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The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Ohio State offers exciting academic opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels for students interested in Luso-Brazilian culture and Portuguese language and linguistics.
The strengths of Ohio State's Portuguese program lie in the cutting-edge and versatile language program, the BA in Portuguese that emphasizes the cultural, economic and political complexities, as well as the transatlantic dimension, of the Lusophone world, and the distinguished program in Portuguese linguistics, especially in the areas of phonetics, morphology and pragmatics.
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OSUs innovative Portuguese language program and challenging, interdisciplinary minor and major in Portuguese can enhance any academic program. Your expertise in this vital language will set you apart. Knowledge of Portuguese can complement courses of study in a number of disciplines, such as Spanish, Political Science, International Studies, International Business, Latin American Studies, and Comparative Studies.
Portuguese is a major world language, but its importance is insufficiently recognized in the United States. For example, half of all U.S. businesses in Latin America are located in Brazil. The knowledge of a second language is usually a key to acquiring strong writing skills. Employment in almost any field is open to a language major, especially in companies that do business with overseas clients. This can range from the banking industry to public relations to computer programming.