All Portuguese majors are required to study overseas. Students are encouraged to spend at least a semester in Portugal or Brazil. Summer, semester, and full-year programs are available through Georgetown. Spanish and Portuguese language students may be particularly interested in the Latin American Studies Certificate. The requirements for the Latin American Studies Certificate include one course in history, one course in government, one course in economics, two elective courses, and the Latin American Studies Senior Tutorial in which students write a major research paper under the guidance of a faculty adviser.
Students pursuing the certificate are exempt from the second language requirement.
This interdisciplinary minor concentration includes two required courses in regional history, one economics course, one government course, and two electives addressing ideological or cultural perspectives and regional or international affairs. The European Studies Senior Colloquium is the capstone of this program in which students complete a major research paper under the guidance of European Studies faculty. Students selecting this minor are exempted from the second language requirement. A detailed list of courses can be found in the FLL Handbook. The Portuguese Department also offers a special program for a major in Portuguese with coursework in Business.