Ohio State University

Program
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC)
Middle East Studies Center (MESC)
Undergraduate International Studies Program (UISP)
Melton Center for Jewish Studies

Degrees Offered
BA (Arabic and Hebrew)
MA (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish)
MA in Comparative Studies
BA in Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, International Studies - Middle East Studies Track
MA and PhD in individual departments

Middle East Languages
Arabic (Literary at all levels, Colloquial, Composition, Conversation, Linguistics, Poetry)
Hebrew (Literary, Modern and Biblical at all levels, Composition, Conversation, Poetry)
Persian (All levels, Literature, Literature in Translation)
Turkish (All levels, Literature, Literature in Translation)
Akkadian
Biblical Aramaic
Ugaritic
Sumerian
Hittite

Courses
Agricultural Economics
Middle East Economic Development (periodically)
Anthropology
Culture in the Contemporary Middle East (periodically)
The Anthropology of Women, Culture and Development (annually)
Theoretical Issues and the Ethnography of the Middle East (periodically)
The Colonial and the Post-Colonial City in the Middle East (periodically)
Arabic Culture of the Contemporary Arab World (quarterly)
Classical and Medieval Arabic Literature in Translation (annually)
Modern Arabic Literature in Translation (annually)
Arabic Grammar I (annually)
Arabic Grammar II (annually)
Intermediate Literary Arabic Reading (annually)
Intermediate Arabic Conversation and Composition (annually)
Advanced Arabic Conversation and Composition (periodically)
Introduction to Arabic Linguistics (periodically)
History of the Arabic Language (annually)
Introduction to the Qur'an (annually)
Classical Arabic Poetry (annually)
Classical Arabic Prose (periodically)
Contemporary Arabic Prose Fiction (periodically)
Contemporary Arabic Poetry and Drama (periodically)
The Qur'an in Translation (annually)
Arabic Folk Narrative in Translation (periodically)
Basic Bibliographic and Reference Tools in Arabic and Islamic Studies (periodically)
Studies in Arabic Linguistics (periodically)
Studies in Arabic Poetry (periodically)
Studies in Arabic Prose (periodically)
Honors Research (quarterly)
Teaching Arabic at the College Level (annually)
Seminar in Arabic Studies (annually)
Research in Arabic (quarterly)
Architecture
History of Ancient Architecture (annually)
Business Administration
International Finance (twice annually)
Comparative Management Systems and Environments (periodically)
Seminar in International Business (twice annually)
International Marketing (twice annually)
Introduction of International Business (quarterly)
International Business Policy and Strategy (twice annually)
Introduction to Multinational Business (annually)
City and Regional Planning
City Planning in the Contemporary World (annually)
Introduction to Planning in Developing Countries (annually)
Urban Sector and Project Planning in Developing Countries (annually)
Studio Planning for Developing Countries (annually)
Comparative Studies in the Humanities
Introduction to Comparative Religion (periodically)
Social and Political Themes in Literature (periodically)
Comparative Sacred Texts (periodically)
Studies in World Folklore (periodically)
Art and Material Culture (periodically)
Folk Groups (periodically)
Religious Themes in Literature (periodically)
Economics
Economics of Energy (annually
Education Studies
Arabic Certification (annually)
French and Italian
Introduction to Francopone African and Caribbean Literature in Translation (periodically)
Masterpieces of Francophonic Literature (periodically)
Literature of the Francophone World: North Africa (periodically)
Hebrew
Culture of Contemporary Israel (quarterly)
Biblical and Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature in Translation (quarterly)
Medieval Hebrew Literature in Translation (periodically)
Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation (periodically)
Women in Ancient Hebrew Literature (periodically)
Prophecy in the Bible and Post-Biblical Literature (annually)
Women in Biblical and Post-Biblical Hebrew Literature (periodically)
The Holocaust in Literature and Film (periodically)
Review of Hebrew Grammar and Composition (annually)
Intermediate Hebrew Conversation and Composition (annually)
Hebrew Syntax (annually)
Modern Hebrew Short Story (periodically)
Modern Hebrew Poetry (periodically)
Readings in the Mishnah (periodically)
Biblical Hebrew Grammar (periodically)
Hebrew Phonetics and Vocalization (annually)
Hebrew Morphology (periodically)
History of the Hebrew Language (annually)
The Bible as Literature: Selected Readings (periodically)
The Problem of Evil in Biblical and Post-Biblical Literature (periodically)
Basic Bibliographic and Reference Tools in Hebraica, Judaica, and Semitics (periodically)
Studies in Hebrew Poetry (annually)
Studies in Hebrew Prose (annually)
Honors Research (quarterly)
Teaching Hebrew at the College Level (periodically)
Seminar in Hebrew Studies (periodically)
Research in Hebrew (quarterly)
History
Western Civilization from Antiquity to the 17th Century (quarterly)
Comparative Asian Civilizations (annually)
World History to 1500 (annually)
World History, 1500 to Present (annually)
Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations (annually)
Ancient and Medieval Jewish Civilization (periodically)
Modern Jewish Civilization (annually)
The Holocaust: Destruction of European Jewry (twice annually)
Religion and Politics in the Islamic World (periodically)
The Ancient City (periodically)
History of Religions (periodically)
The Ancient Near East (periodically)
History of Archaic Greece (periodically)
History of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Bronze Age (periodically)
The Hellenistic Near East (periodically)
Jewish History: Second Commonwealth (periodically)
Jewish History: Settlement in Palestine (annually)
Jewish History: History of Ancient Israel (periodically)
Messiahs and Messianism in Jewish History (periodically)
Judaism and Christianity in Conflict (periodically)
Byzantine History: Early Byzantine Empire (periodically)
Byzantine History: Later Byzantine Empire (periodically)
Islamic Spain and North Africa (periodically)
Early Islamic Institutions, 600-1258 (periodically)
Ottoman Empire, 1300-1800 (periodically)
Middle East in the Modern Era, 1800 to Present (periodically)
History of India and Central Asia (periodically)
History of Religions (periodically)
Intellectual and Social Movements in the Muslim World (periodically)
Studies in World History (periodically)
Study Tour: Foreign (annually)
History of War Since 1945 (periodically)
Studies in Ancient History (twice annually)
Studies in Jewish History (annually)
Studies in Islamic History (periodically)
Seminar in Ancient History (twice annually)
Seminar in the History of the Islamic World (periodically)
Seminar in Jewish History (periodically)
History of Art
Art of the Ancient World (quarterly)
Art of the World's Religions (periodically)
Contemporary Art of North Africa (annually)
Contemporary Art of North Africa (annually)
Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology (annually)
Early Christian and Byzantine Art (annually)
Architecture of the Ancient Orient (periodically)
Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (periodically)
Early Islamic Art (annually)
Later Islamic Art (periodically)
Art of India III (periodically)
The Architecture of Late Antiquity (periodically)
Selected Topics: Asian and non-Western Art (annually)
Studies in Near Eastern Art and Archaeology (biannually)
Studies in the Art of India (annually)
Problems in Ancient Art (periodically)
Problems in Ancient Art (periodically)
Home Economics
Education International Family Issues: The Middle East (annually)
Study Tour to Turkey (annually)
Jewish Studies
Introduction to Jewish Studies (twice annually)
Study Tour (periodically)
Landscape Architecture
Terrain Analysis (annually)
Site Planning and Designing (annually)
Law
International Law (periodically)
The Arab-Israeli Conflict and International Law (periodically)
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Golden Age of Islamic Civilization (annually)
Music
Music Cultures of the World (quarterly)
Introduction to Ethnomusicology (quarterly)
Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
Sacred Texts of the Near East (periodically)
Masterpieces of Near Eastern Literatures in Translation (periodically)
Grammar of Selected Ancient and Near Eastern Languages (periodically)
Comparative Semitics (periodically)
Biblical Aramaic (periodically)
Introduction to Ugaritic (periodically)
Canon and Communities in the Near East (periodically)
Interdepartmental Studies in the Humanities (periodically)
Cultural Continuity and Change in the Middle East (periodically)
Persian
Introduction to Persian (annually)
Intermediate Persian (annually)
Advanced Persian (annually)
Persian Culture (annually)
Persian Literature in Translation (annually)
Persian Prose (periodically)
Persian Poetry (annually)
Honors Research (quarterly)
Research in Persian (quarterly)
Cultures of the Persian-Speaking Peoples in Asia and Diaspora (periodically)
Philosophy
Introduction to Jewish Philosophy (annually)
Jewish Mysticism (periodically)
Judaism and Ethics (periodically)
History of Ancient and Hellenistic Philosophy (annually)
Topics in Jewish Philosophy (periodically)
Political Science
Interpreting International Politics (periodically)
Government and Politics of the Third World (annually)
Regional Patterns in International Politics (periodically)
Politics of the Modern World Economy (annually)
The International Politics of the Middle East (periodically)
Political Development (periodically)
Conflict and Peace (annually)
Comparative Foreign Policies (annually)
Religious Studies
Introduction to Comparative Religion (annually)
Approaches to the Study of Religion (annually)
Rural Sociology
Rural Sociology of Developing Societies (annually)
Spanish
Senior Seminar in Hispanic Culture (quarterly)
Medieval Spanish Literature (annually)
Turkish
Introductory to Turkish (annually)
Intermediate Turkish (annually)
Advanced Turkish (annually)
Turkish Culture (periodically)
Turkish Sufism (periodically)
Turkish Literature in Translation (annually)
Introduction to Ottoman (periodically)
Ottoman Orthography, Conventions and Style (periodically)
Classical Turkish Poetry (periodically)
Modern Turkish Poetry and Prose (periodically)
Studies in Turkish and Ottoman Literature and Criticism (periodically)
Honors Research (periodically)
Seminar in Turkish and Ottoman Studies (annually)
Research in Turkish (quarterly)
Undergraduate International Studies
Introduction to the Modern Middle East (annually)
Conceptual Approaches to International Studies (annually)
Selected Problems in International Studies: The Cooling Off Phenomena in Regional Conflicts (annually)
Selected Problems in International Studies: Current Trends in World Population and Environment (annually)
Student Intern Program (quarterly)
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East (annually)

Faculty
Reuben Ahroni (Biblical studies, Hebrew)
Mahdi Alosh (foreign language pedagogy, curriculum design, applied linguistics)
Hasan Aly (economics, labor, technological change)
Jack M. Balcer (ancient history)
Pamela Burdette-Williamson (family issues)
Frederic J. Cadora (Arabic linguistics and culture) Emeritus/Retired
Vicente Cantarino (medieval philosophy, scholastic theology, Arabic, medieval Spanish literature, intellectual history of Europe)
Howard Crane (Middle Eastern art and architecture)
Stephen Dale (history of Iran, India and Central Asia)
Richard Davis (Persian language, literature and culture)
Howard Federspiel (Indonesia and comparative Islamic politics)
Carter Findley (Ottoman empire, Islamic history and civilization)
Carole Fink (Jewish and Israeli history)
Daniel Frank (Medieval Jewish literature, culture, and history)
Joseph Galron (Library Science)
Matt Goldish (Early-Modern Jewish History, Messianism)
Timothy Gregory (Greco-Roman, Byzantine and Near East archaeology and history)
John F. Guilmartin (military history and technology)
Peter Hahn (American, Great Britain and Egyptian diplomatic history)
Jane Hathaway (Ottoman Empire, Egypt)
Richard Herrmann (international relations and American foreign policy)
Victoria Rowe Holbrook (Ottoman and modern Turkish language, literature and culture)
Susan Huntington (South Asian art)
Neil Jacobs (Yiddish Linguistics)
Marx-Scouras Danielle (Francophne North Africa)
Sam Meier (Biblical literature and comparative Semitics)
David Neal Miller (Yiddish literature, literary theory, narrative theory, pedagogy)
Margaret Mills (Persian and Central Asian folklore and culture)
H. A. James Morganstern (Byzantine art and architecture)
E. Okechukwu Odita (contemporary art of North Africa, art media and techniques)
Alam Payind (Islamic law, international relations)
John Quigley (international law, human rights)
Jan Radzynski (Composition, Jewish Music)
Burkhard Von Rabenau (city and regional planning)
Gonzalo Rubio (ancient Near Eastern languages)
Tamar Rudavsky (medieval Jewish and Islamic philosophy)
Marcus Sandver (Turkey, industrial relations)
Ahmad Alawad M. Sikainga (history of Islam in Africa, colonialism)
Wendy Shaw (modern Near Eastern cultural studies)
Any Shuman (Jewish Folklore, Cultural Studies)
Frank Spaulding (Pakistan, Ethnicity, Migration, Nationalism)
Dona Straley (library science)
Michael Swartz (Rabbinics, Ancient Hebrew language and culture)
Donald Sylvan (International Relations and Foreign Policy in the Middle East)
Adena Tanenbaum (medieval Jewish literature and intellectual history)
Douglas Way (terrain analysis, land use patterns)
Sabra Webber (Middle Eastern anthropology and folklore)
Joseph Zeidan (modern Arabic language and literature, Hebrew literature, Arabic philosophy)
Michael J. Zwettler (classical and medieval Arabic literature, late antiquity, pre- and early Islamic civilization)

Chair/Director
Margaret Mills, Chair, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Alam Payind, Director, Middle East Studies Center
Anthony Mughan, Director, Undergraduate International Studies Program
Tamar Rudavsky, Director, Melton Center for Jewish Studies

Scholarships/Graduate Support
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
University Fellowships
Teaching Associateships
Research Associateships
Diane M. Cummins Scholarship
Edgar G. Furniss Award (Senior Essay on International Studies)
The Harry and Esther Sonkin Memorial Scholarship for International Peace and Understanding (International Fields, Graduate Student)
Roth Memorial Fund Essay Contest (Jewish Studies, Undergraduate)
The Samuel M. Melton Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
The George M. and Renee K. Levine Graduate Fellowship in Jewish Studies
Melton Center Undergraduate Scholarships
The Morris and Fannie Skilken Family Foundation Scholarships in Yiddish
Vic Cohn Undergraduate Scholarships for study at Hebrew University (only)

Special Features
Faculty members in the Department of Near Eastern, Judaic and Hellenic Languages and Cultures (NELC) are affiliated with three of Ohio State's interdisciplinary academic programs--the Division of Comparative Studies in the Humanities, the Melton Center for Jewish Studies, and the Middle East Studies Track of the Center for International Studies Area Degree Program. In addition, NELC has close ties with the Middle East Studies Center, the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, and the College of Education. Curricula offerings in NELC are enriched by a series of guest lectures and faculty seminars. The Middle East Studies Center (MESC) is a federally-funded National Resource Center dedicated to supporting and strengthening the Middle East related activities of the University's faculty, staff and students. To do so, the Center organizes public lectures, faculty seminars and conferences engages in community outreach programs; assists in the acquisition of library resources; supports faculty and student research, travel and publication; and provides for the development of courses related to the Middle East. In cooperation with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures it cosponsors workshops on the cultures and languages of the Middle East.

Two librarians manage the Middle East and Judaica collections. The Middle East Reading Room, houses dictionaries, grammars, yearbooks, handbooks, bibliographies, indices, and other related reference materials. Also located here are the University’s Middle East computer terminals, newspapers, and periodicals. The Jewish Studies library, on the third floor of Main library, is staffed by a full time Judaica Librarien who manages the collectin of over 100,000 volumes. It is one of the largest and finest of its kind in the United States. In 1992, University Libraries implemented ALEPH (Automated Library Expandable Program Hebrew University of Jerusalem), a cataloging system that accomodates not only Roman, but also Hebrew, Arabic, Slavic and Greek scripts.

The Ohio State University is the editorial home for two publications. The Middle East and South Asia Folklore Bulletin provides a forum for the exchange of information on the state of research and theory on the folklore of the Middle East and South Asia. It is edited by Middle East graduate students in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. The International Forum is the newsletter for the Ohio State University’s international and area studies programs.

Student Enrollment
Undergraduate Arabic Major, 4 (2 male/2 female)
Undergraduate Hebrew Major, 5 (1 male/4 female)
Arabic MA, 11 (4 male/7 female)
Hebrew MA, 3 (2 male/1 female)
Turkish MA, 9 (7 male/2 female)
Persian MA, 3 (2 male/1 female)
Undergraduate International Studies/Middle East Major, 18 (5 male/13 female)
Undergraduate Jewish Studies Major, 7 (5 male/2 female)

Degree Requirements
Based on a four quarter per year academic calendar

Foreign Language Undergraduate Degree Programs The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures offers the Bachelor or Arts degree in Arabic or Hebrew. Degree requirements are 55 hours of language above the introductory level for Arabic and 45 hours above the introductory level for Hebrew. A minor in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish is also available by completing 20 hours of elementary and intermediate language instruction, plus an additional 20 hours selected from a list of other language and area studies courses.

Area studies Undergraduate Degree Programs Area Studies undergraduate degrees include a BA in the Undergraduate International Studies Program. Degree requirements consist of 30 hours in either Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish, and 50 hours in Political Science, History, Economics and Middle East-related International Studies courses. Majors leading to the BA are offered in Islamic Studies, through the College of Humanities, and in Jewish Studies, through the Melton Center for Jewish Studies. Students may also design a major program with a Middle East emphasis through the College of Agriculture (offered within its International Agriculture major), the College of Humanities or the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. An interdisciplinary undergraduate certificate degree program in Middle East studies is offered by the Undergraduate International Studies Program. Degree requirements are 20 hours of training in an appropriate foreign language and 30 hours of interdisciplinary course work in area studies. Students may also minor in the Undergraduate International studies Program, Islamic Studies, or Jewish Studies.

Foreign Language: Graduate Degree Programs A Master of Arts in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish is available in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. The program is designed to prepare students for advanced study in language, literature, linguistics, and culture. Degree requirements include 55 hours of graduate credit and a thesis or a comprehensive examination.

Area Studies Graduate Degree Programs The MA and PhD are offered by a number of University departments (see the University’s Graduate School Bulletin for further information). For graduate students with unique research interests, an interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree is available through the Division of Comparative Studies in the Humanities. Degree requirements consist of 50 hours of graduate credit in at least three disciplines, three intermediate graduate seminars, one advanced graduate seminar, and a thesis.

Inquiries

Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
203 B&Z Building
1735 Neil Avenue
614-292-9255

Middle East Studies Center
322 Oxley Hall
1712 Neil Avenue
614-688-4321

The Undergraduate International Studies Program
2186 Derby Hall
154 N. Oval Mall
614-292-9657

Melton Center for Jewish Studies
306 Dulles Hall
230 W. 17th Avenue
614-292-0967

The Ohio State University
Columbus OH 43210
www.ohio-state.edu

Last updated Wednesday, December 08, 2004