Students need only turn on the television to know that there is a great need around the world to speak Arabic and to understand the culture and traditions of the Middle East. In the past several decades, the study of Arabic in American colleges and universities has more than quadrupled, but there are still fewer than 15,000 students across the United States studying one of the most politically relevant languages of our time.
Job prospects for college graduates who speak Arabic are very good. Government and private agencies are eager to hire students with a good grasp of the language. Richmond’s Arabic program, housed in the Department of Modern Literatures and Cultures, partners with the University’s School of Continuing Studies to offer Arabic courses that meet the needs of full-time Richmond undergraduate students as well as continuing learners.
