Arabic and Mathematics

Whilst St Andrews does not offer Arabic as a single Honours degree, you can take Arabic in combination with a wide variety of other subjects as part of a joint Honours degree. It is useful to study Arabic, by far the most commonly used language of the Middle East, alongside almost any subject as it offers the opportunity for comparative analyses between different languages, literatures, cultures, histories, politics and economics. By choosing to study Arabic, you will learn the language of the Arabic media as well as classical and modern Arabic languages and literature.

All Arabic modules prioritise building a high level of competence in language skills, and after completing the first two years of your course, you will be able to read, write and converse in basic Modern Standard Arabic. You will have the opportunity to take an integrated year abroad between second and third year in a country where Arabic is spoken. The Arabic element of the four-year joint Honours degree course is run by the Department of Arabic and Persian within the School of Modern Languages.

The degree syllabus includes a wide spectrum of subjects from Islamic history to media Arabic, from medieval and classical literature to modern and contemporary literature.