African Languages Fall 2024 | Center for African Studies

May 3, 2024

Studying a language is an immediate way to immerse oneself in African knowledge systems.

Options for UC Berkeley Students

Dept Crs #	Language/Level	Instructor	Day	Time	Crs Num	Units
In the Department of African American Studies
AFRICAM 18A	Elementary Amharic	Amlaku Eshetie	MW	12-2 PM	26235	4
AFRICAM 21A	Intermediate Amharic	Amlaku Eshetie	MW	9-11 AM	26236	4
AFRICAM 16A	Elementary Igbo	Gladys Ajaelo	ThF	12-2:00 PM	24136	4
AFRICAM 11A	Elementary Swahili	David Kyeu	TuTh	11AM	20942	4
AFRICAM 10A	Intermediate Swahili	David Kyeu	TuTh	11-1PM	26199	4
AFRICAM 15A	Advanced Swahili	David Kyeu	TuTh	2-4PM	24869	4
In the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Arabic 1A	Elementary Arabic (multiple sections)	Nathalie Khankan; Amel By Belguith; Haitham Mohamed	MWF	check online	check online	5
Arabic 20A	Intermediate Arabic (2 Sections)	Haitham Mohamed; Elsa Elmahdy	MWF	9-10AM 2-3PM	21035 21036	5
Arabic 100A	Advanced Arabic	Haitham Mohamed	MWF	11-Noon	21041	3
Arabic 104A	Modern Arabic Prose	Margaret Larkin	TuTh	11AM-1PM	32624	3
Arabic 108	Islamic Religious and Philosophical Texts in Arabic	Elsa Elmahdy	MW	3:30-5PM	32623	3
Arabic 220	Seminar in Classical Arabic Literature	Margaret Larkin	Tu	2-5 PM	27152	3
Arabic 298	Seminar: Special Topics in Arabic	Ahmad Diab	W	2-5 PM	33298	1-4
Egypt 100A	Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs	Barbara Richter	MW	12-2 PM	25945	4
Egypt 202	Hieratic	Rita Lucarelli	TuTh	9:30-11AM	31629	4
*From UCLA: Register through UC Online system*
Dept Crs #	Language/Level	Host Campus	Instructor	Start Date	Term	Open Seats
More information coming soon: Possible courses in Arabic, Swahili, Tigrinya and Yoruba

Coming soon! Courses available via UC Online will be listed here soon.

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