PRS | Persian

Lower-Division Courses

506. First-Year Persian I. Elementary colloquial Persian. Five class hours a week for one semester.

507. First-Year Persian II. Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian. Five class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Persian 506 with a grade of at least C.

312K. Second-Year Persian I. Intermediate Persian reading. Three class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Persian 507 with a grade of at least C.

312L. Second-Year Persian II. Continuation of Persian 312K. Intermediate Persian composition and reading. Three class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Persian 312K with a grade of at least C.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Persian. This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Center for Global Educational Opportunities. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

329. Topics in Persian Language and Literature. Study of various aspects of Persian linguistics and literature. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 1: Ferdowsi's Shâhnâmeh.

Topic 2: Sa'di's Golestân.

Topic 3: Hâfez's Ghazals.

Topic 4: Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Fiction.

Topic 5: Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.

Topic 6: Persian Prose Nonfiction.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Persian. This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Center for Global Educational Opportunities. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

361. Topics in Persian Literature in Translation. Conducted in English. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Images of the West and Westerners in Persian Fiction. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 3: Images of the West and Westerners in Persian Fiction). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Persian Literature, Past and Present. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 322K (Topic 9: Persian Literature, Past and Present). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 3: Iranian Women Writers. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 1: Iranian Women Writers) and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 10: Iranian Woman Writers). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 4: Iranian Literature in Exile. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 2: Iranian Literature in Exile). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Iranian Film and Fiction. Same as Middle Eastern Studies 324K (Topic 4: Iranian Film and Fiction). Persian 361 (Topic 5) and 384C (Topic 10: Iranian Film and Fiction) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

369. Conference Course in Persian Language and Literature. Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian language or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian and consent of instructor.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course. Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing and admission to the Persian Language and Literature Honors Program; for 679HB, Persian 679HA.

TUR | Turkish

Lower-Division Courses

506. First-Year Turkish I. Modern Standard Turkish. Five class hours a week for one semester.

507. First-Year Turkish II. Modern Standard Turkish. Continuation of Turkish 506. Five class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Turkish 506 with a grade of at least C.

412K. Second-Year Turkish I. Conversational Turkish and readings in contemporary Turkish literature and newspapers. Review of the grammar covered in Turkish 506 and 507, and introduction of more complex grammatical patterns. Four class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Turkish 507 with a grade of at least C.

412L. Second-Year Turkish II. Continuation of Turkish 412K. Four class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Turkish 412K with a grade of at least C.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Turkish. This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Center for Global Educational Opportunities. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Third-Year Turkish I. Intermediate to high-level Turkish in four basic language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Turkish culture. Three class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Turkish 412L or the equivalent.

320L. Third-Year Turkish II. Continuation of Turkish 320K. Three class hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Turkish 320K or the equivalent.

329. Topics in Turkish Language and Literature. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Turkish. This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Center for Global Educational Opportunities. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

361. Topics in Turkish Literature in Translation. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. May not be counted toward the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

369. Conference Course in Turkish Language and Literature. Supervised individual study of selected problems in Turkish language or literature. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

372. Topics in Turkish Culture. Examines cultural issues in Turkey, among Turkic people of Central Asia, and Turkish immigrants throughout the world. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. No more than six hours may be counted toward the major in Turkish language and literature. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course. Supervised individual reading for one semester, followed by research and writing to produce a substantial paper. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, admission to the Turkish Language and Literature Honors Program; for 679HB, Turkish 679HA.