| Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures |
University of California Berkeley |
| Course Name |
Course Code |
Course Hours |
Classification |
| Intensive Elementary Arabic |
ARABIC10 |
|
Lower Division |
| Advanced Arabic |
ARABIC100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Advanced Arabic |
ARABIC100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Media Arabic |
ARABIC103 |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Arabic Prose |
ARABIC104A |
|
Upper Division |
| Classical Arabic Prose |
ARABIC104B |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Arabic Poetry |
ARABIC105A |
|
Upper Division |
| Classical Arabic Poetry |
ARABIC105B |
|
Upper Division |
| Arabic Historical and Geographical Texts |
ARABIC107 |
|
Upper Division |
| Islamic Religious and Philosophical Texts in Arabic |
ARABIC108 |
|
Upper Division |
| Arabic for Reading Knowledge |
ARABIC11 |
|
Lower Division |
| Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic) |
ARABIC111A |
|
Upper Division |
| Survey of Arabic Literature (in Arabic) |
ARABIC111B |
|
Upper Division |
| Colloquial Arabic |
ARABIC115A |
|
Upper Division |
| Colloquial Arabic |
ARABIC115B |
|
Upper Division |
| Spoken Arabic |
ARABIC15 |
|
Lower Division |
| Spoken Arabic |
ARABIC15B |
|
Lower Division |
| Special Topics in Arabic |
ARABIC190 |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Arabic |
ARABIC190A |
|
Upper Division |
| Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students |
ARABIC198 |
|
Upper Division |
| Supervised Independent Study and Research |
ARABIC199 |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Arabic |
ARABIC1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Elementary Arabic |
ARABIC1B |
|
Lower Division |
| Arabic Grammatical Tradition |
ARABIC200 |
|
Graduate |
| History of Arabic |
ARABIC202 |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Arabic |
ARABIC20A |
|
Lower Division |
| Intermediate Arabic |
ARABIC20B |
|
Lower Division |
| Topics in Modern Arabic Literature: Poetry |
ARABIC212 |
|
Graduate |
| Seminar in Classical Arabic Literature |
ARABIC220 |
|
Graduate |
| Seminar: Modernist Arabic Poetics |
ARABIC245 |
|
Graduate |
| Seminar |
ARABIC298 |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Arabic |
ARABIC30 |
|
Lower Division |
| Senior Honors |
ARABICH195 |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Akkadian |
CUNEIF100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Akkadian |
CUNEIF100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Selected Readings in Akkadian |
CUNEIF101A |
|
Upper Division |
| Selected Readings in Akkadian |
CUNEIF101B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Sumerian |
CUNEIF102A |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Sumerian |
CUNEIF102B |
|
Upper Division |
| Selected Readings in Sumerian |
CUNEIF103A |
|
Upper Division |
| Selected Readings in Sumerian |
CUNEIF103B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Hittite |
CUNEIF106A |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Hittite |
CUNEIF106B |
|
Upper Division |
| Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students |
CUNEIF198 |
|
Upper Division |
| Supervised Independent Study and Research |
CUNEIF199 |
|
Upper Division |
| Advanced Akkadian |
CUNEIF200A |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Akkadian |
CUNEIF200B |
|
Graduate |
| Seminar |
CUNEIF298 |
|
Graduate |
| Senior Honors |
CUNEIFH195 |
|
Upper Division |
| Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs |
EGYPT100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs |
EGYPT100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Intermediate Egyptian |
EGYPT101A |
|
Upper Division |
| Intermediate Egyptian |
EGYPT101B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Coptic |
EGYPT102A |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Coptic |
EGYPT102B |
|
Upper Division |
| Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students |
TURKISH198 |
|
Upper Division |
| Supervised Independent Study and Research |
TURKISH199 |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Egyptian Texts |
EGYPT201A |
|
Graduate |
| Middle Egyptian Texts |
EGYPT201B |
|
Graduate |
| Hieratic |
EGYPT202 |
|
Graduate |
| Egyptian Texts |
EGYPT202A |
|
Graduate |
| Egyptian Texts |
EGYPT202B |
|
Graduate |
| Late Egyptian |
EGYPT203 |
|
Graduate |
| Introduction to Demotic |
EGYPT204A |
|
Graduate |
| Demotic Texts |
EGYPT204B |
|
Graduate |
| Ptolemaic Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts |
EGYPT205 |
|
Graduate |
| Senior Honors |
TURKISHH195 |
|
Upper Division |
| Intensive Elementary Hebrew |
HEBREW10 |
|
Lower Division |
| Advanced Hebrew |
HEBREW100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Advanced Hebrew |
HEBREW100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Postbiblical Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW102A |
|
Upper Division |
| Postbiblical Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW102B |
|
Upper Division |
| Later Rabbinic and Medieval Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW103A |
|
Upper Division |
| Later Rabbinic and Medieval Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW103B |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture |
HEBREW104A |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture |
HEBREW104B |
|
Upper Division |
| The Structure of Modern Hebrew |
HEBREW105A |
|
Upper Division |
| The Structure of Modern Hebrew |
HEBREW105B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Biblical Hebrew |
HEBREW106A |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Biblical Hebrew |
HEBREW106B |
|
Upper Division |
| Biblical Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW107A |
|
Upper Division |
| Intermediate Biblical Texts |
HEBREW111 |
|
Upper Division |
| Reading and Composition for Hebrew Speaking Students |
HEBREW11A |
|
Lower Division |
| Reading and Composition for Hebrew-Speaking Students |
HEBREW11B |
|
Lower Division |
| The Art and Culture of the Talmud: Advanced Textual Analysis |
HEBREW148A |
|
Upper Division |
| The Art and Culture of the Talmud: Advanced Textual Analysis |
HEBREW148B |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Hebrew |
HEBREW190A |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Hebrew |
HEBREW190B |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Hebrew |
HEBREW190H |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Hebrew |
HEBREW1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Elementary Hebrew |
HEBREW1B |
|
Lower Division |
| Advanced Biblical Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW201A |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Biblical Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW201B |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Late Antique Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW202A |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Late Antique Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW202B |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Medieval Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW203A |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Medieval Hebrew Texts |
HEBREW203B |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture |
HEBREW204A |
|
Graduate |
| Advanced Modern Hebrew Literature and Culture |
HEBREW204B |
|
Graduate |
| Ancient and Modern Hebrew Literary Texts |
HEBREW206 |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Hebrew |
HEBREW20A |
|
Lower Division |
| Intermediate Hebrew |
HEBREW20B |
|
Lower Division |
| Seminar |
TURKISH298 |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Hebrew |
HEBREW30 |
|
Lower Division |
| Teaching Hebrew in College |
HEBREW301A |
|
Graduate |
| Teaching Hebrew in College |
HEBREW301B |
|
Graduate |
| Elementary Biblical Hebrew |
HEBREWN106 |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Persian |
IRANIAN110A |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Persian |
IRANIAN110B |
|
Upper Division |
| Old Iranian |
IRANIAN111A |
|
Upper Division |
| Old Iranian |
IRANIAN111B |
|
Upper Division |
| Iranian Philology |
IRANIAN201A |
|
Graduate |
| Iranian Philology |
IRANIAN201B |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Modern Greek |
MDGRK100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Intermediate Modern Greek |
MDGRK100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Modern Greek |
MDGRK1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Elementary Modern Greek |
MDGRK1B |
|
Lower Division |
| Middle Eastern Worlds: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia |
MELC10 |
|
Lower Division |
| The Bible In Western Culture |
MELC100 |
|
Upper Division |
| Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt |
MELC101 |
|
Upper Division |
| Egyptomania |
MELC102 |
|
Upper Division |
| Religion of Ancient Egypt |
MELC103 |
|
Upper Division |
| Babylonian Religion |
MELC104 |
|
Upper Division |
| Ancient Mesopotamian Literature |
MELC105 |
|
Upper Division |
| Art and Archaeology in Ancient Egypt |
MELC106 |
|
Upper Division |
| Ancient Astronomy |
MELC108 |
|
Upper Division |
| Mesopotamian History: Stories of Ancient People and Places |
MELC109 |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Eastern Worlds: The Modern Middle East |
MELC11 |
|
Lower Division |
| Digital Humanities and Egyptology |
MELC110 |
|
Upper Division |
| Disease, Health and Pandemics in Ancient Egypt, the Ancient Middle East, and the Classical World |
MELC111 |
|
Upper Division |
| Survey of Ancient Egyptian History |
MELC112 |
|
Upper Division |
| Gilgamesh: King, Hero, and God |
MELC113 |
|
Upper Division |
| Beyond Wikipedia: The Ancient Middle East |
MELC114 |
|
Upper Division |
| Early Egypt: From Village to Pyramid |
MELC115 |
|
Upper Division |
| Ancient Egypt: Power, Glory and Empire in the Second Millennium |
MELC116 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Origins of Racism in the West |
MELC117AC |
|
Upper Division |
| Writing Systems of the World |
MELC118 |
|
Upper Division |
| Explorers, Archaeologists, and Tourists in the Middle East |
MELC119 |
|
Upper Division |
| Iranian Archaeology |
MELC122 |
|
Upper Division |
| Archaeology of Mesopotamia |
MELC123 |
|
Upper Division |
| Archaeology of the Levant |
MELC124 |
|
Upper Division |
| Art and Archaeology of Middle Eastern Christianity |
MELC125 |
|
Upper Division |
| Silk Road Art and Archaeology |
MELC126 |
|
Upper Division |
| Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria |
MELC127 |
|
Upper Division |
| Art and Archaeology of Ancient Turkey |
MELC128 |
|
Upper Division |
| Arts of Iran and Central Asia |
MELC129 |
|
Upper Division |
| History of Ancient Israel |
MELC130 |
|
Upper Division |
| Aspects of Biblical Religion |
MELC131 |
|
Upper Division |
| Biblical Poetry |
MELC132 |
|
Upper Division |
| Judaism in Late Antiquity |
MELC133 |
|
Upper Division |
| Topics in History and Cultures of Israel |
MELC134 |
|
Upper Division |
| Literature and History in the Hebrew Bible |
MELC135 |
|
Upper Division |
| History and Historiography in the Hebrew Bible |
MELC136 |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern and Contemporary Jewish Thought |
MELC137 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Hero in the Bible and the Ancient Middle East |
MELC138 |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Jewish Literatures |
MELC139 |
|
Upper Division |
| Topics in Islamic Thought and Institutions |
MELC140 |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern and Contemporary Islamic Thought |
MELC141 |
|
Upper Division |
| Shi'ite Islam |
MELC142 |
|
Upper Division |
| Islam in Iran |
MELC143 |
|
Upper Division |
| Sufism: The Mysticism of Islam |
MELC144 |
|
Upper Division |
| Women in Islam |
MELC145 |
|
Upper Division |
| Islam |
MELC146 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Rise of Islamic Civilization |
MELC147 |
|
Upper Division |
| Emergence of the Modern Middle East |
MELC148 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Modern Middle East from WWI to the Present |
MELC149 |
|
Upper Division |
| Arabic Literature in Translation |
MELC150A |
|
Upper Division |
| Arabic Literature in Translation |
MELC150B |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Eastern Women Writers |
MELC151 |
|
Upper Division |
| Cultural Encounters in Modern Arabic Literature |
MELC152 |
|
Upper Division |
| Synagogues, Cathedrals, and Mosques: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain |
MELC153 |
|
Upper Division |
| Narratives of Identity in Israeli and Palestinian Fiction |
MELC154 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Thousand and One Nights in World Literary Imagination |
MELC155 |
|
Upper Division |
| Sociolinguistics of the Greater Middle East |
MELC156 |
|
Upper Division |
| Sociolinguistics of the Middle East |
MELC156 |
|
Upper Division |
| Reel Arabs: Film and Fiction in the Middle East |
MELC157 |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle East: Post-Colonialism, Migration, and Diaspora |
MELC158AC |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle East, Empire, and Orientalism |
MELC159 |
|
Upper Division |
| Religions of Ancient Iran |
MELC160 |
|
Upper Division |
| Topics in Persian Art and Culture |
MELC161 |
|
Upper Division |
| History of Persian Literature |
MELC162 |
|
Upper Division |
| Persian Literature in Translation |
MELC163 |
|
Upper Division |
| Film and Fiction of Iran |
MELC165 |
|
Upper Division |
| Islamic History and Historiography (600-1050) |
MELC170 |
|
Upper Division |
| Turkish Literature in Translation |
MELC171 |
|
Upper Division |
| Topics in the History of Central Asia and the Turks |
MELC173 |
|
Upper Division |
| Law and Society in the Early Modern Middle East |
MELC174 |
|
Upper Division |
| History and Culture of Afghanistan |
MELC175 |
|
Upper Division |
| Introduction to Ancient Egypt |
MELC18 |
|
Lower Division |
| The Quran and Its Interpretation |
MELC180 |
|
Upper Division |
| Prophetic Biography |
MELC181 |
|
Upper Division |
| The Assyrians and Other Religious Groups in the Middle East |
MELC187 |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Ancient Middle Eastern Studies |
MELC190A |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Egyptian Studies |
MELC190B |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Jewish Studies |
MELC190C |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Islamic Studies |
MELC190D |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Arabic |
MELC190E |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Hebrew |
MELC190H |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Fields of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Iranian/Persian |
MELC190I |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures |
MELC192 |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Ancient Middle Eastern Studies |
MELC192A |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Egyptian Studies |
MELC192B |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Jewish Studies |
MELC192C |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Islamic Studies |
MELC192D |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Arabic |
MELC192E |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Cuneiform |
MELC192F |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Egyptian |
MELC192G |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Hebrew |
MELC192H |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Iranian/Persian |
MELC192I |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Semitics |
MELC192J |
|
Upper Division |
| Undergrad Seminar: Problems and Research in Middle Eastern Studies: Turkish |
MELC192K |
|
Upper Division |
| Middle Eastern Archaeological Field School |
MELC193 |
|
Upper Division |
| Graduate Proseminar |
MELC200 |
|
Graduate |
| Fields, Methods and Current Trends in Ancient Egyptian and Middle Eastern Studies |
MELC202 |
|
Graduate |
| Using Cuneiform Texts in Research |
MELC205 |
|
Graduate |
| Seminar in Middle Eastern Archaeology |
MELC223 |
|
Graduate |
| Freshman Seminars |
MELC24 |
|
Lower Division |
| Ancient Babylonian Legends and Myths |
MELC25 |
|
Lower Division |
| Special Studies: Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures |
MELC290A |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Arabic |
MELC290B |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Cuneiform |
MELC290C |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Egyptian |
MELC290D |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Hebrew |
MELC290E |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Persian |
MELC290F |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Semitics |
MELC290G |
|
Graduate |
| Special Studies: Turkish |
MELC290H |
|
Graduate |
| Dissertation Writing Workshop |
MELC291 |
|
Graduate |
| Museum Internship |
MELC292 |
|
Graduate |
| Topics in Egyptology |
MELC296 |
|
Graduate |
| Topics in Ancient Ceramics of Egypt and the Levant |
MELC297 |
|
Graduate |
| Dissertation Research and Writing |
MELC299 |
|
Graduate |
| Hebrew Bible in Translation |
MELC34 |
|
Lower Division |
| Pedagogy in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures: Ancient, Classical and Modern Perspectives |
MELC375 |
|
Graduate |
| Freshmen & Sophomore Seminars |
MELC39A |
|
Lower Division |
| Individual Studies for Master's Students |
MELC601 |
|
Graduate |
| Individual Study for Doctoral Students |
MELC602 |
|
Graduate |
| Directed Group Study for Lower Division Students |
MELC98 |
|
Lower Division |
| Supervised Independent Study |
MELC99 |
|
Lower Division |
| The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 3500-1000 BCE |
MELCC120A |
|
Upper Division |
| The Art of Ancient Mesopotamia: 1000-330 BCE |
MELCC120B |
|
Upper Division |
| Topics in Islamic Art |
MELCC121 |
|
Upper Division |
| Minoan and Mycenaean Art |
MELCC129 |
|
Upper Division |
| Magic, Religion, and Science: The Ancient and Medieval Worlds |
MELCC188 |
|
Upper Division |
| Seminar in Middle Eastern Art |
MELCC220 |
|
Graduate |
| Introduction to Central Asia |
MELCC26 |
|
Lower Division |
| Introduction to Central Asia |
MELCC26 |
|
Lower Division |
| Introduction to Islamic Art |
MELCN16 |
|
Lower Division |
| Supervised Field Research in Archaeology |
MELCN295 |
|
Graduate |
| Reading and Composition in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures |
MELCR1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Reading and Composition in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures |
MELCR1B |
|
Lower Division |
| Intensive Elementary Persian |
PERSIAN10 |
|
Lower Division |
| Advanced Persian |
PERSIAN100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Advanced Persian |
PERSIAN100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Persian Literature |
PERSIAN101A |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Persian Literature |
PERSIAN101B |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Classical Persian Prose |
PERSIAN102A |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Classical Persian Prose |
PERSIAN102B |
|
Upper Division |
| Classical Persian Poetry |
PERSIAN103A |
|
Upper Division |
| Classical Persian Poetry |
PERSIAN103B |
|
Upper Division |
| Contemporary Persian Literature |
PERSIAN104A |
|
Upper Division |
| Contemporary Persian Literature |
PERSIAN104B |
|
Upper Division |
| Modern Analytical Prose in Persian |
PERSIAN105 |
|
Upper Division |
| Advanced Persian Grammar |
PERSIAN105A |
|
Upper Division |
| Reading and Composition for Persian Speaking Students |
PERSIAN11A |
|
Lower Division |
| Reading and Composition for Persian-Speaking Students |
PERSIAN11B |
|
Lower Division |
| Intensive Intermediate Persian |
PERSIAN120 |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Persian |
PERSIAN190 |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Modern Persian |
PERSIAN1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Elementary Modern Persian |
PERSIAN1B |
|
Lower Division |
| Intensive Intermediate Persian |
PERSIAN20 |
|
Lower Division |
| Readings in Persian Literary Texts |
PERSIAN200A |
|
Graduate |
| Readings in Persian Literary Texts |
PERSIAN200B |
|
Graduate |
| Persian Sufi Writings |
PERSIAN202A |
|
Graduate |
| Persian Sufi Writings |
PERSIAN202B |
|
Graduate |
| Intermediate Modern Persian |
PERSIAN20A |
|
Lower Division |
| Intermediate Modern Persian |
PERSIAN20B |
|
Lower Division |
| Teaching Persian in College |
PERSIAN301A |
|
Graduate |
| Persian Reading and Composition |
PERSIAN50 |
|
Lower Division |
| Aramaic |
SEMITIC100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Aramaic |
SEMITIC100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Syriac |
SEMITIC101 |
|
Upper Division |
| Ugaritic |
SEMITIC205A |
|
Graduate |
| Ugaritic |
SEMITIC205B |
|
Graduate |
| Northwest Semitic Epigraphy |
SEMITIC209A |
|
Graduate |
| Northwest Semitic Epigraphy |
SEMITIC209B |
|
Graduate |
| Elementary Turkish |
TURKISH10 |
|
Lower Division |
| Intermediate Modern Turkish |
TURKISH100A |
|
Upper Division |
| Intermediate Modern Turkish |
TURKISH100B |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Modern Turkish |
TURKISH101A |
|
Upper Division |
| Readings in Modern Turkish |
TURKISH101B |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Turkish |
TURKISH190 |
|
Upper Division |
| Special Topics in Turkish |
TURKISH190B |
|
Upper Division |
| Elementary Modern Turkish |
TURKISH1A |
|
Lower Division |
| Elementary Modern Turkish |
TURKISH1B |
|
Lower Division |
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