NMC: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations MA, PhD Courses

Akkadian and Sumerian Languages and Literatures

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1001Y
Introduction to Akkadian
NMC1002Y
Selected Standard Babylonian Texts
NMC1003Y
Akkadian Historical Texts
NMC1004Y
Intermediate Sumerian
NMC1005Y
The Assyrian Language
NMC1008YBabylonian Archival Texts (Late Periods)
(Prerequisite: NMC1001Y.)
NMC1009Y
Introduction to Sumerian

Ancient Egyptian Language and Literature

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1201Y
Introduction to Middle Egyptian
NMC1202Y
Intermediate Middle Egyptian
NMC1203Y
Late Egyptian Texts
NMC1204YCursive Scripts
NMC1209HOld Egyptian Texts
NMC1210H
Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts
NMC1213H
Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts
NMC1215HAncient Egyptian Instructional Texts
(Prerequisites: NMC1201Y, NMC1202Y.)

Arabic Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2100Y
Elementary Standard Arabic
NMC2101Y
Intermediate Standard Arabic I
NMC2102Y
Intermediate Standard Arabic II
NMC2103Y
Advanced Standard Arabic
NMC2110H
Al-Jahiz and His Debate Partners
NMC2130H
Adab and Arabic Literary Prose
NMC2131H
Premodern Arabic Poetry

Aramaic-Syriac Language and Literature

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1100Y
Introduction to Aramaic
NMC1101Y
Early Syriac Texts
NMC1102Y
Western Aramaic — Jerusalem Talmud
NMC1105Y
Syriac Historical Texts
NMC1106Y
Syriac Exegetical Texts
NMC1110H
Targum — Aramaic Bible Translations
NMC1111Y
Eastern Aramaic — Babylonian Talmud

Archaeology

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1404HArchaeological Reconstructions of Pottery Production and Consumption in the Middle Euphrates
NMC1406Y
Problems in the Archaeology of Bronze Age Syria-Palestine
NMC1408Y
Seminar in the Archaeology of Syria-Palestine
NMC1409H
Archaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt I
NMC1410H
Archaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt II
NMC1411H
Near Eastern Ceramics I
NMC1412H
Near Eastern Ceramics II
NMC1413HArchaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
NMC1414HEgyptian Artifacts
NMC1415HArchaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
NMC1416H
Egyptian Iconography
NMC1418Y
Archaeology of Nubia
NMC1419Y
Art, Archaeology and Culture of Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
NMC1421H
Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
NMC1422H
Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
NMC1423H
Ancient Iraq
NMC1425H
Mesopotamian Material Culture — Art versus Artifact
NMC1426H
Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
NMC1427H
Archaeology of State Societies
NMC1428HThe Archaeology of Sumer
NMC1430HWarfare — The Archaeology of Conflict
NMC1431HThe Archaeology of Death
NMC1432HThe History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia

Hebrew Language and Literature

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1306H
Scribes, Manuscripts, and Translations of the Hebrew Bible
NMC1307H
History of Ancient Israel
NMC1308H
Readings in Hebrew Bible
NMC1310H
Readings in Second Temple Period Texts
NMC1313HMishnah and Tosefta
NMC1314H
Law in Ancient Judaism
NMC1315H
Advanced Readings in the Dead Sea Scrolls
NMC1317HModern Hebrew Prose
NMC1318H
Midreshei Halakha: Purity and Cultic Texts
NMC1327HThemes in Midreshic Literature
NMC1328HIntertextuality: Tannaitic and Amoaric Literature
NMC1330HIntroduction to Modern Hebrew I
NMC1331HIntroduction to Modern Hebrew II
(Prerequisite: NMC1330H.)
NMC1332HIntermediate Modern Hebrew I
(Prerequisites: NMC1300H, NMC1331H.)
NMC1333HIntermediate Modern Hebrew II
(Prerequisites: NMC1330H, NMC1331H, NMC1332H.)
NMC1334HAdvanced Modern Hebrew I
(Prerequisites: NMC1330H, NMC1331H, NMC1332H, NMC1333H.)
NMC1335HAdvanced Modern Hebrew II
(Prerequisites: NMC1330H, NMC1331H, NMC1332H, NMC1333H, NMC1334H.)

History

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1010H
Mesopotamian Society and Economy
NMC1020H
Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
NMC1021H
Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
NMC1022H
The Babylonian City
NMC1023H
The Neo-Assyrian Empire
NMC2080H
Theory and Method in Middle Eastern Studies
NMC2081H
Anthropology of the Middle East
NMC2090Y
The Prophet and the Caliphates: Early Islamic History to 1258
NMC2117H
Readings in Medieval Arabic Chronicles
NMC2129HArabic Manuscript Studies
(Prerequisite: NMC2101Y or NML211Y or equivalent.)
NMC2160HHadith and the Study of Traditions in Islamic History
(Prerequisite: adequate knowledge of Arabic, or the instructor's permission.)
NMC2170H
Topics in Modern Arab History I
NMC2171H
Topics in Modern Arab History II
NMC2172H
The Politics of Archaeology in the Modern Middle East
NMC2173H
Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
NMC2180H
Iranian Modernity
NMC2225Y
History of Iran: From the Sasanians to the Safavids
NMC2226H
Medieval Persian Historiography and Diplomatics
NMC2230H
The First World Empire: The Achaemenids
NMC2231HReligions of the Sasanian Empire
NMC2233HHistory of Late Antique and Early Islamic Iran
(Exclusion: NMC2225Y.)
NMC2310Y
Ottoman History to 1699
NMC2313HHistory of the Late Ottoman Empire
NMC2315Y
Topics in Ottoman History
NMC2345Y
The Steppe Frontier in Eurasian and Islamic History
NMC2350HCapital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
NMC2351HMapping the Ottoman World

Islamic Art and Material Culture

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2530HNew Approaches to 'Islamic Art'
NMC2531HThe Mosque: Readings in Architecture, Law, and Authority in Muslim Context
NMC2541Y
Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics

Topics in Law and Religion

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1607HLife Cycle and Personal Status Issues in Jewish Law
NMC1608H
Gender Issues in Jewish Law

Linguistics

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1654H
Advanced Biblical Hebrew
NMC1655H
Comparative Semitics

Persian Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2200Y
Introductory Persian
NMC2201Y
Intermediate Persian
NMC2202H
Modern Persian Poetry
(Prerequisite: NMC2201Y.)
NMC2203H
Structural Development of Iranian Languages
(Prerequisite: NMC2201Y.)
NMC2204YAvestan
NMC2205YMiddle Persian (Pahlavi)
NMC2206HOld Persian
(Exclusion: NMC2206Y.)
NMC2206YOld Persian
NMC2207HAdvanced Persian I
NMC2208HAdvanced Persian II
NMC2219HPersian Literature: The Epic Tradition
NMC2220H
Persian Literature: Ethical, Erotic, Mystical
NMC2221H
Persian Mirrors for Princes
NMC2223HThe Persian Manuscript Tradition
NMC2224H
The Visionary Tales of Suhravardi, Master of Illuminationist Philosophy
NMC2225YHistory of Iran: From the Sasanians to the Safavids
NMC2227H
Zoroastrian Cosmic History: From Genesis to Universal Judgment
NMC2228H
Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Literature: To the Netherworld and Beyond
NMC2229HPersians, Greeks, and Romans: Friendly Enemies
NMC2234HSafavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
(Exclusion: NMC2225Y.)

Religion and Philosophy

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1613H
Religion in the Ancient Near East
(PhD students in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations excluded.)
NMC2045Y
Islamic Philosophical Texts
NMC2055H
The Qur'an and Its Interpretation
NMC2056H
Readings in Qur'an and Tafsir
NMC2057HArabic Commentary Tradition on the Poetry of al-Mutanabbi

Turkish and Ottoman Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2300Y
Introductory Turkish
NMC2301Y
Intermediate Turkish
NMC2302YAdvanced Turkish (with Introduction to Ottoman Turkish)
NMC2311HThe Rise of the Ottomans
(Exclusion: NMC2310Y.)
NMC2312HThe Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
(Exclusion: NMC2310Y.)
NMC2320HModern Turkey
NMC2330Y
Readings in Ottoman Historical Texts
NMC2331Y
Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

Other Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1030YProfessional Development Seminar (Credit/No Credit)
NMC2000HDirected Reading
NMC2000Y
Directed Reading
NMC2001HDirected Reading and Research
NMC2001Y
Directed Reading and Research
NMC2002HTopics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
NMC2002YTopics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
NMC2003HTopics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
NMC2003YTopics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
NMC2075HGraduate Research for MAs
NMC2085HMethods in Medieval Middle East History