College Majors / School Subjects in Brazilian Portuguese

A Brazilian graduation ceremony, called a "formatura" in Portuguese - to graduate = "formar"

College Majors in Brazil

In Brazil, a college major is called a graduação. Unlike American universities, Brazilian colleges allow students to graduate as lawyers, doctors, and other specialized careers from their undergraduate studies, although some majors will take more than four years to receive the degree. We’re going to take a look at some common Brazilian majors in Portuguese:

School Subjects in Portuguese

administração - administration

arquitetura - architecture

ciências biológicas - Biology

ciências sociais - social sciences

comunicação social - communications

direito - law

enfermagem - nursing

engenharia - engineering

física - physics

história - history

letras - Portuguese or a foreign language

matemática - math

medicina - medicine

odontologia - dentistry

pedagogia - teaching

química - chemistry

relações internacionais - international relations

serviço social - social work

turismo - tourism

COLLEGE MAJORS IN PORTUGUESE

In Brazil, a college major is called a graduação. Unlike American universities, Brazilian colleges allow students to graduate as lawyers, doctors, and other specialized careers from their undergraduate studies, which for these majors is sometimes more than four years of study. We’re going to take a look at some common Brazilian majors:

SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN PORTUGUESE