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.

Citation:

Found in: (Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages 1972-1978; est. 1972 in reorganization of earlier Department of Classical and Asian Languages; part of College of Humanities; provided instruction in classical civilization, as well as Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Syriac, Turkish, and Ugaritic; department chairs: J. Reuben Clark III (1972-1975) and R. Douglas Phillips (1975-1976); separated in 1978 into Department of Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature and Department of Linguistics and Special Languages) Brigham Young University general catalog 1972-1973, p. 357 (Department of Classical, Biblical and Middle-Eastern Languages; aids students in learning classics, biblical and early Christian studies, ancient history, romance philology, and comparative literature. Offered BA degrees in Greek and Latin, and an MA in Latin)