Portuguese Language & Culture

Overview

Studying Portuguese at USU will be more than just speaking, listening, reading and writing. Students also take literature courses where they can better understand the human condition, and culture courses where students will learn the traditions and perspectives of Portuguese-speaking communities.

Career Application

With a degree in Portuguese, graduates will be able to pursue many careers on an international scale. This program may allow you to seek employment as a translator, customs worker, or with companies dealing with international business or development.

Get Involved

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Portuguese Club

Learn Portuguese songs, eat Brazilian snacks, and enjoy games, music and movies while practicing Portuguese.

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Study Abroad

Study languages in their native contexts and gain greater understanding of the ways that language influences populations and cultures.

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TALC Language Labs

Studying language at USU? Visit the Technology Assisted Language Center to print assignments, visit with tutors, and read native language media.

Alumni Advice

Ernesto Lopez

Ernesto Lopez spent more than a decade with Bear River Head Start before working to train domestic and international franchise owners.

Porter Illi

Porter Illi (BA International Studies and Political Science '12), Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. Department of State, currently serving in the External Political Unit at the U.S. embassy in Berlin.

Srinidi Carling & Jordan Davis

Srinidi Carling joined iFit immediately after graduating with a BA in Spanish and Global Communications. Jordan Davis (BA in Asian Studies and BS in International Business) is a Senior Manager for Adobe.

Ted Twinting

CHaSS Alumn, Ted Twinting (History & French) talks to students about the challenges he faced after graduating and how he found his career using the skills he learned in college.