Frequently Asked Questions: Overview

What is the UT Hindi Urdu Flagship Program?

The UT Hindi and Urdu Flagship Program is a four-year undergraduate program that allows students to combine the major of their choice with extensive study of Hindi-Urdu. The program features a semesterly core language course, elective area content courses involving study of Hindi Urdu primary sources, and a significant period of study abroad in India involving both major-specific courses and professional internships conducted in a Hindi and Urdu medium. The HUF program is designed to develop students' intermediate Hindi Urdu skills into professional fluency applicable to a wide variety of future career contexts.

Are there any other Language Flagship programs at UT?

Yes, the University of Texas at Austin also hosts an Arabic Flagship program.

Is the Hindi Urdu Flagship part of a national organization?

The Hindi Urdu Flagship is an initiative of the Language Flagship, a national organization developed to address the growing need for Americans with competency in languages critical to American national security. The Language Flagship seeks to produce a new kind of program focusing on the attainment of high-level competency in the language and grounded in its professional use across a range of disciplines. The Language Flagship has established several programs in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian. The University of Texas has one of the largest and most renowned Hindi-Urdu program in the United States and was thus a logical choice for hosting the first Language Flagship for Hindi-Urdu.