Study Arabic at USC

Arabic is one of the most important languages in the world.

• the official language of twenty-six countries

• the first language of nearly 300 million native speakers

• one of the six international languages of the United Nations

• the language of the Qur’an and Muslim prayer, used by more than a billion people in worship

• in the Middle Ages, the most widespread language of scholarship, philosophy, and science in the world

• the living medium of a vibrant and constantly developing modern literature

Arabic provides opportunities for research and communication from NW Africa to Iraq and the Persian Gulf and beyond.

We offer a three-year (six semester) sequence of Arabic courses as well as modular courses in colloquial Arabic dialects, media Arabic, and classical Arabic.