<p>Here at Tufts we have Middle Eastern Studies, and we offer 8 semesters of Arabic, as well as other classes in Arabic once you get that far, like a seminar on Media in the middle east, taught in arabic, and arabic is taught every single semester, it's a pretty solid program.</p>
<p>I usually don't like to do the bump thing, but I'm going to break my own rules this time because I'm so curious about this topic.</p>
<p>I'll ask about Emory and UMich because they're two schools that were mentioned that I can see myself applying to/attending. Someone said the UMich Arabic program is good, but what about the cultural aspect. Does anyone know any specifics about these two schools Middle Eastern programs. I should add I'm looking for a more modern approach since I plan on studying it for a career in government, as opposed to learning the ancient history of the Middle East.</p>
<p>The University of Michigan has a large Arab student and faculty population. There are currently around 80 undergrads and 40 graduate students from Arabic countries studying at the university of Michigan. Those numbers do not include Arab Americans, which number in the hundreds. </p>
<p>You also have the Arab Student Association, which currently has over 150 student members.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.umich.edu/%7Earabic/members.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.umich.edu/~arabic/members.htm</a></p>
<p>Then you have Dearborn, which is located 30 miles East of Ann Arbor and has one of the largest, if not THE largest, concentration of Arabs living outside the Middle East (over 30,000 out of 100,000). </p>
<p>Finally, most undergrads interested in Arab studies and language take a year to study abroad, generally in either Egypt or Lebanon.</p>