<p>I really want to study Arabic in college, probably along with a major in International studies concentrating on the Middle East. I'm having trouble finding colleges that offer Arabic that are affordable and have good academic reputations. I've visited a couple schools but haven't liked them very much and I'm hoping that someone can give me some suggestions as to what schools I should be looking at. I'm considering Middlebury but it's really $$, as is Georgetown (and I can't count on being accepted). I'm thinking about Villanova and Geneseo but I haven't visited them yet. If anyone has any ideas that would be great!!!!</p>
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<p>Most major universities should offer it.</p>
<p>A useful website for finding any LCTL (Less Commonly-Taught Language) taught at university is this:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/db/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.carla.umn.edu/lctl/db/index.html</a></p>
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<p>Thx Spack that was really helpful!!!!</p>
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<p>May I start off in saying that if you want Middle Eastern Studies, you cannot find a better program than Brandeis, largest concentration of faculty from Israel and Middle East, and a solid program for Hebrew and Arabic.</p>
<p>Colleges that teach Arabic:</p>
<p>Liberal Arts Colleges
Amherst College
Bard College
Barnard College
Davidson College
Denison College
Hamilton College
Hobart & William Smith
Middlebury College
Moravian College
Mount Holyoke College
SUNY Geneseo
Skidmore College
Smith College
Trinity College
Vassar College</p>
<p>Research Universities
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Catholic University of America
College of William & Mary
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Duke University
Emory University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Florida International
Fordham University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Howard University
LSU
Loyola University (Chicago)
Miami University(OH)
SUNY Buffalo
SUNY Cortland
SUNY Albany
Norteastern University
Northwestern University
NYU
Ohio State
Penn State
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rice University
RIT
Rutgers
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Tufts University
University of Alberta
UCBerkeley
ECLA
UCSD
UCSB
UC Sant Cruz
University of Connecticut
University of Illinois -Champaign
UMASS Amherst
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina
University of Notre Dame
UPenn
University of Rochester
University of Texas-Austin
University of Chicago
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Washington University of St. Louis
Yale University
Yeshiva University</p>
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<p>Cre8iv1, I think you meant UCLA instead of ECLA.</p>
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<p>The top departments for Arabic are:</p>
<p>Columbia University
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
New York University
Princeton University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Pennsylvania</p>
<p>All of those universities have excellent Middle and Near Eastern studies programs.</p>
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<p>^^^
Brandeis exceeds most of those.</p>
<p>I believe I recently read that Williams is starting or has recently started an Arabic program</p>
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<p>Bot really Cre8tive. Brandeis is excellent in Hebrew and Judaic studies, but not in Arabic and Middle Easter studies.</p>
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<p>i know W&M was ranked number 2 for their Arabic Program after Harvard.</p>
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<p>Alexandre, Middle and Near Esastern Studies is their biggest strength, Judaic studys are comprised in the same major, not seperately.</p>
<p>Yes, but Cre8tive, the strength of Brandeis' Middle and Near Eastern department is Hebrew and Judaic studies. The OP wants Arabic. Brandeis is actually weak in Arabic and not that strong in Arabic studies.</p>
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<p>The Air Force Academy offers an excellent Arabic program and has for several decades. Plus, if you go there, you're guaranteed a job afterwards with an opportunity to use yours skills!</p>
<p>Okay, fine, not so great...that's one thing...but weak??? If Brandeis is weak, then what would most of the schools of the school on this list be, six feet under?</p>
<p>I agree somewhat...the Brandeis Near Eastern and Judaic Studies department is a bit Judaic studies heavy, but from what I've seen the Arabic department is excellent. I know several people taking it who love the classes.</p>
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<p>Cre8tive, Brandeis is a great universities. Do not missunderstand me. I have a lot of respect for the school. But Arabic is not Economics or Psychology. There are only a handful of universities that are sourced to properly teach Arabic and Middle Eastern studies. Brandeis is not one of them. Check the link below. </p>
<p>As you can see, Brandeis' Near Eastern and Judaic studies program is really a Hebrew and Judaic studies program, with a faculty of 28, 27 of which teach either Hebrew or Judaic studies and just one professor who teaches Arabic/Arabic studies. I am sorry, but to me, that makes the Brandeis program weak in Arabic. In fact, Brandeis should just call it Hebrew and Judaic Studies. </p>
<p>In contrast, check out the faculties at Chicago and Michigan</p>
<p>As you can see, Chicago and Michigan (as well as Harvard and other major programs), are far more balanced.</p>
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<p>interesting fact- thomas freidman (NYT columnist and rhodes scholar) studied middle eastern studies at brandeis and then went onto oxford</p>
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<p>Oxford is probably #1 in the World (Sorbonne is up there too) in Arabic and Arab studies. And much of Friedman's knowledge comes from experience. But it is a fact that Brandeis does not have a good Arabic or Arab studies program.</p>
<p>I have a friend at William and Mary who is either double majoring or major and minor-ing in International Relations and Arabic and he loves it. I don't know much about the school but I know he was rejected from Georgetown, went to W&M and loves it.</p>
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<p>heres some more (i wanna study the same thing!): villanova, fordham, rutgers unversity-piscataway, george washington, georgetown, seton hall, dickinson college, american university, the college of New Jersey>> good luck and private message me if u wanna talk bout our common interest!</p>
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