UCLA Near Eastern Languages & Cultures

The department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures was established in 1959. We offer a comprehensive body of undergraduate and graduate courses.

We believe our department is one of the finest all around departments of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures in the United States and is growing. As you navigate through this website, you'll note that our department has excellent degree programs in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (including Arabic and Islamics, Armenian, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Iranian, Turkish) and Ancient Near Eastern C  ...