NMC: Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations MA, PhD Courses

Arabic Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2055HThe Qur'an and Its Interpretation
NMC2056HReadings in Qur'an and Tafsir
NMC2057HArabic Commentary Tradition on the Poetry of al-Mutanabbi
Elementary Standard Arabic
Intermediate Standard Arabic I
Intermediate Standard Arabic II
Advanced Standard Arabic
Al-Jahiz and His Debate Partners
NMC2117HReadings in Medieval Arabic Chronicles
Adab and Arabic Literary Prose
Premodern Arabic Poetry
NMC2160HHadith and the Study of Traditions in Islamic History

Aramaic-Syriac Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
Biblical Aramaic
Classical Syriac
Western Aramaic — Jerusalem Talmud
Syriac Historical Texts
Syriac Exegetical Texts
Targum — Aramaic Bible Translations
Eastern Aramaic — Babylonian Talmud

Archaeology

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1402HTopics in Egyptian Archaeology
Problems in the Archaeology of Bronze Age Syria-Palestine
Seminar in the Archaeology of Syria-Palestine
NMC1409HArchaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt I
NMC1410HArchaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt II
Near Eastern Ceramics I
Near Eastern Ceramics II
NMC1413HArchaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
NMC1414HEgyptian Artifacts
NMC1415HArchaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
Egyptian Iconography
Archaeology of Nubia
Art, Archaeology, and Culture of Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
Mesopotamian Material Culture — Art versus Artifact
Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
Archaeology of State Societies
NMC1428HThe Archaeology of Sumer
NMC1429YPolarized-Light Microscopy in Archaeology
NMC1430HWarfare — The Archaeology of Conflict
NMC1431HThe Archaeology of Death
NMC1432HThe History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
NMC1435HThe Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Near East
NMC1613HReligion in the Ancient Near East
NMC2541YMedieval Middle Eastern Ceramics

Assyriology and History of the Ancient Near East

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1001YIntroduction to Akkadian
NMC1002YSelected Standard Babylonian Texts
NMC1003HAssyrian Historical Texts
Intermediate Sumerian
The Assyrian Language
Babylonian Archival Texts — 2nd Millennium BC
Introduction to Sumerian
NMC1010HMesopotamian Society and Economy
Babylonian Historical Texts
Babylonian Archival Texts — 1st Millennium BC
NMC1020HAncient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
NMC1021HAncient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
The Babylonian City
NMC1023HThe Neo-Assyrian Empire
NMC1613HReligion in the Ancient Near East

Egyptology

Course CodeCourse Title
Introduction to Middle Egyptian
Intermediate Middle Egyptian
Late Egyptian Texts
NMC1204YCursive Scripts
NMC1209HOld Egyptian Texts
Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts
Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts
NMC1402HTopics in Egyptian Archaeology
NMC1409HArchaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt I
NMC1410HArchaeology and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt II
NMC1414HEgyptian Artifacts
NMC1416HEgyptian Iconography
NMC1418YArchaeology of Nubia
NMC1419YArt, Archaeology, and Culture of Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
NMC1421HSeminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
NMC1422HSeminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
NMC1435HThe Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Near East

Hebrew and Judaic Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1102YWestern Aramaic — Jerusalem Talmud
NMC1110HTargum — Aramaic Bible Translations
NMC1111YEastern Aramaic — Babylonian Talmud
NMC1301YIntroductory Biblical Hebrew
NMC1302HIntermediate Biblical Hebrew I
NMC1303HIntermediate Biblical Hebrew II
NMC1305HEarly Hebrew Epigraphy
Scribes, Manuscripts, and Translations of the Hebrew Bible
History of Ancient Israel
Readings in Hebrew Bible
Readings in Second Temple Period Texts
NMC1313HMishnah and Tosefta
Law in Ancient Judaism
Advanced Readings in the Dead Sea Scrolls
NMC1316HModern Hebrew Poetry
NMC1317HModern Hebrew Prose
Halakhic Midrashim
NMC1327HThemes in Midrashic Literature
NMC1328HIntertextuality: Tannaitic and Amoraic Literature
NMC1330HIntroduction to Modern Hebrew I
NMC1331HIntroduction to Modern Hebrew II
NMC1332HIntermediate Modern Hebrew I
NMC1333HIntermediate Modern Hebrew II
NMC1334HAdvanced Modern Hebrew I
NMC1335HAdvanced Modern Hebrew II
NMC1607HLife Cycle and Personal Status Issues in Jewish Law
NMC1608HGender Issues in Jewish Law
NMC1654HAdvanced Biblical Hebrew

History of the Islamic World and the Modern Middle East

Course CodeCourse Title
Theory and Method in Middle Eastern Studies
Anthropology of the Middle East
NMC2085HMethods in Medieval Middle East History
Readings in Medieval Arabic Chronicles
NMC2160HHadith and the Study of Traditions in Islamic History
Topics in Modern Arab History I
Topics in Modern Arab History II
The Politics of Archaeology in the Modern Middle East
Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
Iranian Modernity
Medieval Persian Historiography and Diplomatics
NMC2233HHistory of Late Antique and Early Islamic Iran
NMC2234HSafavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
NMC2311HThe Rise of the Ottomans
NMC2312HThe Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
NMC2313HHistory of the Late Ottoman Empire
Topics in Ottoman History
NMC2320HModern Turkey
The Steppe Frontier in Eurasian and Islamic History
NMC2350HCapital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
NMC2351HMapping the Ottoman World
NMC2541YMedieval Middle Eastern Ceramics

Islamic Art and Material Culture

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC2129HIntroduction to Islamicate Codicology
NMC2530HNew Approaches to 'Islamic Art'
NMC2531HThe Mosque: Readings in Architecture, Law, and Authority in Muslim Context
Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics

Other Near and Middle Eastern Languages

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1651HPhoenician and Punic Epigraphy
NMC1652HUgaritic
NMC1653HAncient Ethiopic Inscriptions
Comparative Semitics

Persian and Iranian Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
Introductory Persian
Intermediate Persian
Modern Persian Poetry
Structural Development of Iranian Languages
NMC2204YAvestan
NMC2205YMiddle Persian (Pahlavi)
NMC2206HOld Persian
NMC2207HAdvanced Persian I
NMC2208HAdvanced Persian II
NMC2219HPersian Literature: The Epic Tradition
Persian Literature: Ethical, Erotic, Mystical
Persian Mirrors for Princes
NMC2223HThe Persian Manuscript Tradition
The Visionary Tales of Suhravardi, Master of Illuminationist Philosophy
Zoroastrian Cosmic History: From Genesis to Universal Judgment
Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Literature: To the Netherworld and Beyond
NMC2229HPersians, Greeks, and Romans: Friendly Enemies
NMC2230HThe First World Empire: The Achaemenids
NMC2231HReligions of the Sasanian Empire
NMC2234HSafavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs

Religious Cultures of the Near and Middle East

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1102YWestern Aramaic — Jerusalem Talmud
NMC1110HTargum — Aramaic Bible Translations
NMC1111YEastern Aramaic — Babylonian Talmud
Mishnah and Tosefta
Law in Ancient Judaism
NMC1315HAdvanced Readings in the Dead Sea Scrolls
NMC1318HHalakhic Midrashim
NMC1327HThemes in Midrashic Literature
NMC1328HIntertextuality: Tannaitic and Amoraic Literature
Religion in the Ancient Near East
The Qur'an and Its Interpretation
NMC2056HReadings in Qur'an and Tafsir
NMC2160HHadith and the Study of Traditions in Islamic History
NMC2227HZoroastrian Cosmic History: From Genesis to Universal Judgment
NMC2228HZoroastrian Apocalyptic Literature: To the Netherworld and Beyond
NMC2231HReligions of the Sasanian Empire

Turkish and Ottoman Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
Introductory Turkish
Intermediate Turkish
NMC2302YAdvanced Turkish (with Introduction to Ottoman Turkish)
NMC2311HThe Rise of the Ottomans
NMC2312HThe Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
NMC2313HHistory of the Late Ottoman Empire
NMC2315YTopics in Ottoman History
NMC2320HModern Turkey
Readings in Ottoman Historical Texts
Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics
NMC2345YThe Steppe Frontier in Eurasian and Islamic History
NMC2351HMapping the Ottoman World

Other Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
NMC1030YProfessional Development Seminar
NMC2000HDirected Reading
Directed Reading
NMC2001HDirected Reading and Research
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
NMC2004HDirected Research in Museum Materials
NMC2075HIntroduction to Graduate Research