The department is now offering new majors in Chinese and Classics. Requirements for these two majors can be downloaded below [.pdf files]. For specific questions on either of these, please contact the Department to make an appointment with an advisor. The department also offers majors in East Asian Studies, Hebrew, Latin, and Ancient Greek as well as minors in Arabic, Chinese, Classical Studies, Hebrew, and Japanese. More information on all majors and minors can be found on the Programs page.

• Major in Chinese
  39 credits including a Senior Seminar
  Download the requirements here. [new as of August 2009]
  Students who intend to teach Chinese at the high school level should consult with the Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services for information about their requirements as well.
  
  
• Major in Classics
  36 credits including a Senior Seminar
  Download the requirements here. [new as of August 2009]
  
  

Courses offered in the Spring of 2010

• Arabic, Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
  Arabic 102: Elementary Arabic II
  Arabic 204: Intermediate Arabic II
  Middle Eastern Studies (MES) 160: History and Civilization of Islam [2 sections]
  
Middle Eastern Studies (MES) 240: Images of the Middle East

See related courses in History as well.


• Chinese, Japanese, Korean & East Asian Studies
  Chinese 102: Elementary Chinese II [2 sections]
  Chinese 204: Intermediate Chinese II
  Chinese 251: Classical Chinese II
  Chinese 311: Advanced Modern Chinese
  Chinese 314: Grammar, Rhetoric and Composition [weekend section]
  Chinese 318: Introduction to Applied Chinese Linguistics
  Chinese 320: Chinese Drama [weekend section]
  Chinese 330: Chinese Essay
  Chinese 350: Chinese Fiction
  Chinese 360: Traditional Chinese Literature
  Chinese 370: Chinese Short Story [2 sections, weekend section]
  
  Japanese 102: Elementary Japanese II [2 sections]
  Japanese 204: Intermediate Japanese II
  Japanese 212: Classical Japanese II
  Japanese 306: Advanced Modern Japanese II
  
  Korean 203: Elementary Korean II
  Korean 360: Readings in Korean
  
  East 130W: East Asian Religion [2 sections]
  East 132: Civilization of Korea
  East 235: East Asian Civilization II
  East 250: Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation [PLAS]
  East 253: Contemporary Chinese Film [cancelled]
  East 380: Senior Seminar [Come to the Department to schedule.]
  
  See related courses in Comparative Literature and History as well.
  
  
• Classical Studies, Ancient Greek & Latin
  Latin 102: Elementary Latin I
  Latin 204: Roman Prose
  
  Latin 360.3 Readings in Latin literature
  Classics 120: Greek Civilization
  Classics 140: Classical Mythology
  Classics 150: Greek and Latin Classics in Translation [PLAS, 4 sections, weekend section]
  Classics 250W: Ancient Epic and Tragedy [2 sections]
  
  See related courses in History and Philosophy as well.
  
  
• Hebrew Language & Culture
  Hebrew 102: Elementary Hebrew II
  Hebrew 204: Intermediate Hebrew II
  Hebrew 305: Advanced Modern Hebrew
  Hebrew 321: Readings from the Torah
  Hebrew 345: Poetry of the Middle Ages
  Hebrew 358: Modern Hebrew Literature
  
  Hebrew 150: Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation [PLAS]
  Hebrew 250W: Biblical Allusions in Hebrew Literature
  
  Yiddish 150: Introduction to Yiddish Literature
  
  See related courses in History and Jewish Studies as well.
  
  

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