Languages Offered in Arts & Humanities

East Asian Languages

European Languages

Middle/Near Eastern Languages

"I have taken two years of Korean language classes at Cal now, and every semester, my Korean class is the one I look forward to the most everyday. The personalization of my language class is unheard of on such a large campus."

- UC Berkeley student, Cynthia Leu

Scandinavian Languages

Slavic Languages

South and Southeast Asian Languages

"As a student at UCB I had the opportunity to study French, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Irish, and Polish. Language is a window into another culture, a window into another world. This study makes us true citizens of the world."

- UC Berkeley alumna, Claudia Waters

FLAS Fellowships provide funding for the study of critical and less commonly taught languages
The Huang Scholars Program provides funding for Chinese language study in Beijing
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program.
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"I use the training I received through the Spanish and Arabic language programs at Cal every day as a medical student."

- UC Berkeley alumna, Mackenzie Cater