Courses

Spring 2027 Courses

The Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Department offers courses under eleven different subject headings. Click on a tab below to learn about courses that are offered in the Spring 2027 semester.

MELC

Turkish

Egyptian

Semitics

Arabic

Hebrew

Cuneiform

Ethiopic

Persian

Iranian

Modern Greek
Click here to learn about the course requirements for the MELC major and minor.

MELC Course Catalog

To review all courses offered by the MELC Department, visit the links below:

MELC | Arabic | Cuneiform | Egyptian | Ethiopic | Hebrew | Iranian | Modern Greek | Persian | Semitics | Turkish

Summer Courses

The MELC Department offers a handful of courses during summer sessions. View the 2026 Summer Courses here. 

For up-to-date information on the summer programs generally, go to the Berkeley Summer Sessions site.

Special Studies

Supervised independent study and special studies courses (including field study, museum internship, exam preparation, and dissertation writing courses) do not appear in the schedule of classes. They are listed in the Berkeley Academic Guide. These courses require consent of an instructor.