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  • Ancient Near East and Egyptology (major)

    Preparation for the Major (3 courses)

    Select three courses from the following:

    • Ancient Near East 10W (Jerusalem: Holy City)
    • Ancient Near East 12W (Jerusalem: Holy City)
    • Ancient Near East 14W (Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times)
    • Ancient Near East 15/15W (Women and Power in Ancient World)
    • Ancient Near East M60 (Achaemenid Civilization and Empire of Alexander)
    • Middle Eastern Studies M50A (First Civilizations)
    • Middle Eastern Studies M50B (Origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
    • Near Eastern Languages M20 (Visible Language: Study of Writing)

    Major Requirements (10 courses):

    Required Core (4 Courses – one course from four of the following five areas):

    Choose 4 core areas of study from Archaeology and Art, History, Languages, Literature, and Religion and complete 1 course within each of those areas.

    Archaeology and Art:

      • Ancient Near East CM101A/B (Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East M101C (Ancient Egyptian Temple and City of Thebes)
      • Ancient Near East M105 (Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan)
      • Ancient Near East 160 (Origins of Agriculture)
      • Ancient Near East 161 (Archaeology of Prehistoric Mesopotamia)
      • Ancient Near East 162 (Archaeology, Identity, and Bible)
      • Ancient Near East CM163 (Archaeology of Iran)
      • Ancient Near East C165 (Egyptian Archaeology)
      • Ancient Near East 166 (Art and Death in Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East CM169 (Introduction to Archaeological Sciences)
      • Islamic Studies M111 (Introduction to Islamic Archaeology)
      • Islamic Studies M112 (Archaeology and Art of Christian and Islamic Egypt)

    History:

      • Ancient Near East M103A/B (History of Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East M104A (History of Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria)
      • Ancient Near East M104B (Sumerians)
      • Ancient Near East M104C (Babylonians)
      • Ancient Near East M104D (Assyrians)
      • Ancient Near East M110A (Iranian Civilization: History of Achaemenid Empire)
      • Jewish Studies M182A (Ancient Jewish History)

    Languages:

      • Ancient Near East 120A/B/C (Elementary Ancient Egyptian)
      • Ancient Near East 140A/B/C (Elementary Sumerian)
      • Ancient Near East M168 (Introductory Hittite)
      • Hebrew 110A (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Phonology, Morphology, and Structure of Biblical Hebrew)
      • Hebrew 110B (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Readings of Biblical Prose Texts),
      • Hebrew 110C (Readings in Biblical Hebrew)
      • Semitics 140A/B (Elementary Akkadian)

    Literature:

      • Ancient Near East 150A (Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures in English: Mesopotamia)
      • Ancient Near East 150B (Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures in English: Egypt)
      • Jewish Studies M150A (Hebrew Literature in English: Literary Traditions of Ancient Israel — Bible and Apocrypha)
      • Jewish Studies 170 (Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Judaism)

    Religion:

      • Ancient Near East M130 (Ancient Egyptian Religion)
      • Ancient Near East M135 (Religion in Ancient Israel)
      • Ancient Near East M167 (Magic in Ancient World)
      • Ancient Near East M170 (Introduction to Biblical Studies)
      • Ancient Near East M185D (Religions of Ancient Near East)
      • Iranian 170 (Religion in Ancient Iran)
      • Jewish Studies M155 (Jewish Mysticism, Magic, and Kabbalah)

    Courses may be petitioned to fulfill major requirements in different categories. Courses may only be applied to one category.

    Required Electives (6 courses – No more than 3 courses may be from Anthropology):

    Choose an additional 6 courses from the following: 

      • Ancient Near East 121A/B/C (Intermediate Ancient Egyptian Readings)
      • Ancient Near East 123A/B (Coptic)
      • Ancient Near East 124 (Middle Egyptian Technical Literature)
      • Ancient Near East M125A/B/C (Digital Cultural Mapping)
      • Ancient Near East 175 (Conceptions of Race in Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East C177 (Variable Topics in Ancient Near East)
      • Ancient Near East M179 (Cultural Heritage and Identity Representation: Creating Fowler and Virtual Exhibit)
      • Anthropology 110 (Principles of Archaeology)
      • Anthropology CM110Q (Introduction to Archaeological Sciences)
      • Anthropology 111 (Theory in Anthropological Archaeology)
      • Anthropology 112R (Cities Past and Present)
      • Anthropology M115 (Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan)
      • Anthropology 119 (Selected Topics in Archaeology)
      • Anthropology 130 (Study of Culture
      • Anthropology M150 (Language in Culture)
      • English 111A (Hebrew Bible in Translation)
      • English 111B (Christian Biblical Texts in Translation)
      • English 111C (Topics in Biblical Literature)
      • Greek 130 (Readings in New Testament)
      • Hebrew 125 (Hebrew Bible with Medieval Commentaries)
      • Hebrew 130 (Rabbinic Texts)
      • Hebrew 135 (Medieval Hebrew Texts)
      • Hebrew 188FL (Special Studies: Readings in Hebrew)
      • Study of Religion M186A (History of Early Christians)
      • Study of Religion M186B (Religious Environment of Early Christians)
      • Study of Religion M186C (Jesus of Nazareth in Historical Research)
      • Semitics 130 (Biblical Aramaic)
      • Semitics 141 (Advanced Akkadian)
      • Semitics 142 (Akkadian Literary Texts)

  • Ancient Near East and Egyptology (minor)

    To enter any of the minors listed above, students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better and have completed the required lower division courses.

    Required Lower Division Courses (2 courses)

    Choose two from the following:

    • Ancient Near East 10W (Jerusalem: Holy City)
    • Ancient Near East 12W (Jerusalem: Holy City)
    • Ancient Near East 14W (Medicine, Magic, and Science in Ancient Times)
    • Ancient Near East 15/15W (Women and Power in Ancient World)
    • Ancient Near East M60 (Achaemenid Civilization and Empire of Alexander)
    • Middle Eastern Studies M50A (First Civilizations)
    • Middle Eastern Studies M50B (Origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam)
    • Near Eastern Languages M20 (Visible Language: Study of Writing)

    Required Upper Division Courses (5 courses)

    Core (3 courses)

    Choose three from the following:

      • Ancient Near East CM101A (Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period to New Kingdom)
      • Ancient Near East CM101B (Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Greco-Roman Period)
      • Ancient Near East M101C (Ancient Egyptian Temple and City of Thebes)
      • Ancient Near East M103A/B (Ancient Egyptian Civilization)
      • Ancient Near East M104A (History of Ancient Mesopotamia and Syria)
      • Ancient Near East M104B (Sumerians)
      • Ancient Near East M104C (Babylonians)
      • Ancient Near East M104D (Assyrians)
      • Ancient Near East M105 (Archaeology of Egypt and Sudan)
      • Ancient Near East M110A (Iranian Civilization: History of Achaemenid Empire)
      • Ancient Near East M110B (Iranian Civilization: History of Arsacid (Parthian) Empire)
      • Ancient Near East M110C (Iranian Civilization: History of Early Sasanian Empire–From Ardashir I to Rise of Peroz (circa 224-459 CE))
      • Ancient Near East 120A/B/C (Elementary Ancient Egyptian)
      • Ancient Near East M130 (Ancient Egyptian Religion)
      • Ancient Near East M135 (Religion in Ancient Israel)
      • Ancient Near East 140A/B/C (Elementary Sumerian)
      • Ancient Near East 150A (Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures in English: Mesopotamia)
      • Ancient Near East 150B (Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Literatures in English: Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East 162 (Archaeology, Identity, and Bible)
      • Ancient Near East CM163 (Archaeology of Iran)
      • Ancient Near East C165 (Egyptian Archaeology)
      • Ancient Near East M170 (Introduction to Biblical Studies)
      • Ancient Near East 175 (Conceptions of Race in Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East M185D (Religions of Ancient Near East)
      • Hebrew 110A (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Phonology, Morphology, and Structure of Biblical Hebrew)
      • Hebrew 110B (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Readings of Biblical Prose Texts)
      • Hebrew 110C (Readings in Biblical Hebrew)
      • Iranian 170 (Religion in Ancient Iran)
      • Jewish Studies M150A (Hebrew Literature in English: Literary Traditions of Ancient Israel — Bible and Apocrypha)
      • Semitics 140A/B (Elementary Akkadian)

    Electives (2 courses)

    Choose two from the following:

      • Ancient Near East 121A/B/C (Intermediate Ancient Egyptian Readings)
      • Ancient Near East C123A/B (Coptic)
      • Ancient Near East 124 (Middle Egyptian Technical Literature)
      • Ancient Near East125A (Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course A: Place, Time, and Digital World)
      • Ancient Near East M125B (Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course B: Google Earth, Geographic Information Systems, Hypercities, and Timelines)
      • Ancient Near East M125C (Digital Cultural Mapping Core Course C: Summer Research)
      • Ancient Near East 160 (Origins of Agriculture)
      • Ancient Near East 161 (Archaeology of Prehistoric Mesopotamia)
      • Ancient Near East 166 (Art and Death in Ancient Egypt)
      • Ancient Near East M167 (Magic in Ancient World)
      • Ancient Near East M168 (Introductory Hittite)
      • Ancient Near East CM169 (Introduction to Archaeological Sciences)
      • Ancient Near East C177 (Variable Topics in Ancient Near East)
      • Ancient Near East M179 (Cultural Heritage and Identity Representation: Creating Fowler and Virtual Exhibit)
      • Anthropology 110 (Principles of Archaeology)
      • Anthropology CM110Q (Introduction to Archaeological Sciences)
      • Anthropology 111 (Theory in Anthropological Archaeology)
      • Anthropology 112R (Cities Past and Present)
      • Anthropology 117P (Selected Laboratory Topics in Archaeology)
      • Anthropology 119 (Selected Topics in Archaeology)
      • Anthropology 130 (Study of Culture), M150 (Language in Culture)
      • Hebrew 110A (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Phonology, Morphology, and Structure of Biblical Hebrew)
      • Hebrew 110B (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew: Readings of Biblical Prose Texts)
      • Hebrew 110C (Readings in Biblical Hebrew)
      • Hebrew 125 (Hebrew Bible with Medieval Commentaries)
      • Hebrew 130 (Rabbinic Texts)
      • Hebrew 135 (Medieval Hebrew Texts)
      • Hebrew 188FL (Special Studies: Readings in Hebrew)
      • Jewish Studies 150B (Hebrew Literature in English: Rabbinic Judaism)
      • Jewish Studies 170 (Dead Sea Scrolls and Early Judaism)
      • Study of Religion M186A (History of Early Christians)
      • Study of Religion M186B (Religious Environment of Early Christians)
      • Study of Religion M186C (Jesus of Nazareth in Historical Research)
      • Semitics 130 (Biblical Aramaic)
      • Semitics 141 (Advanced Akkadian)
      • Semitics 142 (Akkadian Literary Texts)

    A maximum of 4 graded units of special studies courses (197, 198, 199) approved by the adviser may be applied toward the minor. A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.

    No course for the minor or preparation for the minor may be taken on a P/NP grading basis. Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.