01:685:103-104. ELEMENTARY PERSIAN (4,4)
Students with prior knowledge of Persian must take a placement test, given by the Middle Eastern studies program, to determine their level of language competence.
Basic speaking and writing systems of Persian as employed in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and other parts of Asia.

01:685:203,204. INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN (4,4)
Prerequisites: 01:685:103-104 or equivalent.
Intermediate Persian enables participants to read representative texts that require knowledge of 1,500–2,000 words and of the grammatical structures presented in elementary Persian. Participants acquire the skills needed to produce communicative Persian on the intermediate level.

01:685:303,304. ADVANCED PERSIAN (4,4)
Prerequisites: 01:685:203-204 or equivalent.

01:685:329. MEDIEVAL ARABIC RELIGIOUS TEXTS (3)
Prerequisites: 01:013:128 or 01:685:128, and 01:013:228 or 01:685:228, or placement test given by the Middle Eastern studies program. Credit not given for both this course and 01:840:329.
Reading and close analysis of selected medieval religious texts, including Qur’an, Qur’anic exegesis, hadith, fiqh, and philosophical treatises exploring relationships between reason and revelation.

01:685:350. INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST (3)
Introduction to the languages and cultures of the Middle East and facilitation of cross-cultural communication and understanding between the people of the West and of the Middle East.

01:685:437,438. TWENTIETH-CENTURY ARABIC LITERATURE (3,3)
Prerequisite: At least one course in literature (English or world) or one course in Middle Eastern studies. Credit not given for both these courses and 01:013:437,438 or 01:195:437,438.
Survey of representative works of Arabic literature in translation, including poetry, the novel, the short story, and plays. Emphasis on how new literary trends reflect sociocultural change in the Arab world, including debates over tradition, gender relations, and cultural pluralism.

01:685:451. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST (3)
Prerequisite: 01:685:350. Credit not given for both this course and 01:790:451.
Promotes critical thinking about the Middle East by analyzing how stereotypes and Western political thinking hinder intercultural understanding and encourages students to think more dynamically about the relationship between the United States and the third world.

01:685:455. CULTURE AND REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST (3)
Credit not given for both this course and 01:790:455.
Middle Eastern culture and its relationships with revolutionary movements and radical Islam. Major perspectives on current discourses regarding revolution and Middle Eastern culture.

01:685:481,482. INTERNSHIP IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (3,3)
Prerequisite: Permission of the program director.
Students work in outreach projects or with a designated agency concerned with Middle Eastern affairs; requires an appropriately designed academic project, resulting in a paper.

01:685:490. MODERN MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION (3)
Credit not given for both this course and 01:195:490 or 01:563:480.
Modern literature in the Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish traditions, with focuses on poetry, the short story, and the novel.

01:685:491-492. INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (3,3)

01:685:495-496. ADVANCED TOPICS IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (3,3)
Intensive study, in a discussion-oriented format, of a specifically defined subject of Middle Eastern studies. Subjects vary according to individual instructors; contact the center director for information.

01:685:499:01. SENIOR SEMINAR IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (3,3)
Replaces and/or counts the same as CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIDDLE EAST (01:685:451:01) as the second course required for the Middle Eastern Major and Minor.

Cross-Listed Middle Eastern Studies Courses

A. Languages and Literatures
01:013:127 (685:127) Elementary Arabic (4)
01:013:128 (685:128) Elementary Arabic (4)
01:013:227 (685:227) Intermediate Arabic (4)
01:013:228 (685:228) Intermediate Arabic (4)
01:013:327 (685:327) Advanced Arabic (3)
01:013:328 (685:328) Advanced Arabic (3)
01:014:223 (685:223) Independent Study (in Arabic) I (1–4)
01:014:224 (685:234) Independent Study (in Arabic) II (1–4)
01:195:393 (685:393) Modern Israeli Theater and Film (3)
01:563:101 (685:101) Elementary Modern Hebrew I (4)
01:563:102 (685:102) Elementary Modern Hebrew II (4)
01:563:131 (685:131) Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (4)
01:563:132 (685:132) Intermediate Modern Hebrew II (4)
01:563:215 (685:215) Introduction to Hebrew Style and Literature I (3)
01:563:216 (685:216) Introduction to Hebrew Style and Literature II (3)
01:563:371 (685:371) Hebrew Tales and Poetry I (3)
01:563:372 (685:372) Hebrew Tales and Poetry II (3)
01:563:471 (685:471) Studies in Hebrew Literature I (3)
01:563:472 (685:472) Studies in Hebrew Literature II (3)
01:563:481 (685:479) Agnon’s Themes and Variations (3)
01:563:484 (685:484) Modern Israeli Literature (3)

B. History
01:506:363 (685:363) Imperialism (3) *
01:506:367 (685:367) Protest and Revolution (3) *
01:508:200 (685:200) Ancient Near East (3)
01:508:204 (685:201) Islamic Civilization (3)
01:508:210 (685:210) The Armenian Experience in World History (3)
01:508:300 (685:300) The Arab-Israeli Conflict (3)
01:508:301 (685:301) The Ottoman Empire (3)
01:508:302 (685:302) The Classical Age of Islam (3)
01:508:305 (685:305) The Modern Middle East (3)
01:508:307 (685:307) Women and Society in the Islamic Middle East (3)
01:508:316 (685:316) Israeli Women: Historical and Literary Perspectives (3)
01:510:205 (685:205) Byzantium: The Imperial Age (3)
01:510:207 (685:207) Byzantium: The Last Centuries (3)
01:510:382 (685:382) Genesis of Modern Greece: 1450–1830 (3) 01:510:386 (685:343) History of Zionism (3)
01:510:409 (685:409) The Crusades and the Holy Land (3)
01:563:375 (685:375) The Jewish Immigrant Experience (3)

C. Art History
01:082:320 (685:320) Islamic Art and Architecture (3)

D. Political Science
01:790:317 (685:317) Globalization and the Non- Western World (3) *
01:790:351 (685:351) Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (3)
01:790:352 (685:352) Israeli Politics (3)
01:790:385 (685:385) Arab Politics and Society (3)
01:790:452 (685:452) Advanced Topics in Middle Eastern Politics (3)
16:790:539 (685:539) Politics of the Middle East (3)

E. Sociology
01:920:354 (685:354) Third-World Women (3) *

F. Geography, and Urban Planning and Development
01:450:341 (685:341) South Asia and the Middle East (3)
10:975:475 (685:475) World Cities (3) *
10:975:476 (685:476) Islamic Cities (3)
10:975:498 (685:498) Special Topics in Urban Studies (3) *

G. Religion and Philosophy
01:730:374 (685:374) Islamic Philosophy (3)
01:840:312 (685:312) Greek Christianity (3)
01:840:325 (685:325) Prophet Muhammad (3)
01:840:326 (685:326) Islam (3)
01:840:356 (685:356) Islamic Mysticism (3)
01:840:482 (685:482) Seminar in Islamic Ethics (3)

H. Jewish Studies
01:563:310 (685:310) Israeli Culture (3)

* With written permission of the program director, at time of registration.