The University of Arizona

 Department of Near Eastern Studies
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This is a partial representation of NES, ARB, PRS, TURK and TRAD/INDV NES Courses. Always check the online schedule of classes for current offerings.

For a complete listing of NES Courses visit the UA Online Catalog Course Descriptions

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NES Courses (NOTE: Courses where NES is home indicate NES before cross-listing departments)

NES/HIST/RELI 277A: (Fall 2005) History of the Middle East

NES/HIST 277B: History of the Middle East: Modern Middle East

NES/RELI 334: Islamic Thought

NES/ANTH 375: Ethnography of the Middle East

NES 378A: History of the Middle East

NES/HIST 379: The Ottoman Turkish Empire

HIST/NES 381A: History of Muslim Societies

HIST/NES 381B: History of Muslim Societies

HIST/NES 383: Religion and Stat in Islam

NES/HIST 402A-502A: Economic History of the Islamic World

NES/ARC/ARH 403-503: Art and Architecture of the Islamic World

NES/MAP 407: Business Environment in the Middle East and North Africa

NES/ANTH/LING 430A/530A: Language and Society in the Middle East

NES/HIST 444/544: Islamic Mysticism

HIST/NES/W S 445/545: Women in Islamic History

NES/W S 463-563: Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East

NES 566: The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism

NES/GEOG 466-566: The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism

NES/HIST 480-580: The Middle East in the 20th Century

NES/HIST/POL 484-584: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800 to Present

NES/HIST 485B-585B: Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau: 7th Century - Present

NES 496B-596B-001 (fall 2007): Media and the Middle East

NES/RELI 496G-596G: (Spring 2006): Islamic Law and Society

NES 596B-001 (spring 2007): Nationality and Social Fracture in the Middle Eastern Novel

NES 595D: Middle East, Approaches, Themes and Controversies

NES/HIST 596M (fall 2007): Imperialism, Nationalism and Questions of Identity in the Middle East

NES/HIST 596M-001 (Fall 2005): Middle East Topics in History and Civilization: "Colonialism and the Critique of Modernity"

NES/HIST 596M-002 (Fall 2006): Middle East: Topics in History and Civilization: "Qur’anic Studies "

NES/W S 640: Gender Issues in Middle Eastern Studies

NES 696Y: Islam, Ethnicity and Nationalism

ARB Courses

ARB 101: Elementary Arabic I

ARB 102: Elementary Arabic II

ARB 401: Intermediate Arabic I

ARB 402: Intermediate Arabic II

ARB 405-505: Advanced Arabic I

ARB 406-506: Advanced Arabic II

ARB 424A-524A: Conversational Levantine Arabic

ARB 424B-524B: Conversational Levantine Arabic II

ARB 426-526: Introduction to Arabic Linguistics

ARB 427A-527A: Colloquial Moroccan Arabic I

ARB 427B-527B: Colloquial Moroccan Arabic II

ARB 439A-539A: (Fall 2005): Egyptian Arabic

ARB 439B-539B: Egyptian Arabic 

ARB 448-548: Arabic Literature in English

ARB 484A-584A: Intermediate Levantine Arabic I

ARB 495A-595A: Readings in Modern Arabic Prose

ARB 495C-595C: Readings in Classical Arabic Poetry  

ARB 496B (spring 2006): Special Topics in Arabic: Media Arabic

ARB 596B (spring 2006): Special Topics in Arabic: Media Arabic

ARB 496M-596M: Diglossia

PRS Courses - Persian Learning ResourcesCairo Egypt

PRS 101: Elementary Persian I

PRS 102: Elementary Persian II

PRS 349 (spring 2006): Classical Persian Literature in English

PRS 401: Intermediate Persian I

PRS 402: Intermediate Persian II

PRS 403-503: Advanced Persian I

PRS 404-504: Advanced Persian II

TURK Courses

TURK 101: Beginning Turkish I

TURK 102: Beginning Turkish II

TURK 401: Intermediate Turkish I

TURK 402: Intermediate Turkish II

TURK 403-503: Advanced Turkish I

TRAD and INDV Near Eastern Studies Offerings

TRAD101-852: (WINTER SESSION 2007-2008) Middle Eastern Humanities

TRAD101: (Fall 2007) Middle Eastern Humanities

TRAD101: (Spring 2007) Religion of Islam

INDV103 (Spring 2007): Islamic Civilization: Traditional and Modern Middle East