About the education
The course provides a basis for literature studies from an intersectional perspective, where the meaning of gender, class and ethnicity for texts content and form is taken up. Reading of both theoretical and fictional texts includes, with emphasis on gender perspective / postcolonial perspective, texts written by female writers and prerequisites for women's creative creation in a historical perspective.
Subject: Portuguese
Portuguese is used as a first language or a shared first language by approximately 240 million people. It is the official language of Brazil, Portugal, five African nations (Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé e Príncipe) and also on Eastern Timor and in the Chinese city of Macao. This makes Portuguese one of the most widely spread and widely spoken languages of the world.
Knowledge of Portuguese is highly valued in wide sectors of the labour market in Sweden and elsewhere. Trade, industry, international organizations, media and journalism are domains where knowledge of Portuguese is considered important. For this reason, the Department offers special syllabi in Portuguese for Professional Purposes I – II.
At the Bachelor’s level, Portuguese studies comprise 1 - 4 semesters, or 30 - 120 Higher Education Credits (ECTS). 120 credits are required for taking Portuguese as a major in a Bachelor’s Degree. 15 of these credits correspond to the degree paper, the topic of which may be linguistic, literary or oriented towards area studies.
At the Bachelor’s level, a programme in Latin American Studies is also offered which includes 60 credits of Portuguese for Professional Purposes and leads up to a Bachelor’s Degree. The Bachelor programme in Latin American Studies combines language training with studies of Latin American history, culture, society, politics and economy.
The Advanced Level consists of studies that either comprise 60 credits leading up to a so-called Magister’s degree, or 120 credits leading up to a full Master’s degree. The degree paper, in either case, may be on a linguistic or a literary topic. Both degrees give formal access to PhD studies in Romance Languages with specialization in Portuguese.
At all levels, understanding language use, including literature, as the expression of culture and society is the cornerstone of Portuguese studies.
Area of interest: Language and Linguistics
Languages open doors to other cultures, experiences, business contacts and collaboration between countries. At Stockholm University you can study nearly 30 different languages. You can also delve into more theoretical subjects such as Linguistics and Bilingualism.
Language and Linguistics studies can lead to a large variety of professions within teaching, research and industry, the public sector, trade and tourism, and other areas.