(Same as Anthropology M201C and Archaeology M201C.) Seminar, three hours. Requisites: Archaeology M201A, M201B. How to design archaeological projects in preparation for MA thesis or PhD phase. Students do exploratory research to select subject, then write research design that could form basis for extensive paper, grant application, or oral examination. Students work closely with faculty members and report weekly on their progress. Preparation of at least two oral progress-report presentations, one on theoretical framework and one on practical aspects of project. Final written research design that incorporates theoretical and practical aspects of research and formulates bridging arguments required. S/U or letter grading.
(Same as History M210 and Iranian M210.) Seminar, three hours. Varying topics on Elamite, Achaemenid, Arsacid, and Sasanian history. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
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.
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course C223A. Introduction to Coptic, final phase of Egyptian language, which is attested in writing from circa 300 to 1400 CE. Introduction to variety of Coptic textual genres, from hagiographies to homilies, magical spells, private letters, legal contracts, and Gnostic Gospels found in Nag Hammadi. Readings in texts in dialects other than Sahidic (Bohairic, Fayumic, Akhmimic). Concurrently scheduled with course C123B. S/U or letter grading.
Seminar, two hours; research group meeting, one hour. Ancient Egyptian museum collections around world, data sets, provenance and dating studies, collection history and agenda, museology, and exhibition history. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Seminar, three hours. Readings in Arabic texts from variety of periods and genres, along with appropriate secondary literature. Topics include pre-Islamic poetry and oratory, Qur'an, Umayyad and Abbasid poetry and literary prose, Hadith and Fiqh, historiography, biography, geography, medicine, mathematics, theology, asceticism, and mysticism. May be repeated for maximum of 24 units. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 230A. Introduction to grammar of classical literary language (5th to mid-19th century) and guided readings in narrative prose texts. Letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. Critical study of Hebrew texts in relation to major versions; philological, comparative, literary, and historical study of various biblical books. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
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.
(Same as Ancient Near East M208 and History M210.) Seminar, three hours. Varying topics on Elamite, Achaemenid, Arsacid, and Sasanian history. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 231A. Further studies in grammars and texts of Middle Iranian languages (e.g., Middle Persian, Parthian, Sogdian, Khotanese, Bactrian). May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. Requisites: courses 103A, 103B, 103C, 199. May be repeated twice for credit.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Seminar, three hours. Selected topics on Islam. May be repeated for credit with topic change. S/U or letter grading.
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.
Seminar, two hours. Problems and methods of presenting literary texts as exemplary materials in teaching of language and literature in Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Theory and classroom practice, with individual counseling and faculty evaluation of teaching assistant performances. May not be applied toward MA degree requirements. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Lecture, three hours. Examination of printed texts in Ottoman from 19th and 20th centuries to improve student competence to read, transliterate, and translate Ottoman texts. Readings include selections from newspapers, almanacs, travel books, and literary and historical texts. S/U or letter grading.
