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SPECIAL MINOR FOR
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Students earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering
may minor in either Arabic, Chinese, German,
Hebrew, Japanese, or Russian language and culture.
The minor requires a total of six (6) courses:
a. four language courses above the beginning 2nd
semester level – 3, 4, 21, 22
b. one course in the social sciences concentrating
on the area in which the target language is
spoken (e.g. for Arabic: History 60, 61, 64, 65;
for Chinese: History 43, 44, Political Science
126; for German: History 31, Political Science
125, 147; for Hebrew: History 61; for Japanese:
History 47, 48, 122, 123, 124, 125, Political
Science 131; for Russian: History 27, 28, 29)
c. a fourth-year level language course (Arabic 121,
Chinese 121, German 121, Hebrew 121,
Japanese 121, Russian 121) or, in conjunction
with the social science course, a directed study in
the language focusing on materials relevant to
that course.
Arabic
Arabic is the fifth most widely spoken language in
the world and is one of the six official languages of
the United Nations. The Arabic Program, with its
language, literature and culture courses, offers
training in the study of the Arabic language at all
levels, as well as offering studies in topics relating to
Arab cultures and traditions. It offers a strong
foundation in Modern Standard Arabic, as well as a
wide range of courses taught in English on modern
and classical Arabic literatures, cinema, gender and
other cultural topics.
UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
The Arabic major is designed to offer students a
strong foundation in the Arabic language, as well as
providing them with training to critically engage
with Arabic literary and other cultural activities,
such as cinema and other media. The major in
Arabic requires ten courses in all: nine courses
beyond Arabic 4, plus one approved course in a
different department. Of the nine departmental
courses, four must be Arabic language-based
courses, while five must be selected from available
departmental Arabic culture courses.
a. Language requirement. Four Arabic languagebased
courses above Arabic 4: Arabic 21; Arabic
22; Arabic 121; Arabic 122; or further advanced
Arabic language-based courses (subject to
approval of the Director of Arabic). Students
who place higher than Arabic 21 upon entry
into the program are expected to complete ten
courses in all, in consultation with the Director
of Arabic.
b. Culture requirement. Five departmental Arabic
literature or culture courses. Two of these five
required courses may be filled by approved
courses taken outside of the Medford campus.
c. Related course. One course in a topic related to
Arabic or the Middle East offered outside of
Tufts’ Arabic Program. Courses in this category
are subject to the approval of the Director of
Arabic.
UNDERGRADUATE MINOR ProgrAM
The department offers a minor in Arabic requiring
the completion of six courses beyond the intermediate
level (ARB 3-4) and two courses in Arabic
literature or culture. Minor checklist forms are
available at http://ase.tufts.edu/grall/arabic/
requirements.asp.
Chinese
Chinese civilization is one of the longest and most
continuous ones in the world. Home to one-fifth
of the world population and undergoing rapid
changes, China is increasingly playing a pivotal
role in today’s world. The Chinese Program offers
courses aimed at helping students achieve
proficiency in modern Chinese language and
acquire comprehensive understanding of Chinese
literature and culture in conjunction with their
social and historical contexts.
UNDERGRADUATE concentrATION
REQUIREMENTS
The major in Chinese requires ten courses: nine
courses in the program beyond Chinese 4, plus one
in a related field. Those who place out of language
courses still need to complete ten approved courses.
At least one course from Category B must be a
seminar offered by the Chinese Program. If
qualified, a student may opt to do an honors thesis.
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