研究生课程至少30学分，部门课程至少20学分。论文（1-6学分）是可选的。在其顾问的批准下，学生可以在次要领域中学习最多10个学分的课程。阅读认可的第二外语知识。
Our Portuguese program is distinguished by its transatlantic, interdisciplinary focus, with classes concerning the literature and culture of Portuguese-speaking countries, including Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, East Timor, and Guinea-Bissau. We offer courses in Luso-Brazilian culture (such as cinema and other arts) and literature (theater, poetry, and prose). We also encourage students to take classes outside the department, in areas of relevance to Luso-African-Brazilian culture, society, art, and history.<br><br>The Portuguese program combines rigorous training in scholarship with close mentorship, delivering a broad and solid preparation for an academic career in Portuguese and Lusophone literatures and cultures. We offer courses in a broad range of areas in the fields of Brazilian, Portuguese, and Lusophone African literatures and cultures, including cinema, theater, gender studies, and modern and contemporary fiction.