List of possible courses to be taken for credit in the Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures degree programs.
See Course Offering Directory for current course offerings.
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MESALC COURSES toward the MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL CONCENTRATION
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| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
MESA 100 |
|
Lyons
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Spring 2008 |
T.B.A. |
| MESA 101 |
Literatures of the Middle East and South Asia |
Cohen |
Fall 2007 |
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| MESA 212 |
Iranian Languages Past and Present |
Ioannesyan |
Fall 2007 |
T.B.A. |
MESA 221 |
Introduction to Islam in South Asia |
Cohen |
Fall 2007 |
T.B.A. |
| MESA 304 |
France in North Africa / North Africa in France |
Lim |
Spring 2008 |
T.B.A. |
| MESA 347 |
Language and Culture in the Middle East |
Lefkowitz |
Fall 2006 |
Fall 2008 |
| MESA 374 |
Turkey: Orientalism, Nationalism & Modernity |
McCarty |
Fall 2007 |
T.B.A. |
| MEST 496 |
Majors' Seminar in Middle East Studies |
al-Samman |
Spring 2007 |
Spring 2008 |
| Arabic Language |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| ARAB 101 |
Elementary Arabic I |
Sawaie |
Fall 2007 |
Summer 2008 |
| ARAB 102 |
Elementary Arabic II |
Sawaie |
Spring 2008 |
Summer 2008 |
| ARAB 201 |
Intermediate Arabic I |
Ramadan |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 202 |
Intermediate Arabic II |
Ramadan |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 301 |
Readings in Literary Arabic I |
Sawaie |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 302 |
Readings in Literary Arabic II |
Sawaie |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 301H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 302H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 225 |
Conversational Arabic I (Levant Dialect) |
Obeidat |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 226 |
Conversational Arabic II (Levant Dialect) |
Obeidat |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 323 |
Arabic Grammar and Composition I |
Ramadan |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 324 |
Arabic Grammar and Composition II |
Ramadan |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 333 |
Arabic of the Qur'an and Hadith I |
Obeidat |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 334 |
Arabic of the Qur'an and Hadith II |
Obeidat |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 501 |
Readings in Literary Arabic I (Graduate Credit) |
Sawaie |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 502 |
Readings in Literary Arabic II (Graduate Credit) |
Sawaie |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 583 |
Topics In Arabic Prose I |
Obeidat |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 584 |
Topics In Arabic Prose II |
Obeidat |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| ARAB 585 |
Media Arabic I |
Obeidat |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 587 |
Media Arabic II |
Obeidat |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| Arabic Literature in Translation |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| ARAB 227 |
Culture and Society in the Contemporary Arab Middle East |
al-Samman |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 335 |
Survey of Arab Women's Literature |
al-Samman |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 527 |
Culture and Society in the Contemporary Arab Middle East (Graduate Credit) |
al-Samman |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| ARAB 535 |
Survey of Arab Women's Literature (Graduate Credit) |
al-Samman |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
ARTR 329 |
|
al-Samman |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
ARTR 529 |
|
al-Samman |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| Hebrew Language |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| HEBR 101 |
Beginning Modern Hebrew I |
Harari |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HEBR 102 |
Beginning Modern Hebrew II |
Harari |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HEBR 201 |
Intermediate Modern Hebrew I |
Harari |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HEBR 202 |
Intermediate Modern Hebrew II |
Harari |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HEBR 301 |
Advanced Modern Hebrew I |
Harari |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HEBR 302 |
Advanced Modern Hebrew II |
Harari |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HEBR 493 |
Readings in Modern Hebrew I |
Harari |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HEBR 494 |
Readings in Modern Hebrew II |
Harari |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| Persian Language |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| PERS 101 |
Elementary Persian I |
Hajibashi |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| PERS 102 |
Elementary Persian II |
Hajibashi |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| PERS 201 |
Intermediate Persian I |
Hajibashi |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| PERS 202 |
Intermediate Persian II |
Hajibashi |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| PERS 301H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| PERS 302H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| PERS 302 |
Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction |
Hajibashi |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
PERS 324 |
|
Hajibashi |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
PERS 424 |
|
Ioannesyan |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| PERS 502 |
Readings in Modern Persian Prose Fiction (Graduate Credit) |
Hajibashi |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| Hindi and Urdu Program |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| HIND 101 |
Elementary Hindi-Urdu I |
Chaussee |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 102 |
Elementary Hindi-Urdu II |
Chaussee |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HIND 106 |
Accelerated Elementary Hindi-Urdu |
Gour |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 201 |
Intermediate Hindi I |
Chaussee |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 202 |
Intermediate Hindi II |
Chaussee |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HIND 206 |
Accelerated Intermediate Hindi |
Gour |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HIND 301 |
Advanced Hindi Readings I |
Gour |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 302 |
Advanced Hindi Readings II |
Gour |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HIND 301H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 301H |
Language House Conversation |
--- |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| HIND 501 |
Advanced Hindi Readings I (Graduate Credit) |
Gour |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| HIND 502 |
Advanced Hindi Readings II (Graduate Credit) |
Gour |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| URDU 201 |
Intermediate Urdu I |
Chaussee |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| URDU 202 |
Intermediate Urdu II |
Chaussee |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| URDU 301 |
Advanced Urdu I |
Chaussee |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| URDU 302 |
Advanced Urdu II |
Chaussee |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| URDU 501 |
Advanced Urdu I (Graduate Credit) |
Chaussee |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
| URDU 502 |
Advanced Urdu II (Graduate Credit) |
Chaussee |
Spring 2008 |
Spring 2009 |
| South Asian Literatures in Translation Program |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
SAST 250 |
|
Cohen |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
SAST 260 |
|
Cohen |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| SATR 201 |
Remembering India's Partition |
Farooqi |
Fall 2007 |
Fall 2008 |
MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL CONCENTRATION COURSES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS
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| ANTHROPOLOGY DEPARTMENT |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| ANTH 282 |
Rise of Civilization |
Wattenmaker |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| ANTH 304 |
France in North Africa / North Africa in France |
Lim |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| ANTH 347 |
Language and Culture in the Middle East |
Lefkowitz |
Fall 2006 |
Fall 2008 |
| ANTH 374 |
Turkey: Orientalism, Nationalism & Modernity |
McCarty |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| ANTH 747 |
Language and Culture in the Middle East (Graduate Credit) |
Lefkowitz |
Fall 2006 |
Fall 2008 |
| FRENCH DEPARTMENT |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| FREN 346 |
African Literatures and Cultures |
Drame |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| FREN 353 |
L'immigration en France |
Bargach |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| FREN 411 |
Francophone Literature of Africa |
Drame |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| FREN 443 |
Africa in Cinema |
Drame |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| HISTORY DEPARTMENT |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| HIAF 201 |
Early African History Through the Era of the Slave Trade |
Miller |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| HIEU 209 |
Jewish History I: The Ancient and Medieval Experience |
Loeffler |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| HIEU 210 |
Modern Jewish History |
Loeffler |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HIEU 509 |
Graduate Seminar: Topics in Jewish History |
Loeffler |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| HIME 100a |
Medieval Texts Along the Silk Route |
Gross |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HIME 202 |
History of the Modern Middle East |
Gross |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HIME 304 |
Gender in Middle Eastern-Islamic History |
Zarinebaf |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HIME 401a |
History Seminar: Religion and Politics in the Modern Middle East and North Africa |
Gross |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HIME 504 |
The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans |
Zarinebaf |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HISA 100 |
Pakistan: Islamic Frontier |
Barnett |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| HISA 202 |
Medieval India |
Barnett |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| HISA 401 |
The Partition of India |
Nair |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| POLITICS DEPARTMENT |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| PLCP 341 |
Comparative Politics of the MidEast and North Africa |
Quandt |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| PLCP 363 |
Politics of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan |
Echeverri-Gent |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| PLCP 424 |
Nation Building in Iraq |
Waldner |
J-Term 2008 |
J-Term 2009 |
| PLCP 541 |
Islam and Democracy
|
Quandt |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| PLCP 741 |
Government and Politics of the Middle East |
Quandt |
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| PLCP 842 |
Topics the Government and Politics of the Middle East |
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| PLIR 365 |
International Relations of the Middle East
|
Quandt |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| PLIR 765 |
Middle East in World Affairs
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| PLIR 866 |
Middle East in World Affairs
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| RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| RELI 207 |
Classical Islam |
Sachedina |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELI 208 |
Islam in the Modern Age |
Sachedina |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELI 259 |
Islam and Democracy |
Moussavi |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELI 312 |
Sufism |
Sachedina |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELI 540 |
Sunni Creed |
Sachedina |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
RELI 550
RELJ 550 |
Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy |
TBA |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELI 710 |
Islamic Law, Ethics and Society |
Sachedina |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELI 805 |
Readings in Islamic Texts |
Kadivar
|
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 121 |
Introduction to Hebrew Bible |
Halvorson-Taylor |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 203 |
Introduction to Judaic Traditions |
V. Ochs |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 309 |
Israelite Prophecy |
Goering |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 331 |
Law in Judaism |
Alexander |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 339 |
Jewish Feminism |
V. Ochs |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 347 |
Science and Judaism: Creation |
P. Ochs |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 375 |
Scriptural Reasoning |
P. Ochs |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 383 |
Introduction to Talmud |
Alexander |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
RELJ
RELC 501 |
Genesis |
Halvorson-Taylor |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 505 |
Judaism in Antiquity |
Alexander |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 520 |
Mishnah |
Alexander |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 539 |
Ethnographic Study of the Jews |
V. Ochs |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| RELJ 548 |
Philo and Hellenistic Judaism |
Gamble |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
| Biblical Hebrew Program |
| Course Mnemonic |
Course Title |
Instructor |
Semester Last Taught |
Taught Next (Expected) |
| RELJ 111 |
Elementary Classical Hebrew |
Goering |
Fall 2007 |
TBA |
| RELJ 112 |
Elementary Classical Hebrew II |
Goering |
Spring 2008 |
TBA |
