Arabic at William & Mary

Welcome to the Arabic section web pages. Please use the links on this page to explore our program. You will find that we offer opportunities to study the Arabic language at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as courses in Arabic literature and culture in English. Descriptions of individual courses are available through the academics link, and for some courses, a link to the current syllabus is provided there. There is at present no major in Arabic, but an Arabic minor is available. In addition, there is also the possibility for students studying Arabic to major in Global Studies with a Middle East Concentration. .

We encourage our students to study in an Arabic-speaking country. While we do not as yet have our own programs, we advise students on the programs that are available throughout the Arabic world. For more information regarding study abroad, see the Reves Center website.

If you want to find out why you should study Arabic, look at these pages.