Director: Youssef Yacoubi
www.shu.edu/academics/minor-arabic.html
Arabic Minor: Language, Culture, and Global Affairs — Arabic is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages, with an estimated 400–420+ million speakers across at least 25 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, and it ranks among the top five most spoken languages globally. As one of the six official languages of the United Nations, Arabic holds significant geopolitical and diplomatic weight and is central to U.S. foreign policy, international security, and global engagement. The Minor in Arabic builds strong proficiency through Intermediate and Advanced Modern Standard Arabic and features a two-part fourth-year sequence, Professional Arabic I & II in Media and Diplomacy, designed as a practicum to develop advanced communication and professional skills. Interdisciplinary electives in politics, religion, history, literature, anthropology, and cultural studies—along with study abroad in Morocco—prepare students for careers in diplomacy, government, international organizations, media, and global business.
Students are required to take an online placement test through the Global Learning Center in order to register for classes in any language(s) that they have previously studied.
