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Near Eastern Languages
and Civilizations
Chairman of Undergraduate Studies: Gene B. Gragg, Or 316, 702-9511
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:
Arabic and Islam (including Turkish and Persian)
Archaeology and Art of the Ancient Near East
Assyriology
Egyptian Languages and Civilization
Hebrew Language and Civilization
Near Eastern Jewish Studies
Program Requirements
Twelve courses are required in the area of specialization. These must include
one of the sequences that introduce the special fields.
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
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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 at least a B
average in the field of specialization.
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 better 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. 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.
Faculty
ROBERT D. BIGGS, Professor, Oriental Institute and Department of Near Eastern
Languages & Civilizations
MENACHEM BRINKER, Henry Crown Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations
JOHN A. BRINKMAN, Charles H. Swift Distinguished Service Professor, Department
of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations and Oriental Institute
MIGUEL CIVIL, Professor, Departments of Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
ROBERT DANKOFF, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
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
ARIELA FINKELSTEIN, Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
CORNELL FLEISCHER, Professor, Departments of History and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations; Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
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
LI GUO, Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
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
WADAD KADI, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations;
Chairman, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
GüNIZI KARTAL, Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations
RASHID KHALIDI, Professor, Departments of History and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations; Director, Center for International Affairs
MARK LEHNER, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
FRANKLIN LEWIS, Lecturer, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
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
MARTHA T. ROTH, Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations, Oriental Institute, and Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean
World
DAVID SCHLOEN, Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
MATTHEW W. STOLPER, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute
WILLIAM M. SUMNER, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages &
Civilizations and Oriental Institute; Director, Oriental Institute
JOHN E. WOODS, Professor, Departments of History and Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and the College
ASLIHAN K. YENER, Assistant Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages
& Civilizations and Oriental Institute
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