World Language: Portuguese Major World Language: Portuguese Major Portuguese courses will focus on language, history, and life in the Lusophone World.Offered by the Department of English & World Languages. Breadcrumb academics majors and minors foreign language portuguese major academics-sidebarnav MENU Academic Program Majors & Minors Annual Theme Enrichment Opportunities Internships Study Abroad Scholars Program Service Academy Exchange Program Departments Overview Program Enrichment What Can I Expect from Studying Portuguese at West Point?Portuguese language majors will follow a track of courses designed to develop their Portuguese language proficiency and cultural understanding. Cadets can choose to be a Portuguese language major or combine Portuguese and another language for a dual language major. Each of these options can be taken as an honors program. Language majors also work well as part of a double major with another department. Majors: Portuguese, Portuguese with Honors, Dual Language (Portuguese and a second language of your choice), Foreign Area Studies (Africa, Europe, Latin America)Minors: Regional Studies (Africa, Europe, Latin America)To learn more about enrichment for this area of study, visit the Department of English & World Languages. Required CoursesLN380 NATURE OF MODERN LANGUAGESSample ElectivesLN440P PORTUGUESE IN CULTURAL CONTEXTLN451 ADV LANG & CULTURE IN CONTEXTLN487 ADV IND STUDY-FOREIGN LANGSLN491 SEM ABROAD: ADV LANG & CULT ILP371 INTENSIVE INTERMED. PORTUGUESELP372 PORTUGUESE FOR ORAL/WRIT COMMLP470 SPECIAL TOPIC IN PORTUGUESELP475 PORTUGUESE RDG/WRTG THRU MEDIALP476 MILITARY SPKG/RDG - PORTUGUESELP483 PORTUGUESE CIVILIZATION ILP485 SURVEY OF PORTUGUESE LIT ILP492 LIT OF PORT-SPKG WORLDTo learn more, view the full Foreign Language - Portuguese major curriculum. Interact with Portuguese at West Point!Majors can apply to the Military Immersion & Exchange program for academic travel to Portuguese-speaking areas, such as Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Cape Verde, and Macau, among others. Majors also have the chance to travel to the Agulhas Negras Mountain Range to take part in Brazilian Mountain School.Immersion OpportunitiesMilitary Immersion & Exchange: Spend a semester at universities in Brazil (fall and spring) or Portugal (spring only).Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD): Travel to Brazil, Portugal, or other Lusophone countries to study and speak Portuguese in military and non-military settings.Military Individual Advanced Development (MIAD): Travel to the Agulhas Negras Mountain Range to take part in Brazilian Mountain School.Honor Societies:Phi Sigma Iota - International Foreign Language Honor SocietyGolden Key - International Honour SocietyPhi Kappa Phi - Oldest and Largest Collegiate Honor SocietyTo learn more about enrichment for this area of study, visit the Department of English & World Languages or the Center for Languages, Cultures, and Regional Studies.