Arabic / Ceas / Ceres / Chinese / Film Studies / French / German / Hebrew /
Italian / Japanese / Korean / Persian / Portuguese / Romance Languages /
Russian / Second Language Acquisition / Spanish / Summer Institute

Arabic [1]

Research in and teaching of Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Dialect, Levantine Dialect; cultures, literatures, cinemas of Arab World; linguistics.

BA in Arabic Studies [2]; Minor in Arabic [3]; UG Flagship [4]

CEAS [5]

Dedicated to the Expansion of UM’s East Asian curriculum, library resources, and teaching materials

Certificate in East Asian Studies [5]

CERES [6]

The Central European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies program fosters in-depth knowledge of the region stretching from Prague in the West to Vladivostok in the East. This includes three main areas: Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia (the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union).

BA in Central European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies

Chinese [7]

Research in and teaching of Mandarin Chinese, popular culture, modern and classical literature, film, linguistics.

BA in Chinese [8]; Minor in Chinese [9]; Minor in Chinese Studies [9]

Film Studies [10]

Interdisciplinary research in and teaching of cinema from varied traditions, languages, and cultures.

BA in Film Studies; Graduate Field Committee in Film Studies [10]

French [11]

Research in and teaching of French; French and Francophone cultures, literatures, cinemas; translation; linguistics.

PhD in Modern French Studies [12]; MA in French Language and Literature [13]; BA in French Language and Literature [14]; Minor in French Studies [15]

Germanic Studies [16]

Research in and teaching of German language; Germanic cultures, literatures, cinemas; translation; linguistics.

PhD [17], MA in German Literature and Language [18]; BA in Germanic Studies; Minor in German Language, Literature, and Culture [19]

Hebrew [20]

Research in and teaching of Hebrew; Israeli culture, literature, cinema.

Courses in partial fulfillment of the BA in Jewish Studies [21]

Italian [22]

Research in and teaching of  Italian language, culture, literature, cinema.

BA in Italian Studies [23]; Minor in Italian Language and Culture [24]

Japanese [25]

Research in and teaching of  Japanese language, culture, literature, cinema, translation, linguistics.

BA in Japanese [26]; Minor in Japanese [27]

Korean [28]

Research in and teaching of  Korean language, cinema, linguistics.

Minor in Korean Studies [29]

Persian [30]

Research in and teaching of  Persian language, culture, literature, cinema, linguistics.

BA in Persian Studies [31]; Minor in Persian Studies [32]; Flagship Program [33]; Roshan Center [30]

Portuguese [34]

Research in and teaching of  Portuguese language (Brazilian), cultures, literatures, cinemas.

Minor in Portuguese Language, Literatures, and Cultures [35]

Romance Languages [36]

Dual choice of French/Italian; French/Spanish; Italian/Spanish.

BA in Romance Languages [37]

Russian [38]

Research in and teaching of  Russian language, culture, literature, cinema, translation.

BA in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture [39]; Minor in Russian Studies [40]

Second Language Acquisition [41]

Research in and teaching of second language learning, second language instruction, second language assessment, second language use.

PhD, MA, Certificate in Second Language Acquisition [42]

Spanish [34]

Research in and teaching of Peninsular and Latin American Spanish language, cultures, literatures, cinema, translation

PhD [43], MA in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures [44]; BA in Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures [45]; Minor in Spanish Language and Cultures [46]; Minor in Spanish Language, Business, and Cultures [46]

Summer Institute [47]

Intensive nine-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year. Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced level training.  Arabic, Persian, and more.