Complete Schedule of Classes for the Middle Eastern Studies Program - Spring 2019
These data were not obtained from SIS in real time and may be slightly out of date. MouseOver the enrollment to see Last Update Time
|
| Arabic |
 ARAB 1020 Elementary Arabic |
| |
| 10317 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 10 / 15 | Abir Abyad | MoWeFr 9:00am - 9:50am | New Cabell Hall 066 |
| | Abir Abyad | TuTh 9:00am - 9:50am | New Cabell Hall 287 |
| 10318 | 002 | Lecture (4) | Closed | 19 / 18 | Suad Mohamed | MoTuWeThFr 11:00am - 11:50am | New Cabell Hall 415 |
| 10319 | 003 | Lecture (4) | Open | 18 / 20 | Bilal Maanaki | MoTuWeThFr 10:00am - 10:50am | New Cabell Hall 415 |
| 12887 | 004 | Lecture (4) | Open | 16 / 20 | Abir Abyad | MoWeFr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 411 |
| | Abir Abyad | TuTh 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 415 |
| ARAB 2020 Intermediate Arabic |
| |
| 10981 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Closed  | 16 / 15 | Abir Abyad | MoWeFr 1:00pm - 1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 594 |
| | Abir Abyad | TuTh 1:00pm - 1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 044 |
| 10321 | 002 | Lecture (4) | Closed | 19 / 15 | Bilal Maanaki | MoTuWeThFr 11:00am - 11:50am | New Cabell Hall 111 |
| 10320 | 003 | Lecture (4) | Open | 12 / 15 | Suad Mohamed | MoWeFr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 064 |
| | Suad Mohamed | TuTh 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 111 |
| ARAB 3019 Language House Conversation |
| |
| 12378 | 001 | Lecture (1) | Open | 4 / 30 | Suad Mohamed | TBA | TBA |
| ARAB 3020 Advanced Arabic II |
| |
| 10322 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 9 / 15 | Bilal Humeidan | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | New Cabell Hall 066 |
| 10982 | 002 | Lecture (3) | Open | 11 / 15 | Suad Mohamed | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 187 |
| ARAB 3240 Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition |
| |
| 19552 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed  | 14 / 12 | Bilal Maanaki | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | New Cabell Hall 407 |
| ARAB 3559 New Course in Arabic |
| |
| | Arabic Culture and Poetry Through Music |
| | Arabic through Songs |
| 19554 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 11 / 12 | Bilal Humeidan | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 187 |
| ARAB 3672 Advanced Arabic Grammar |
| |
| 12155 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 6 / 12 | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | New Cabell Hall 042 |
| ARAB 4020 Advanced Arabic IV |
| |
| 19555 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 7 / 12 | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 042 |
| ARAB 4993 Independent Study in Arabic |
| |
| 19557 | 001 | IND (1 - 3) | Open | 2 / 10 | Suja Sawafta | TBA | TBA |
| 21114 | 002 | IND (1 - 3) | Open | 2 / 10 | Bilal Maanaki | TBA | TBA |
| ARAB 5420 Advanced Arabic IV |
| |
| 20956 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 1 / 12 | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 042 |
| ARAB 6672 Advanced Arabic Grammar |
| |
| 20958 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 1 / 12 | Mohammed Sawaie | MoWe 3:30pm - 4:45pm | New Cabell Hall 042 |
| ARAB 8993 Independent Study in Arabic |
| |
| 20807 | 001 | IND (1 - 3) | Closed | 1 / 1 | Suja Sawafta | TBA | TBA |
| Arabic in Translation |
| ARTR 3290 Exile/Return in Arabic Literature |
| |
| | Exile/Return in Arabic Literature |
| 14541 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 12 / 15 | Suja Sawafta | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Shea House 211 |
| | This class fulfills the Second Writing and Non-Western Perspectives Requirements |
| ARTR 5290 Modern Arabic Literature in Translation |
| |
| | Exile/Return in Arabic Literature |
| 14542 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 2 / 15 | Suja Sawafta | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Shea House 211 |
| | This class fulfills the Second Writing and Non-Western Perspectives Requirements |
| Hebrew |
| HEBR 1020 Introduction to Modern Hebrew II |
| |
| 10571 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 17 / 20 | Zvi Gilboa | MoTuWeThFr 10:00am - 10:50am | New Cabell Hall 489 |
| HEBR 1420 Elementary Classical Hebrew II |
| |
| 12321 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 2 / 6 | Gregory Goering | MoWeFr 11:00am - 11:50am | Gibson Hall 287 |
| HEBR 2020 Intermediate Modern Hebrew |
| |
| 10572 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 12 / 15 | Zvi Gilboa | MoTuWeTh 11:00am - 11:50am | Shea House 211 |
| HEBR 2420 Intermediate Classical Hebrew II |
| |
| 12322 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 0 / 6 | Blaire French | MoWe 6:00pm - 7:15pm | Gibson Hall 287 |
| HEBR 3020 Advanced Modern Hebrew II |
| |
| 10573 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 5 / 10 | Maayan Ornath | MoWe 5:00pm - 6:15pm | New Cabell Hall 038 |
| HEBR 4993 Independent Study in Hebrew |
| |
| 10983 | 001 | SEM (1 - 3) | Open | 3 / 7 | Zvi Gilboa | TBA | TBA |
| HEBR 8993 Independent Study in Hebrew |
| |
| 12617 | 001 | IND (1 - 3) | Open | 1 / 5 | Zvi Gilboa | TBA | TBA |
| History-Middle Eastern History |
| HIME 2002 The Making of the Modern Middle East |
| |
| | Middle East and North Africa, 1500 to present |
| 13743 | 100 | Lecture (4) | Open | 59 / 60 | Christopher Gratien | TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
| 13744 | 101 | Discussion (0) | Closed | 19 / 20 | Natasha Rowland | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 364 |
| 13745 | 102 | Discussion (0) | Closed | 20 / 20 | Natasha Rowland | Th 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 315 |
| 13746 | 103 | Discussion (0) | Closed | 20 / 20 | Natasha Rowland | Th 8:00pm - 8:50pm | New Cabell Hall 115 |
| HIME 2003 Economic History of the Islamic World |
| |
| | Empire, Capitalism, and the Shari'a |
| 19979 | 100 | Lecture (3) | Open | 45 / 60 | Fahad Bishara | MoWe 10:00am - 10:50am | Gibson Hall 211 |
| 19981 | 101 | Discussion (0) | Open | 18 / 20 | Kevin Woram | We 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 332 |
| 19982 | 102 | Discussion (0) | Open | 19 / 20 | Kevin Woram | We 7:00pm - 7:50pm | New Cabell Hall 332 |
| 19983 | 103 | Discussion (0) | Open | 8 / 30 | Kevin Woram | We 8:00pm - 8:50pm | New Cabell Hall 332 |
| HIME 3559 New Course in Middle Eastern History |
| |
| | Tel Aviv: A City from the Sands |
| | Tel Aviv: A City from the Sands. |
| 18036 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 8 / 24 | Stephanie Rotem | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Ruffner Hall 175 |
| HIME 4501 Seminar in Middle East and North Africa History |
| |
| | Research in Middle Eastern History |
| 19530 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 9 / 15 | Fahad Bishara | Mo 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Fayerweather Hall 208 |
| HIME 4993 Independent Study in Middle Eastern History |
| |
| 20444 | 001 | IND (3) | Open | 1 / 10 | Fahad Bishara | TBA | TBA |
| Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures |
| MESA 1000 From Genghis Khan to Stalin: Invasions and Empires of Central Asia |
| |
| 19558 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 19 / 20 | Shawn Lyons | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 111 |
| MESA 2110 Intro to Middle East / South Asia Film History |
| |
| 20388 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 26 / 30 | Samhita Sunya | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Dell 2 101 |
| MESA 3110 Sustainable Environments Middle East and South Asia |
| |
| 14426 | 001 | SEM (3) | Closed | 30 / 30 | Tessa Farmer | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 338 |
| MESA 4999 Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Senior Thesis II |
| |
| 14668 | 001 | SEM (6) | Open | 2 / 5 | Samhita Sunya | TBA | TBA |
| MESA 5110 Transnational Circuits of Cinema, Middle East-South Asia Film History |
| |
| 20389 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 0 / 30 | Samhita Sunya | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Dell 2 101 |
| MESA 8995 MA Research Seminar |
| |
| 11966 | 001 | SEM (3) | Open | 2 / 5 | Robert Hueckstedt | Fr 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Contact Department |
| MESA 8999 Non-Topical Research, MA |
| |
| 20812 | 001 | IND (1 - 12) | Open | 1 / 5 | Robert Hueckstedt | TBA | TBA |
| Middle Eastern Studies |
| MEST 2559 New Course in Middle Eastern Studies |
| |
| | Languages of Nationhood:Sociolinguistics in Israel |
| 18332 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 10 / 30 | Daniel Lefkowitz | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | New Cabell Hall 338 |
| | Arts of the Islamic World |
| 20422 | 003 | Lecture (3) | Open | 1 / 48 | Amanda Phillips | TuTh 3:30pm - 4:45pm | Olsson Hall 018 |
| MEST 3559 New Course in Middle Eastern Studies |
| |
| | Tel Aviv: A City from the Sands |
| | Tel Aviv: A City from the Sands. |
| 19581 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 8 / 24 | Stephanie Rotem | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Ruffner Hall 175 |
| | Building Homeland: Israeli Art, Architecture, Film |
| | Building a Homeland: Architecture in Israel |
| 19790 | 002 | Lecture (3) | Open | 6 / 18 | Stephanie Rotem | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Bryan Hall 310 |
| | This course assumes no prior training in architecture. Class meetings will combine lecture, presentations, and discussion. Active participation and engagement in class discussion is an important factor of the course. |
| | Migration, Identity and Current Refugee Crisis |
| | From the Middle East to Europe and All the Way Back: Identity, Migration, and the Refugee Crisis |
| 19801 | 003 | Lecture (3) | Open | 15 / 30 | Zvi Gilboa | MoWe 5:00pm - 6:15pm | Nau Hall 141 |
| | Fulfills Non-Western and Second Writing Requirements. |
| | Love and Rebellion in Iranian Cinema |
| | Love and Rebellion in Iranian Cinema |
| 20368 | 005 | Lecture (3) | Open | 10 / 20 | Pardis Minuchehr | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | New Cabell Hall 183 |
| | Fulfills Non-Western and Second Writing Requirements |
| MEST 4991 Middle East Studies Seminar |
| |
| 10666 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 9 / 20 | Nizar Hermes | Tu 3:30pm - 6:00pm | New Cabell Hall 287 |
| MEST 5559 History of Persian Literature |
| |
| | Love and rebellion in Iranian Cinema |
| 20369 | 002 | Lecture (3) | Open | 0 / 20 | Pardis Minuchehr | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | New Cabell Hall 183 |
| Persian |
| PERS 1020 Elementary Persian |
| |
| 10708 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 6 / 20 | Mahshad Mohit+1 | MoTuWeThFr 10:00am - 10:50am | New Cabell Hall 287 |
| 13270 | 002 | Lecture (4) | Open | 6 / 20 | Mahshad Mohit+1 | MoWeFr 11:00am - 11:50am | New Cabell Hall 144 |
| | Mahshad Mohit+1 | TuTh 11:00am - 11:50am | New Cabell Hall 364 |
| PERS 2020 Intermediate Persian |
| |
| 10709 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 11 / 18 | Mahshad Mohit | MoTuWeThFr 12:00pm - 12:50pm | New Cabell Hall 036 |
| PERS 3020 Advanced Persian |
| |
| 13261 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 5 / 6 | Mahshad Mohit | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Pavilion V 109 |
| PERS 3029 Language House Conversation |
| |
| 13347 | 001 | Lecture (1) | Open | 3 / 15 | Mahshad Mohit | TBA | TBA |
| PERS 4993 Independent Study in Persian |
| |
| 12967 | 002 | IND (1 - 3) | Open | 1 / 30 | Mahshad Mohit | TBA | TBA |
| PERS 8993 Independent Study in Persian |
| |
| 20787 | 001 | IND (1 - 3) | Open | 2 / 30 | Pardis Minuchehr | TBA | TBA |
| Persian in Translation |
| PETR 3559 New Course in Persian Translation |
| |
| | Rumi: Persian Mystical Paths to Happiness |
| | Rumi: Persian Mystical Path to Happiness |
| 20370 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 5 / 20 | Pardis Minuchehr | TuTh 5:00pm - 6:15pm | New Cabell Hall 115 |
| | Fulfills Non-Western and Second Writing Requirements |
| PETR 5559 New Course in Persian Translation |
| |
| | Rumi: Persian Mystical Paths to Happiness |
| | Rumi: Persian Mystical Path to Happiness |
| 19567 | 002 | Lecture (3) | Open | 2 / 20 | Pardis Minuchehr | TuTh 5:00pm - 6:15pm | New Cabell Hall 115 |
| Religion-Islam |
| RELI 2024 Jewish-Muslim Relations |
| |
| 13610 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 20 / 43 | Jessica Andruss | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
| RELI 2080 Global Islam |
| |
| 18223 | 100 | Lecture (3) | Open | 17 / 25 | Samuel Stafford | MoWe 9:00am - 9:50am | Gibson Hall 141 |
| 18224 | 101 | Discussion (0) | Open | 8 / 20 | Essam Fahim | Th 6:00pm - 6:50pm | New Cabell Hall 315 |
| 18227 | 104 | Discussion (0) | Open | 1 / 20 | Essam Fahim | We 7:00pm - 7:50pm | Gibson Hall 142 |
| 18228 | 105 | Discussion (0) | Open | 8 / 20 | Essam Fahim | We 7:00pm - 7:50pm | Gibson Hall 142 |
| RELI 3120 Sufism: Islamic Mysticism |
| |
| 18231 | 001 | SEM (3) | Open | 16 / 20 | Jane Mikkelson | Mo 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Gilmer Hall 141 |
| RELI 3559 New Course in Islam |
| |
| | Islamic Moral Philosophy |
| 18310 | 001 | SEM (3) | Open | 16 / 30 | Ufuk Topkara | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | New Cabell Hall 383 |
| RELI 5540 Seminar in Islamic Studies |
| |
| | Introduction to Arabic and Islamic Studies |
| 13615 | 001 | SEM (3) | Closed | 9 / 9 | Ahmed al-Rahim | Tu 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Gibson Hall 142 |
| RELI 8709 Islamic Studies Tutorial |
| |
| 20828 | 001 | IND (3) | Open | 4 / 7 | Ahmed al-Rahim | TBA | TBA |
| Religion-Judaism |
| RELJ 1420 Elementary Classical Hebrew II |
| |
| 10863 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 0 / 6 | Gregory Goering | MoWeFr 11:00am - 11:50am | Gibson Hall 287 |
| RELJ 2024 Jewish-Muslim Relations |
| |
| 13616 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 20 / 43 | Jessica Andruss | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
| RELJ 2030 Judaism, Roots and Rebellion |
| |
| 18232 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 23 / 40 | Elizabeth Alexander | MoWeFr 1:00pm - 1:50pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
| RELJ 2420 Intermediate Classical Hebrew II |
| |
| 13617 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 2 / 6 | Blaire French | MoWe 6:00pm - 7:15pm | Gibson Hall 287 |
| RELJ 3090 Israelite Prophecy |
| |
| 18175 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 11 / 60 | Gregory Goering | MoWe 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Gibson Hall 211 |
| | While this course has a TA, it will not have traditional discussion sections that meet in real life. Instead, students will post responses to course readings online once per week and comment on one another's responses in small groups, moderated by the TA. |
| RELJ 3170 Modern Jewish Thought |
| |
| 18237 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 30 / 30 | Asher Biemann | TuTh 11:00am - 12:15pm | Wilson Hall 214 |
| RELJ 3372 German Jewish Culture and History |
| |
| 13196 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Closed | 20 / 60 | Gabriel Finder+1 | TuTh 12:30pm - 1:45pm | Maury Hall 104 |
| RELJ 3665 Gender and Sexuality in the Bible |
| |
| 19864 | 001 | SEM (3) | Closed | 7 / 30 | Rebecca Draughon | TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm | Wilson Hall 238 |
| RELJ 5365 Hermann Cohen and Modern Religious Thought |
| |
| 18285 | 001 | SEM (3) | Open | 2 / 15 | Asher Biemann | We 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Nau Hall 241 |
| RELJ 5559 New Course in Judaism |
| |
| | Histories and Fictions in Ancient Narrative |
| 18289 | 001 | SEM (3) | Open | 1 / 20 | Janet Spittler+1 | Mo 3:30pm - 6:00pm | Nau Hall 211 |
| | Undergraduates should have completed RELC/J 1210 and RELC 1220 or their equivalents before enrolling for this advanced seminar. |
| RELJ 8726 Tutorial: Themes in Modern Jewish History |
| |
| 20929 | 001 | IND (3) | Open | 2 / 4 | Asher Biemann | TBA | TBA |
| RELJ 8730 Tutorial in Midrash Translation |
| |
| 21027 | 001 | IND (3) | Open | 2 / 3 | Elizabeth Alexander | TBA | TBA |
| Urdu |
| URDU 2020 Intermediate Urdu |
| |
| 14475 | 001 | Lecture (4) | Open | 3 / 5 | Griffith Chaussee | MoTuWeThFr 1:00pm - 1:50pm | New Cabell Hall 066 |
| URDU 3020 Advanced Urdu II |
| |
| 10951 | 001 | Lecture (3) | Open | 3 / 5 | Griffith Chaussee | TuTh 9:30am - 10:45am | Nau Hall 287 |
Expand All