• HIND 1010

    Elementary Hindi-Urdu
     Rating

    4.14

     Difficulty

    2.84

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introductory training in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Hindi and Urdu.

  • HIND 1020

    Elementary Hindi-Urdu
     Rating

    4.17

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.42

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Prerequisite: HIND 1010.

  • ARAB 3010

    Advanced Arabic I
     Rating

    4.22

     Difficulty

    2.67

     GPA

    3.46

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    The goal of this course is to increase the student's knowledge of the Arabic language and culture via a communicative-based approach, meaning that though the students will be expected to learn grammatical structures emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language and on communication in context. Prerequisites: ARAB 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission.

  • PERS 1010

    Elementary Persian
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.73

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues.

  • PERS 1020

    Elementary Persian
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.50

     GPA

    3.71

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Introductory language sequence focusing on reading, writing, comprehending, and speaking modern Persian through audio-lingual methods. Persian grammar is introduced through sentence patterns in the form of dialogues and monologues. Prerequisite: PERS 1010 or equivalent, or instructor permission.

  • HEBR 3010

    Advanced Modern Hebrew I
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This course focuses on the conjugation of weak, or hollow verbs, and the passive of all conjugations. It also continues the study of subordinate clauses with special attention to adverbial clauses and their use. Texts for the course, which form the basis for class discussion in Hebrew and exercises in Hebrew composition, are drawn from various genres. Prerequisite: HEBR 2020 or equivalent, or instructor permission.

  • ARAB 2010

    Intermediate Arabic
     Rating

    4.38

     Difficulty

    3.69

     GPA

    3.44

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Continues training in modern standard Arabic, with emphasis on speaking, comprehension, writing, and reading. The method of teaching primarily follows the proficiency-based approach to language learning. Prerequisite: for ARAB 2010: ARAB 1020 or equivalent, or instructor permission; for ARAB 2020: ARAB 2010 or equivalent, or instructor permission.

  • ARAB 1020

    Elementary Arabic
     Rating

    4.59

     Difficulty

    3.15

     GPA

    3.55

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Introduction to the sound and writing systems of Arabic, including basic sentence structure and morphological patterns. A combination of the direct, audio-lingual, proficiency-based, and translation methods is used. The format consists of classroom discussions of a certain grammatical point followed by intensive practice. Prerequisite: ARAB 1010 or equivalent.

  • HEBR 1020

    Introduction to Modern Hebrew II
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.88

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Prerequisite: HEBR 1010.

  • SATR 3000

    Women Writing in India & Pakistan: 1947-Present
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    2.20

     GPA

    3.78

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    We will read and critique the fiction and poetry of culturally specific regions while reflecting on the assumption that experiences and identities are fundamentally gendered. We will explore issues associated with women writing in regional languages to writing in mainstream languages like Hindi, Urdu and English. We will also examine how the publication and dissemination of women's texts are related to the women movements in India and Pakistan. Prerequisite: Completion of First Writing Requirement