Brandeis offers instruction in 13 languages. Please visit the links below for more details on course offerings, faculty, learning objectives, requirements for majors and minors, Language Proficiency Transcript Notations, placement questions and extracurricular opportunities for each language.
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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Program
Majors and Minors
Major and minor in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Welcome Video
Watch the Arabic language welcome video (0:29)
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Chinese Language ProgramMajors, Minors and Proficiency Notation
Welcome Video
Watch the Chinese language welcome video (0:36)
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French and Francophone Studies ProgramMajors and Minors
Major, minor in French and Francophone StudiesWelcome Video
Watch the French language welcome video (0:36)
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German Studies ProgramMajors and Minors
Major, minor in German StudiesWelcome Video
Watch the German language welcome video (0:37)
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Classical Studies DepartmentMajors and Minors
Major, minor in Classical StudiesWelcome Video
Watch the Greek and Latin languages welcome video (0:45)
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Near Eastern and Judaic Studies DepartmentMajors, Minors and Proficiency Notation
Major, minor in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Welcome Video
Watch the Hebrew language welcome video (0:23)
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Interdepartmental Program in Italian StudiesMajors, Minors and Proficiency Notation
Major in Italian Studies (through Independent Interdisciplinary Major)
Welcome Video
Watch the Italian language welcome video (0:31)
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Japanese Language ProgramMajors, Minors and Proficiency Notation
Welcome Video
Watch the Japanese language welcome video (0:38)
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Korean Language ProgramMajors, Minors and Proficiency Notation
Welcome Video
Watch the Korean language welcome video (0:37)
Program/Department
Majors, Minors, and Proficiency Notation
Welcome Video
Watch the Russian language welcome video (0:36)
Program/Department
Majors and Minors
Major, minor in Hispanic Studies
Welcome Video
Watch the Spanish language welcome video (0:26)
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Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department
Majors and Minors
Minor in Yiddish and Eastern European Jewish Literature and Culture