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Arabic and Islam (including Turkish and Persian)
Archeology and Art of the Ancient Near East
Assyriology
Egyptian Languages and Civilization
Hebrew Language and Civilization
Near Eastern Jewish Studies
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Hum 200-201-202. Judaic Civilization I, II, III
MdvJSt 380-381-382. Medieval Jewish History I, II, III
NEHist 201-202-203. History of the Ancient Near East I, II, III
NEHist 211-212-213. Near Eastern Civilization I, II, III
SocSci 220-221-222. Introduction to Islamic Civilization I, II, III
Normally, students should take two yearlong sequences in one of the Near
Eastern languages (e.g., Akkadian, Arabic, Egyptian, or Hebrew). The rest of
the course program, including other language arrangements, should be planned in
light of special interests and needs. Students planning to do advanced work in
Near Eastern studies are strongly encouraged to develop a reading knowledge of
German and French. Students should consult the chairman of undergraduate
studies for approval of the program.
Summary of Requirements
General 3 quarters of a civilization sequence (usually Education
Western civilization)
3 quarters of a modern foreign language (usually French or German, in
which
case four quarters are required)
Concentration 6 two years of a Near Eastern language
3 quarters of an approved Near Eastern civilization sequence
3 courses related to the Near East
12 (total)
Grading. The program in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations uses
letter grading only. No P/N or P/F grading is allowed. Students
intending to work for an advanced degree should maintain a B average in
the field of specialization.
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Honors Program. An honors program is open, upon application before the end
of the third year, to superior students with an overall grade point average of
3.0 or higher who wish to develop an extended piece of research through a
senior honors paper under the supervision of a faculty member. One or two
quarters of Near Eastern History 290, which can be counted toward concentration
requirements, may be devoted to preparing the senior honors paper. For a
student to be recommended for honors, the paper must first be recommended by
the faculty member who supervised the work and then read and judged excellent
by a member in the field of specialization. Two copies of the completed paper
must be submitted to the chairman of undergraduate studies no later than the
fifth week of the quarter in which the student expects to graduate.
LANNY D. BELL, Associate Professor, Oriental Institute and Department of Near
Eastern Languages & Civilizations
ROBERT D. BIGGS, Professor, Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern
Languages & Civilizations
JOHN A. BRINKMAN, Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor, Oriental
Institute and Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
MIGUEL CIVIL, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
ROBERT DANKOFF, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
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FRED M. DONNER, Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations, Oriental Institute, and the College
PETER F. DORMAN, Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
WALTER FARBER, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations, Oriental Institute, and the College
CORNELL FLEISCHER, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
MCGUIRE GIBSON, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
NORMAN GOLB, Ludwig Rosenberger Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations, Oriental Institute, and the College
GENE B. GRAGG, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations, Oriental Institute, and the College
HARRY A. HOFFNER, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
JANET H. JOHNSON, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
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WADAD KADI, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations; Chairman, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
RASHID KHALIDI, Associate Professor, Departments of History and Near Eastern
Languages & Civilizations; Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
CAROLYN G. KILLEAN, Associate Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near
Eastern Languages & Civilizations
MARK LEHNER, Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
HESHMAT MOAYYAD, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
FAROUK MUSTAFA, Associate Professor (Lecturer), Department of Near Eastern
Languages & Civilizations
DENNIS G. PARDEE, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
JOHN R. PERRY, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
ERICA REINER, John A. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor, Departments of
Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Oriental
Institute
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Near Eastern Languages
Chairman of Undergraduate Studies: Gene B. Gragg, Or 316, 702-9511
and Civilizations
Program of Study
The programs for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations are as varied as the wide subject matter they embrace. In
consultation with their advisers, students can work out a program that meets
their cultural interests and provides a sound basis for graduate work. The
areas of specialization that can be advised include:
Program Requirements
Twelve courses are required in the area of specialization. These must include
one of the sequences that introduce the special fields.
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