: Professor Rosa Sarabia (416-813-4082). E-mail: spanport.undergraduate@utoronto.ca

Enquiries: Victoria College, room 208 (416-813-4080)

Portuguese Programs

Enrolment in the Portuguese programs requires the completion of four degree courses; no minimum GPA required.

Portuguese (Arts program)

Consult Professor Rosa Sarabia, Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Specialist program:

(9 full courses or their equivalent, including at least ONE 400-series course)

First Year:
PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1/PRT220Y1

Second Year:
1. PRT220Y1/PRT320Y1
2. PRT258H1

Third and Fourth Years:
1. PRT320Y1
2. At least one of PRT420Y1, 423Y1
3. Plus additional PRT courses to make nine courses. Up to two full-course equivalents may be taken from cognate departmental or college offerings: GGR, HIS, LAS, POL, SPA. A complete list of eligible courses is available from the Undergraduate Coordinator.

Major program:

(7 full courses or their equivalent)

First Year:
PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1/PRT220Y1

Second Year:
1. PRT220Y1/PRT320Y1
2. PRT258H1

Third and Fourth Years:
1. PRT320Y1
2. At least one of PRT420Y1, 423Y1 is recommended for students who start in PRT100Y1. At least one of PRT420Y1, 423Y1 is required for students who start in PRT220Y1 or higher language course.
3. Plus additional PRT courses to make seven courses. Up to one full-course equivalent may be taken from cognate departmental or college offerings: GGR, HIS, LAS, POL, SPA. A complete list of eligible courses is available form the Undergraduate Coordinator.

Minor program:

4 full courses or their equivalent including at least one course at the 300+ level.

Faculty of Arts & Science Language Citation

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese participates in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Language Citation initiative for Portuguese.

To complete the language citation in Portuguese students will normally complete the two language-sequence courses that follow the introductory level:

PRT220Y1
PRT320Y1

Students should note that, as explained on the page 20 of this Calendar, the Language Citation is not equivalent to an academic program and that enrolment in a program is not necessary in order to earn the recognition bestowed by the Citation.

Portuguese: see also European Studies; Latin American Studies; Linguistics and Languages