Portuguese Studies

Portuguese Studies

 The Portuguese Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary minor that enables students to study the language, societies, politics, and   cultures of the modern Lusophone world.  Over 250 million people speak Portuguese, spread out around the globe on five different   continents.  It is the fourth most commonly spoken language in the world, and the first most spoken in the southern hemisphere.  In   Massachusetts, there are more than half a million people of Lusophone ancestry, and many more immigrants in communities from   Cape Cod to Gloucester.  Massachusetts is directly connected to the Lusophone world through its ties to communities in Portugal,   Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, and Goa.

The Portuguese Studies minor allows students to explore the Lusophone world in all of its complexity.  Students can choose from a range of courses on the language, literature, film, culture, economies, politics, and societies of the Lusophone world.  Students are encouraged to study abroad as part of the minor and we work closely with students who are eager to find internship or work opportunities where they can use their Portuguese skills. 

Students in Portuguese Studies go onto careers in the government, medicine, Foreign Service, social work, business, teaching, and translation.

• Completed UMass Boston online admission application
• Application fee: $60
• An official high school record, leaving certificate and/or graduation examination results or their notarized copies. All documents in foreign languages must be translated by a certified professional. Records must be sent directly from the institution to be considered official.
• Academic recommendation letter (from a school-based counselor and/or teacher)
• 500-word essay
• Test scores

If you seek admission to UMass Boston as an international student, we strongly encourage you to apply online by submitting either the UMass Boston Web Application or the Common Application

Please be sure to send us your application and all required materials by the posted international application deadline.

If you experience any technical problems with the application, please email us immediately at [email protected].