ARABIC
Why Study Arabic?
Arabic offers a blend of critical language skills and applicability in over 20 countries with roughly 300 million native speakers. You will develop the skills to live, work, and interact with a more diverse set of countries, allowing you room to shift focus as you progress in your career.
US government agencies have expressed a much greater need for Arabic speakers to address the complex political, military, and economic questions surrounding US engagement in the Middle East and North Africa.
Minor in Arabic
Students interested in pursuing a more in depth study of Arabic languages and cultures can choose to minor in Arabic. Click on the link below for more information on the minor:
Foreign Language Requirements
Most students at Howard University have a foreign language requirement to graduate. Depending on their major, students typically take between two to four semesters of a foreign language. Enrolling in Arabic language courses at Howard will count towards the foreign language requirement. The course sequence for the basic Arabic language courses is as follows:
Arabic I - (ARAB 001)
Arabic II - (ARAB 002)
Arabic III - (ARAB 003)
Arabic IV - (ARAB 004)