1A-1B-1C. Elementary Hebrew. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Structural principles of grammar. Students who have prior knowledge of reading and some vocabulary are advised to take courses 10A-10B-10C. Students with credit for course 10A cannot receive credit for 1A; those with credit for course 10B cannot receive credit for 1B and/or 1C.
10A-10B-10C. Accelerated Elementary Hebrew. Lecture, five hours. Open to students who wish to cover equivalent of two years of college Hebrew in one academic year. Designed for students who have previously studied rudiments of Hebrew. Students with credit for course 1A cannot receive credit for 10A; those with credit for course 1B and/or 1C cannot receive credit for 10B.
20A-20B. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. Lecture, three hours. 20A. Phonology, morphology, and structure of biblical Hebrew. 20B. Enforced requisite: course 20A. Continuation of course 20A. Readings of biblical prose texts.
102A-102B-102C. Intermediate Hebrew. Lecture, five hours. Prerequisites: courses 1A-1B-1C or equivalent. Amplification of grammar; reading of texts from modern literature.
103A-103B-103C. Advanced Hebrew. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 102A-102B-102C or equivalent. Introduction to modern Hebrew literary texts.
120. Biblical Texts. (Formerly numbered 120A-120B.) Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 102A-102B-102C. Translation and analysis of biblical texts, with attention to aspects of grammar, style, and interpretation.
125. Hebrew Bible with Medieval Commentaries. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 103C. Hebrew Bible with the commentaries of Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and/or Nahmanides. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
130. Rabbinic Texts. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C or consent of instructor. Readings in Mishnah, Talmud, and/or Midrash. May be repeated for credit.
135. Medieval Hebrew Texts. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C or consent of instructor. Readings in medieval Hebrew prose and poetry. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 units.
140. Modern Hebrew Poetry and Prose. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C, consent of instructor. Study of major Hebrew writers of past one hundred years: prose -- Mendele, Ahad Ha'am, Agnon, Yizhar; poetry -- Bialik, Tchernichovsky, Greenberg, Shlonsky, Alterman, Amihai. May be repeated for credit.
160. Hebrew Essay. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C or consent of instructor. Hebrew essay from its rise in Europe in the late 18th century to contemporary Israeli essay. Study of literary, political, philosophical, and scholarly essay. May be repeated for credit.
170. Dead Sea Scrolls and Biblical Studies. Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Prerequisites: courses 102A-102B-102C, 120, or equivalent. Introduction to history of the Dead Sea Sect, their literature, and its impact on biblical studies, with focus on interpretation in the Qumran texts.
190A-190B. Survey of Hebrew Grammar. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 102A-102B-102C or consent of instructor. Descriptive and comparative study of Hebrew grammar: phonology and morphology. Topics include development of Hebrew language from biblical times to the present day, its relation to Arabic and other Semitic languages, methods of language expansion in Israeli Hebrew, traditional pronunciation of Hebrew by various Jewish communities, Hebrew contribution to other Jewish languages (Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic).
199. Special Studies in Hebrew (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
210. History of the Hebrew Language. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C or consent of instructor. Development of Hebrew language in its various stages: biblical, Mishnaic, medieval, modern, and Israeli; differences in vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and influence of other languages; problems of language expansion in Israeli Hebrew.
220. Studies in Hebrew Biblical Literature. Lecture, three hours. Critical study of Hebrew text in relation to major versions; philological, comparative, literary, and historical study of various biblical books. May be repeated for credit.
230. Seminar: Medieval Hebrew Literature. Seminar, three hours. May be repeated for credit.
231. Texts in Judeo-Arabic. Prerequisite: reading knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic. Reading of philosophic texts in Judeo-Arabic.
241. Studies in Modern Hebrew Prose Fiction. Studies in specific problems and trends in Hebrew prose fiction of the last two centuries. May be repeated for credit.
242. Studies in Modern Hebrew Poetry. Studies in specific problems and trends in Hebrew poetry of the last two centuries.
596. Directed Individual Study (2 to 8 units). May be repeated for credit.
597. Examination Preparation (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of department or instructor. S/U grading.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of department or instructor. S/U grading.