Graduate Courses

PORT 6010
Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Linguistic, cultural, and literary structures in Portuguese-speaking societies. Emphasis is divided between students' abilities to express themselves fluently in oral and written Portuguese and to identify and contextualize main literary genres and movements. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 6040
Topics in Cinema, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World

Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English. 

PORT 6045
Brazilian Culture and Society

Overview of prominent characteristics and movements in Brazilian culture, history, society, artistic and intellectual development, as seen in Brazilian cinema, literature, art, media, and historical texts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 6050
Prose of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 6060
Poetry of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 6070
Theater of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative plays from Portugal and Brazil analyzed with emphasis on drama as a literary genre, specific aspects of staging and performance, and socio-political context of theatrical production. Given in Portuguese. 

PORT 6080
Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context.  *Fall 2022* (cross-listed as an elective with Women’s Studies) TTH 2:20-3:35pm Dr. Cecília Rodrigues Women Short Story Writers of the…

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.   Spring 2023: Dr. Rachel Gabara, "Retelling Colonization in African Fiction and Film" In her landmark Imperial Eyes, scholar Mary Louise Pratt defined the contact zone as “…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

PORT 6550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. 

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study. 

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. 

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English. 

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.  Fall 2022 Contemporary Comics in Romance Language Cultures course description

PORT 8010
Topics in Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific topic in literature and culture of the Portuguese- speaking world. Given in Portuguese. 

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension. 

ROML 9000
Doctoral Research

Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.   

ROML 9005
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study. 

ROML 9010
Doctoral Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for Ph.D. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional Format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials

ROML 9300
Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. 

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