Courses

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Fall 2023

  • AN N EA 210 - Late Egyptian

    Instructor(s): Kathlyn Cooney

    Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 121A, 121B, 121C. Late Egyptian grammar and reading of both hieroglyphic and hieratic texts. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 220 - Seminar: Ancient Egypt

    Instructor(s): Kathlyn Cooney

    Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 221A - Demotic

    Instructor(s): Solange Ashby

    Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 121C. Course 221A is requisite to 221B. Introduction to Demotic grammar and orthography. Reading of texts from various genres. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 230 - Seminar: Ancient Syria/Palestine

    Instructor(s): Aaron Burke

    Seminar, three hours. Examination of selected topics on political, social, and intellectual history of ancient Israel. Exploration of how historical, social, and political contexts shaped and influenced interpretation and use of biblical texts. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA CM259 - Archaeology of Iran

    Instructor(s): Laura Fabian

    (Same as Iranian CM259.) Lecture, three hours. Designed to introduce students to Iranian archaeology from prehistoric through Achaemenid times. Concurrently scheduled with course CM163. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 261 - Practical Field Archaeology

    Instructor(s): Willemina Wendrich

    Fieldwork, two hours. Participation in archaeological excavations or other archaeological research in Near East under staff supervision. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosCatherine BoneshoAaron BurkeElizabeth CarterKathlyn CooneyDomenico IngenitoGina KonstantopoulosWilliam SchniedewindM ShayeganSuzanne SlyomovicsWillemina Wendrich

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • AN N EA 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Solange AshbyCarol BakhosCatherine BoneshoAaron BurkeElizabeth CarterKathlyn CooneyLaura FabianDomenico IngenitoGina KonstantopoulosWilliam SchniedewindM ShayeganSuzanne SlyomovicsWillemina WendrichAnthony Yates

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • AN N EA 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Solange AshbyCarol BakhosCatherine BoneshoAaron BurkeElizabeth CarterKathlyn CooneyLaura FabianDomenico IngenitoGina KonstantopoulosWilliam SchniedewindM ShayeganSuzanne SlyomovicsWillemina WendrichAnthony Yates

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ARABIC C241 - Modern Arabic Literature

    Instructor(s): Nouri Gana

    Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 102C. Conducted in English and Arabic, with all required readings in original Arabic only. Readings in modern Arabic literature, variably organized across or around particular trends, genres, topics, canonical authors, regional, or national literatures, mixing thematic and formal analyses of literary and critical texts and making use of film, video-clip, and song in approaching literary culture. May be repeated for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C141. Letter grading.

  • ARABIC 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Michael CoopersonNouri GanaAsma SayeedSuzanne Slyomovics

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • ARABIC 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Michael CoopersonNouri GanaAsma SayeedSuzanne Slyomovics

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ARABIC 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Michael CoopersonNouri GanaAsma SayeedSuzanne Slyomovics

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ARMENIA 231A - Intermediate Classical Armenian

    Instructor(s): Peter Cowe

    Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 230C. Intensive review of grammar and reading of select prose and poetic texts. May be taken independently for credit. Letter grading.

  • ARMENIA 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Peter Cowe

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • ARMENIA 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Peter Cowe

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ARMENIA 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Peter Cowe

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • IRANIAN 221 - Rumi, Mystic Poet of Islam

    Instructor(s): Domenico Ingenito

    Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 220A or 220B. Study of life and works of Rumi in context of interaction of Sufism and poetic creativity. May be repeated twice for credit.

  • IRANIAN M222A - Vedic

    Instructor(s): Stephanie Watkins

    (Same as Indo-European Studies M222A and South Asian M222A.) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: knowledge of Sanskrit equivalent to South Asian 110C. Characteristics of Vedic dialect and readings in Rig-Vedic hymns. May not be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • IRANIAN CM259 - Archaeology of Iran

    Instructor(s): Laura Fabian

    (Same as Ancient Near East CM259.) Lecture, three hours. Designed to introduce students to Iranian archaeology from prehistoric through Achaemenid times. Concurrently scheduled with course CM163. S/U or letter grading.

  • IRANIAN 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Laura FabianDomenico IngenitoM Shayegan

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • IRANIAN 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Laura FabianDomenico IngenitoM Shayegan

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • IRANIAN 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Laura FabianDomenico IngenitoM Shayegan

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • NR EAST 375 - Teaching Apprentice Practicum

    Instructor(s): Kathlyn CooneyMichael CoopersonAaron BurkeAsma SayeedSolange AshbyJeremy SmoakWillemina WendrichMegan RemingtonGina Konstantopoulos

    Seminar, to be arranged. Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at UCLA. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.

  • NR EAST 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • NR EAST 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • NR EAST 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosPeter CoweLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • HEBREW 225 - Studies in Dead Sea Scrolls

    Instructor(s): William Schniedewind

    Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 120. Critical study of Dead Sea Scrolls, with attention to history of biblical interpretation and role of Dead Sea Scrolls in formative Judaism. Reading in original manuscripts from Dead Sea Scrolls. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • HEBREW 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosCatherine BoneshoLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • HEBREW 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosCatherine BoneshoLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • HEBREW 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Carol BakhosCatherine BoneshoLev HakakWilliam Schniedewind

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ISLM ST 596 - Directed Individual Study

    Instructor(s): Khaled Abou El FadlAsma SayeedLuke Yarbrough

    Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.

  • ISLM ST 597 - Examination Preparation

    Instructor(s): Khaled Abou El FadlAsma SayeedLuke Yarbrough

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.

  • ISLM ST 598 - MA Thesis Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Khaled Abou El FadlAsma SayeedLuke Yarbrough

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U or letter grading.

  • ISLM ST 599 - PhD Dissertation Research and Preparation

    Instructor(s): Khaled Abou El FadlAsma SayeedLuke Yarbrough

    Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.