Program
Near Eastern Studies Program

Degrees Offered
BA (Ancient and Modern Near East)
MA (Ancient Near East), through the David M Kennedy Center for International Studies

Middle East Languages
Arabic (Colloquial and Standard)
Hebrew (Modern, and Biblical to advanced level)
occasionally: Aramaic, Ugaritic, Babylonian, Turkish

Courses
Anthropology
Archaeology and the Scriptures
Peoples of the Middle East
The Rise of Old World Civilization
Biblical Archaeology
Near Eastern Archaeology
Special Topics on the Near East

Art
Ancient Art

Comparative Literature
Jewish Literature

Geography
Near East

History
Ancient Near East
Medieval and Modern Near East
Post-Biblical Jewish History
Africa
The Jews and the Holocaust
South Asia
Asiatic Russia
Seminar: Near East Topic

Humanities
Introduction to the Humanities of the Islamic World

Political Science
Political Systems of the Near East
Arab-Israeli Conflict
International Relations of Near East
International Relations of Africa

Religion
The New Testament
The Old Testament
Writings of Isaiah
World Religions
International Latter-day Saints Church History
Judaism and Islam
Analysis of the Old Testament
Analysis of the New Testament
Historical Background of the New Testament
History of Israel

Faculty
Arabic
Dilworth B. Parkinson (Arabic, humanities of the Islamic Near East)
Daniel Peterson (Arabic, Islamic philosophy)
James Toronto (Arabic, Arabic education)
Kirk Belnap (Arabic)

Archaeology
David Johnson (Near Eastern archaeology)

Hebrew
M. Deloy Pack (modern Hebrew)
Stephen D. Ricks (Biblical and modern Hebrew)

History
David C. Montgomery (Turkey, Central Asia)
Arnold H. Green (modern Arabs and Muslims, post-Biblical Judaism)
William J. Hamblin (crusades)

Law
Douglas Parker (Jewish law)
Gerald R. Williams (international and comparative law)

Political Science
Donna Lee Bowen (Arabic, government and society of the Near East)

Religion
S. Kent Brown (Old and New Testament, Hebrew, Greek)
Paul Y. Hoskisson (Assyriology, Ugaritic, Cuneiform, Ancient Near Eastern religions)
Brian Hauglid (Islamic History)
Kent P. Jackson (Old and New Testament, Semitic languages)
Victor L. Ludlow (Old and New Testament, Jewish history)
Stephen Robinson (New Testament, Jewish literature)
David Seely (Old Testament)
Thomas Wayment (New Testament, Classical History)

Coordinator
Victor Ludlow

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Normal university scholarships, associated department assistantships

Special Features
Brigham Young has a large study center in East Jerusalem, out of which several academic programs are offered. Six months undergraduate study abroad in Jerusalem
eight weeks graduate study in Jerusalem

Additional Information
Brigham Young University offers an interdepartmental program which covers ancient, medieval and modern Near East on the undergraduate level and all aspects of Ancient Near Eastern Studies on the graduate level