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  Fall 2009 Middle Eastern Studies Courses
 
 
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES -- SUMMER SESSIONS 2009
MESALC DEPARTMENT
ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic I

9:00 - 12:30 p
MTWRF
May 11 - Jun 5
Bayadsy
CAB 332
ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic II

9:00 - 12:30 p
MTWRF
Jun 9 - Jul 7
el-Araby
CAB 332
ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic I

9:00 - 12:30 p
MTWRF
May 11 - Jun 5
el-Araby
CAB 332
ARAB 202 Intermediate Arabic II

9:00 - 12:30 p
MTWRF
Jun 9 - Jul 7
Bayadsy
CAB 332
HIND 1010 Elementary Hindi-Urdu I

9:15 - 12:15 p
MTWRF
Jun 9 - Jul 7
Singh
TBA
HIND 102 Elementary Hindi-Urdu II

9:15 - 12:15 p
MTWRF
Jul 9 - Aug 6
Singh
TBA
PERS 101 Elementary Persian I

9:15 - 12:15 p
MTWRF
Jun 9 - Jul 7
TBA
TBA
PERS 102 Elementary Persian II

9:15 - 12:15 p
MTWRF
Jul 9 - Aug 6
TBA
TBA
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES COURSES -- FALL 2009
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT
ANTH 3470 Language and Culture in the Middle East
2:00-2:50
MW
Lefkowitz
MON 124
ANTH 5840 Archeology of Complex Societies
3:30-6:00
T
Wattenmaker
CAB 139
ANTH 7470 Language and Culture in the Middle East (Graduate Section)
2:00-2:50
MW
Lefkowitz
MON 124
FRENCH DEPARTMENT
FREN 3585 Literature and Culture of North Africa
12:00-12:50
MWF
Bargach
TBA

FREN 4743
FREN 8581

 

Africa in Cinema

*** Courses taught by Drame focus on West and North African literatures and may qualify for Middle East regional credit, depending upon the time devoted to North Africa. Consult with instructor and MESALC advisor if interested. ***
11:00 - 12:15
TR
Drame
CAB 242
HISTORY DEPARTMENT
HIAF 2001

Early African History

*** Miller's African history courses focus on Islamic history in African and may qualify for Middle East regional credit, depending upon the time devoted to Islam. Consult with instructor and MESALC advisor if interested. ***
09:30 - 10:45
TR
Miller
CM G120
HIME 4511 Colloquium: Middle East History through WWI
01:00 - 03:30
H
Thompson
CAU 116
HISA 2001 Society and Politics in Early Modern India (c.1720-1860)
03:30 - 04:45
TH
Barnett
CLK 107
See also: Other HISA courses that might qualify.
POLITICS DEPARTMENT
PLIR 3410 Politics of the Middle East
3:00-4:15
TR
Quandt
WIL 402
PLCP 3630 Politics in India and Pakistan
11:00-12:15
TR
Echeverri-Gent
CAB 431
PLCP 3640 Women and Politics in South Asia
2:00-3:15
TR
Williams
MON 122
PLIR 3240

Anti-Terrorism and the Role of Intelligence

*** This course may qualify for Middle East regional credit, depending upon the time devoted to the Middle East. Consult with instructor and MESALC advisor if interested. ***
9:30-10:45
TR
Hitz
RUF G-4B
RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT
RELI 2070 Classical Islam
09:30 - 10:45
TH
Sachedina
CM G010
RELI 3120 Islamic Religious Law
03:30- 06:00
T
Sachedina
CAB 225
  *** A new Islamicist has been hired and will begin teaching RELI courses in the Fall, but these listings are not yet available. ***      
RELJ 2061 Judaism Modernism and Secularization
01:00 -01:50
MW
Biemann
MRY 209
Biblical Hebrew Program
RELJ 1110 Elementary Classical Hebrew I

TBA
TBA
Halvorson-Taylor
TBA
RELJ 2010 Intermediate Classical Hebrew I

TBA
TBA
Goering
TBA
RELJ 1210 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
TBA
TBA
Halvorson-Taylor
TBA

MESALC COURSES FOR FALL 2009
MESA Courses
MESA 3470 Language and Culture in the Middle East
02:00 - 02:50
MW
Lefkowitz
MON 124
MESA 4493 Independent Study        
MESA 4498 Asian & Middle East Studies Senior Thesis        
MESA 8995 Independent Study        
Arabic Language
ARAB 1010-1 Elementary Arabic I, Section 1

10:00 - 10:50
10:30 - 11:20
MWF
TR
el-Araby

CAB 316
CAB 332
ARAB 1010-2 Elementary Arabic II, Section 2

12:00 - 12:50
12:00 - 12:50
MWF
TR
el-Araby
CAB 242
CAB 316
ARAB 1010-3 Elementary Arabic II, Section 3

10:00 - 10:50
11:00 - 11:50
MF
TR
TBA
CAB 334
CAB 236
ARAB 1010-4 Elementary Arabic II, Section 4

11:00 - 11:50
12:30 - 01:20
MF
TR
TBA
CAB 330
CAB 130
ARAB 1010-5 Elementary Arabic II, Section 5

01:00 - 01:50
02:00 - 02:50
MW
TR
TBA
CAB 247
CAB 235
ARAB 2010-1 Intermediate Arabic I, Section 1
12:00 - 12:50
12:30 - 01:45
MW
TR
Obiedat
CAB B026
CAB 235
ARAB 2010-2 Intermediate Arabic II, Section 2
01:00 - 01:50
02:00 - 03:15
MW
TR
Obiedat
CAB 224
CAB 334
ARAB 2010-3 Intermediate Arabic II, Section 3
10:00 - 10:50
11:00 - 10:45
MW
TR
Ramadan
TBA
ARAB 2250 Conversational Arabic
11:00 - 12:15
TR
Sawaie
CAB 330
ARAB 2270
ARAB 5270		 Cult & Soc Contemp Arab Mid East
11:00 - 12:15
TR
al-Samman
CAB 215
ARAB 3010
ARAB 5010		 Readings in Literary Arabic I
14:00 - 15:15
TR
Ramadan
CAB 215
ARAB 3019 Language House Conversation
ARAB 3230
ARAB 5230		 Arabic Grammar & Composition
02:00 - 03:15
TR
El Araby
CAB 332
ARAB 3810 Modern Arabic Fiction
12:30 - 01:45
TR
al-Samman
CAB 247
ARAB 4559
(ARAB 4010)		 New Course: Advanced Arabic III
02:00 - 03:15
MW
Ramadan
CAB 330
ARAB 4993 Independent Study in Arabic
ARAB 5530 Topics In Arabic Prose
02:00 - 03:15
TR
Sawaie
CLK 102
ARAB 5850 Media Arabic I
02:00 - 03:15
MW
Obiedat
CAB B020
ARAB 5860 19th-Century Arabic Prose
12:30 - 01:45
TR
al-Samman
CAB 332
ARAB 8993 Indepdendent Study in Arabic
al-Samman
Hebrew Language
HEBR 1010 Intro to Modern Hebrew I
10:00 - 10:50
M-F
Harari-Spencer
CAB 225
HEBR 2010 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
11:00 - 11:50
M-R
Harari-Spencer
CAB 225
HEBR 3010 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
03:00 - 04:15
MW
Harari-Spencer
CAB 241
HEBR 4993 Independent Study in Hebrew
02:00 - 03:15
T
Harari-Spencer
CAB B026
Persian Language
PERS 1010 Elementary Persian I
01:00 - 01:50
11:00 - 12:15
MWF
R
Hajibashi

CAB 130
CAB 123
PERS 2010 Intermediate Persian I
11:00 - 11:50
12:30 - 01:45
MWF
R
Hajibashi
CAB 222
CAB 242
PERS 3019 Language House Conversation

PERS 3559-1
PERS 5559-1

 New Course: Rumi's Mathnavi
12:30 - 01:45
TR
Korangy
CAB 215

PERS 3559-2
PERS 5559-2

 Classical Persian Prose
02:00 - 03:15
TR
Korangy
CAB 423

PERS 4993

 Independent Study in Persian

PERS 8993

Independent Study in Persian
Turkish Language
TURK 1010 Elementary Turkish I
01:00 - 01:50
02:00-03:15
MWF
T
TBA
Shea 211
TURK 1020 Elementary Turkish II
02:00 - 02:50
02:00 - 03:15
MWF
H
TBA
Shea 211
Hindi, Urdu, and Sanskrit
See: Fall 2009 South Asian Studies Listings or MESALC Department Listings.

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