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Knowledge of a second language can increase one鈥檚 ability to deal with abstract concepts, expand one鈥檚 view of and increase participation in a multicultural world, and enhance job competitiveness.</p> <p>The courses shown may be used to fulfill undergraduate foreign language requirements in the College of Letters and Science, and schools of Arts and Architecture; Education and Information Studies; Music; Public Affairs; and Theater, Film, and Television.</p> <p><em>Updated November 2021</em></p> <div data-custom-embed-id="423" data-custom-embed-title="Foreign Language Requirement Table CE"> <table class="js-sortable"> <thead> <tr> <th><strong>Language</strong></th> <th><strong>Subject Area</strong></th> <th><strong>Course Number(s)</strong></th> <th><strong>Department</strong></th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Akkadian</td> <td>Semitics</td> <td>140A-140B and 141</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>American Sign Language</td> <td>American Sign Language</td> <td>1-2-3 or 8</td> <td>Linguistics</td></tr> <tr> <td>Amharic</td> <td>African American Studies</td> <td>M9A-M9B-M9C</td> <td>African American Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Amharic</td> <td>International and Area Studies</td> <td>M6A-M6B-M6C</td> <td>International and Area Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Arabic</td> <td>Arabic</td> <td>1A-1B-1C or 8</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Armenian</td> <td>Armenian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C or 104A-104B-104C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Azeri</td> <td>Iranian</td> <td>M115A-M115B-M115C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Azeri</td> <td>Turkic Languages</td> <td>M115A-M115B-M115C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Basque</td> <td>Spanish</td> <td>12A-12B-12C</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Bulgarian</td> <td>Bulgarian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Catalan</td> <td>Spanish</td> <td>11A-11B</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Chinese</td> <td>Chinese</td> <td>1-2-3 or 1A-2A-3A or 8 or 8A</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Czech</td> <td>Czech</td> <td>101A-101B-101C <span>or 103</span></td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Dutch</td> <td>Dutch</td> <td>103A-103B-103C or 104A-104B</td> <td>European Languages and Transcultural Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Egyptian, Ancient</td> <td>Ancient Near East</td> <td>120A-120B-120C or 122</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Filipino</td> <td>Filipino</td> <td>1-2-3 or 3R or 8</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>French</td> <td>French</td> <td>1-2-3 or 8</td> <td>European Languages and Transcultural Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>German</td> <td>German</td> <td>1-2-3 or 8</td> <td>European Languages and Transcultural Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Greek</td> <td>Greek</td> <td>1-2-3 or 16</td> <td>Classics</td></tr> <tr> <td>Greek, Modern</td> <td>Greek</td> <td>8A-8B-8C or 15</td> <td>Classics</td></tr> <tr> <td>Hebrew</td> <td>Hebrew</td> <td>1A-1B-1C or 8</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Hebrew, Biblical</td> <td>Hebrew</td> <td>110A-110B-110C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Hindi-Urdu</td> <td>Hindi-Urdu</td> <td>1-2-3 or 3R</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Hungarian</td> <td>Hungarian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Indonesian</td> <td>Indonesian</td> <td>1-2-3</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Italian</td> <td>Italian</td> <td>1-2-3 or 9</td> <td>European Languages and Transcultural Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Japanese</td> <td>Japanese</td> <td>1-2-3 or 8</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Korean</td> <td>Korean</td> <td>1-2-3 or 1A-2A-3A or 8</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Latin</td> <td>Latin</td> <td>1-2-3 or 16</td> <td>Classics</td></tr> <tr> <td>Lithuanian</td> <td>Lithuanian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Nahuatl</td> <td>Indigenous Languages of the Americas</td> <td>5A-5B-5C</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Norwegian</td> <td>Scandinavian</td> <td>11-12-13</td> <td>European Languages and Transcultural Studies</td></tr> <tr> <td>Quechua</td> <td>Indigenous Languages of the Americas</td> <td>17 or 18A-18B-18C</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Persian</td> <td>Iranian</td> <td>1A-1B-1C or 8 or 20A-20B-20C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Polish</td> <td>Polish</td> <td>101A-101B-101C</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Portuguese</td> <td>Portuguese</td> <td>1-2-3 or 11A-11B or 13</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Romanian</td> <td>Romanian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C or 103</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Russian</td> <td>Russian</td> <td>1-2-3 or 10 or 15A-15B or 100B</td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Sanskrit</td> <td>South Asian</td> <td>110A</td> <td>Asian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Serbian/Croatian</td> <td>Serbian/Croatian</td> <td>101A-101B-101C <span>or 103</span></td> <td>Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Spanish</td> <td>Spanish</td> <td>1-2-3 or 2A-3A or 7A or 10 or 11A-11B</td> <td>Spanish and Portuguese</td></tr> <tr> <td>Sumerian</td> <td>Ancient Near East</td> <td>140A-140B-140C</td> <td>Near Eastern Languages and Cultures</td></tr> <tr> <td>Swahili</td> <td>Swahili</td> <td>1-2-3</td> <td>Linguistics</td></tr> <tr> <td>Swedish</td> 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