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19 August 1997

The following courses are offered by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. Courses in Middle Eastern languages are offered by the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures.

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 1997-1998 and 1998-1999; however, all courses are not taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was published.

Unless otherwise stated below, each course meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Middle Eastern Studies: MES

380. International Business Fellows Seminar.
Same as Asian Studies 380S (Topic 2: International Business Fellows Seminar), Latin American Studies 381 (Topic 8: International Business Fellows Seminar), and Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 380. Multidisciplinary seminar for students in area studies, business administration, law, and public policy. The faculty includes both academics and business leaders. Middle Eastern Studies 380 and 381 (Topic: International Business Fellows Seminar) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

381. Seminar in Middle Eastern Civilizations and Cultures.
Advanced studies of various aspects of the civilizations and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic and are given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Civilization of Ancient Israel.

Topic 2: The Environmental Impact and Economics of Water Scarcity.

Topic 3: Symbols and the Origins of Writing.

Topic 4: Biblical Archaeology: The Middle East.

Topic 5: The Satanic Verses.
Same as Asian Studies 380T (Topic 65: The Satanic Verses) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 395 (Topic 5: The Satanic Verses).

Topic 6: The Arab World.

Topic 7: Iranian Film and Fiction.

Topic 8: The Art of Ancient Sumer.

Topic 9: Cross-Cultural Management.

Topic 10: Islamic Historiography.

Topic 11: Regional Geography of the Middle East and North Africa.
Same as Geography 385 (Topic 5: The Middle East and North Africa).

Topic 12: European Imperialism: The British Empire in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.

Topic 13: Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities.

Topic 14: Business and Politics in the Middle East.

Topic 15: Iran, Islamic Resurgence, and the Persian Gulf.

Topic 16: Ethnography and Literature: Perspectives on the Middle East.

Topic 18: Ottoman Egypt and Syria, 1516-1918.

Topic 19: Arab Society and Culture, 1500-1920.

Topic 20: Shamanism in Central Asia.

Topic 21: Islamic Reform Movements in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.

Topic 22: The Politics of the Middle East and North Africa.

Topic 23: International Marketing and Middle Eastern Markets.

Topic 24: Seminar in Middle Eastern History.

Topic 25: Economic History of the Middle East.

Topic 26: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia.
Same as Linguistics 396 (Topic 4: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia), and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 395 (Topic 3: Turkic Cultures and Languages in Central Asia).

Topic 27: Islam, Nationalism, and Revolution.

Topic 28: Iranian Literature in Exile.
Same as Persian 384C (Topic 8: Iranian Literature in Exile). Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 28) and Persian 380 (Topic 8: Iranian Literature in Exile) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Three semester hours of upper-division Persian and consent of instructor.

Topic 29: Environment and Development in the Middle East.
Same as Geography 383C (Topic 2: Environment and Development in the Middle East).

Topic 30: Language and Politics in Language Planning.
Same as Curriculum and Instruction 385G (Topic 7: Language and Politics in Language Planning), Linguistics 396 (Topic 5: Language and Politics in Language Planning), and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 395 (Topic 4: Language and Politics in Language Planning). Hebrew 380 (Topic 8: Language and Politics in Language Planning) and Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 30) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 31: Mapping the Middle East.
Same as Geography 381C. Ways in which the Middle East is and has been represented cartographically. Cartographic representations of the region during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; the nature and evolution of a distinctive Islamic cartographic tradition; the role and use of maps during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries both in the extension of colonialism and in the creation of modern states; and the contemporary use, applications, and implications of geographic information systems in organizing and representating data spatially. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 32: The Jordan River Basin after the Peace Agreements.
Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 33: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice.
Same as Linguistics 393 (Topic 5: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice) and Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 391 (Topic 1: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice). Middle Eastern Studies 381 (Topic 33) and Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 391 (Topic: Translation: Theory, History, and Practice) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

382. Conference Course.
Individual research on various aspects, periods, civilizations, and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

698. Thesis.
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: For 698A, graduate standing in Middle Eastern studies and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Middle Eastern Studies 698A.

398R. Master's Report.
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester. Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Middle Eastern studies and consent of the graduate adviser.

Graduate Catalog

Contents
Chapter 1: Graduate Study
Chapter 2: Admission and Registration
Chapter 3: Degree Requirements
Chapter 4: Fields of Study
Chapter 5: Members of Graduate Studies Committees
Appendix: Course Abbreviations

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