Arabic / CEAS / CERES / Chinese / Cinema and Media 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]

Cinema and Media Studies [10]

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

BA in Cinema and Media Studies [11]; Graduate Field Committee in Film Studies [12]

French [13]

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

PhD in Modern French Studies [14]; MA in French Language and Literature [15]; BA in French Language and Literature [16]; Minor in French Studies [17]

Germanic Studies [18]

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

PhD [19], MA in German Literature and Language [20]; BA in Germanic Studies; Minor in German Language, Literature, and Culture [21]

Hebrew [22]

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

Courses in partial fulfillment of the BA in Jewish Studies [23]

Italian [24]

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

BA in Italian Studies [25]; Minor in Italian Language and Culture [26]

Japanese [27]

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

BA in Japanese [28]; Minor in Japanese [29]

Korean [30]

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

Minor in Korean Studies [31]

Persian [32]

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

BA in Persian Studies [33]; Minor in Persian Studies [34]; Flagship Program [35]; Roshan Center [32]

Portuguese [36]

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

Minor in Portuguese Language, Literatures, and Cultures [37]

Romance Languages [38]

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

BA in Romance Languages [39]

Russian [40]

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

BA in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture [41]; Minor in Russian Studies [42]

Second Language Acquisition [43]

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

PhD, MA, Certificate in Second Language Acquisition [44]

Spanish [36]

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

PhD [45], MA in Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures [46]; BA in Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures [47]; Minor in Spanish Language and Cultures [48]; Minor in Spanish Language, Business, and Cultures [48]

Summer Institute [49]

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