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The division of Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish and Islamic Studies teaches
language courses from the introductory to the advanced level in medieval
and modern Arabic, Armenian, Persian, and Turkish. Courses in the histories, literatures and cultures of select
regions represented by these language groups are also offered as are
a wide range of topics in Islamic Studies.
Faculty Behrad
Aghaei , Lecturer
II of Persian Studies Kevork Bardakjian, Professor
of Armenian languages & literatures Carol Bardenstein, Associate
Professor of Arabic literature and culture Michael Bonner, Professor
of Islamic history Mehmet Er, Lecturer
II of Turkish Studies Gottfried
Hagen, , Associate Professor of Turkish
studies Alexander
Knysh, Professor of Islamic studies Trevor LeGassick, Professor
of Arabic literature Raji Rammuny,
Professor
of Arabic language and linguistics Waheed Samy,
Lecturer IV
of Arabic language and linguistics
Anton Shammas,
Professor
of Middle Eastern literature Gernot Windfuhr,
Professor
of Iranian studies
Course
Requirements
General course
for all AAPTIS concentrators: AAPTIS 100 Peoples of the Middle East (4) (R&E) 2. The Required Language Courses
Arabic The student may elect to take any four
courses of the following tracks for Arabic:
a). Arabic
for Academic Purposes
101 Elementary Modern Standard
Arabic I (5) 102 Elementary Modern Standard
Arabic II (5) 201 Intermediate Modern Standard
Arabic I (5) 202 Intermediate Modern Standard
Arabic II (5)
b). Classical
Arabic
111 Classical Arabic I (5) 112 Classical Arabic II (5) 581 Classical Arabic III 582 Classical Arabic IV
c). Arabic
for Communication
101 Elementary Modern Standard
Arabic I (5) 102 Elementary Modern Standard
Arabic II (5) 203 Arabic for Communication I
(5) 204 Arabic for Communication II
(5)
Students also have the opportunity to
study Arabic in various Arabic
Language Study Programs many of which are overseas. Armenian 171 Western Armenian I 172 Western Armenian II 173 Intensive 1st year Western Armenian* 271 Intermediate Western Armenian I 272 Intermediate Western Armenian II 273 Intensive 2nd year Western Armenian 181 Eastern Armenian I 182 Eastern Armenian
II 183 Intensive 1st year Eastern Armenian 281 Intermediate Eastern Armenian I 282 Intermediate Eastern Armenaian II *Students also have the opportunity to study
first year Armenian Language (Classical, Modern Eastern, and Modern
Western) in an intensive format at the Armenian
Language Institute in Yerevan, Armenia. Persian 141 Elementary Modern Persian I
(4) (LR) 142 Elementary Modern Persian II
(4) (LR) 241 Intermediate Persian I (4)
(LR) 242 Intermediate Persian II (4)
(LR)
Turkish 151 Elementary Turkish II (4) (LR) 152 Elementary Turkish II (4) (LR) 251 Intermediate Turkish I (4) (LR) 252 Intermediate Turkish II (4)
(LR)
3. The Divisional Elective Courses
Level 200 200 Introduction
to World Religions: Near East 216 Colloquial Egyptian Arabic II (LR) 217 Colloquial Levantine Arabic I (LR) 218 Colloquial Levantine Arabic II (LR) 261 The Civilization of Medieval Islam 269 Introduction to Turkish Civilizations 277 Land of Israel/ Palestine 289 From Genghis
Khan to the Taliban: Modern Central Asia 292 Seminar in AAPTIS 296 Great Books of the Middle East
Level 300 331 Introduction
to Arab Culture: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Issues (4) (R&E)
332 Introduction to Persian Culture and Language 335 African-American Religion between Christianity and Islam 339 Turkey:
Language, Culture, Society Between East and West 361 Jihad in History (4)
364 Middle East
Studies 380 Persian Literature
in Translation 383 The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Middle East Literature 393 The Religion of Zoroaster 395 Directed Undergraduate Readings
Level 400-500 403 Advanced
Intensive Modern Standard Arabic I (3) 404 Advanced
Intensive Modern Standard Arabic II (3)
409 Business
Arabic I (4) 410 Business
Arabic II (4) 411 Classical
Arabic Grammar (3) 432 Arabic Phonology and Morphophonology 433 Arabic Syntax
and Semantics 434 Arabic Historical Linguistics and Dialectology 440 Literature of the Turks 451 Introductory Ottoman Turkish I 452 Introductory Ottoman Turkish II 461 The First Millennium of the Islamic Near East 462 The Rise of Islam 463 The Near East in the Period of the Crusades 945-1258 464 Perso-Islamic Civilization in the Eastern Caliphate and India 465 Islamic Mysticism 466 Issues in
Islamic Studies 467 Shi’ism:
The History of Messianism and the Pursuit of Justice in Islam 468 Islamic Law 469 Islamic Intellectual
History 470 The Islamic
West: al-Andalus and the Maghrib, 600-1500 473 An Introduction to Classical and Medieval Armenian Literature 474 An Introduction
to Modern Armenian Literature 478 Introduction
to Classical Armenian I 479 Introduction
to Classical Armenian II 480 Intensive Introduction to Classical Armenian 486 Topics in
Modern Arabic Literature in Translation 487 Modern Middle Eastern History 488 History of Arabic Literature in English 491 Topics in AAPTIS
494 Literary Analysis and Theory 495 Gender and
Politics in Early Islam 496 Gender and
Representation in the Modern Middle East 498 Senior Honors Thesis 501 Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition 502 Advanced Arabic Readings in Special Subjects 504 (Arabic) Communication
Media 531 Reading Modern
Arab Authors in Arabic 532 Arabic Linguistics 540 Persian and Iranian Languages 541 Classical
Persian Texts 544 Modern Persian Fiction 545 Modern Persian Non-fiction 551 Readings in Ottoman Turkish 553 Modern Turkish
Readings 554 Advanced
Turkish Composition 556 Modern Turkish
Prose Literature 561 Modern Arabic Fiction I 567 Readings in Classical Islamic Texts 568 Ancient Arabic
Poetry 569 Modern Arabic
Poetry 583 Medieval
Arabic Historical, Biographical and Geographical Texts 584 Persian History
through Political and Cultural Texts 585 Modern Egypt
and North Africa sicne 1500 586 Avestan 587 Studies in Pahlavi and Middle Persian 591 Topics in
AAPTIS 592 Seminar in
AAPTIS 593 Mini Course: Topics in AAPTIS
4. The Elective Cognate Courses
In consultation
with the concentration advisor,
the student must select a minimum of two additional cognate courses
at the 300 level or above outside the division of concentration. This may include course selections from other subjects within
the department of Near Eastern Studies, and courses cross-listed with
courses in the concentrator's subject.
ACABS 425/ AAPTIS 425/ HJCS 425: Near Eastern Studies Capstone Seminar Anthropology
409: Peoples and Cultures of
the Near East and North Africa
Anthropology
483: Near Eastern Prehistory
Classical
Studies 476: Pagans and Christians
in the Roman World
Comp. Lit.
430: Studies in Fiction: The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Middle Eastern
Literature
History 442: The
First Millennium of the Islamic Near East
History of
Art 481: Art of Ancient Iran
Political
Science 353: Arab-Israeli Conflict
Women Studies 496: Gender and Representation in the Modern Middle
East
The NES Honors Concentration Concentrators who qualify as candidates for Honors are those who meet the requirements for a regular concentration, maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 overall and 3.5 in the concentration, and complete the writing of a senior thesis with distinction. Honors concentrators are required to enroll in the thesis course (498) during their senior year of research and writing. Further information concerning the Honors concentration can be obtained at the departmental office (4111 Thayer Building) or at the Honors Program Office (1330 Mason Hall). Study Abroad The department
has affiliations with several universities and programs abroad, and
concentrators are strongly encouraged to spend all or part of an academic
year overseas in order to further their formal training. In addition
to consulting the University of Michigan's Office of International Programs,
the International Center and the International Institute, concentrators
should contact their concentration advisor and the Director of Undergraduate
Studies concerning such a course of study. A program should be decided
upon in advance in order to ensure that transfer credit can be awarded
and that courses will satisfy concentration requirements. Academic Advising Students interested
in the department's concentration program in AAPTIS, should contact
the AAPTIS concentration advisor through the Department's undergraduate
secretary at the departmental office (4111 Thayer Bldg.), or by phone
at (734) 764-0314. Students who plan to complete a Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) degree in NES must complete the College of Literature, Science,
and the Arts (LS&A) declaration form supplied by the advisor. |
