Brigham Young University. Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages
Dates
- Existence: 1972 - 1978
Biography
The Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages (1972-1978) was an academic department in the College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages was established in 1972 at Brigham Young University in the College of Humanities, reorganizing the earlier Department of Classical and Asian Languages. The department provided instruction in classical civilization and Middle Eastern and Classical languages. The department offered BA degrees in Greek and Latin, and an MA in Latin. Department chairs included J. Reuben Clark III (1972-1975) and R. Douglas Phillips (1975-1976). In 1978, the department was separated into the Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature and Department of Linguistics and Special Languages.