1A-1B-1C. Elementary Persian. Lecture, four hours; laboratory, two hours. Course 1A is enforced requisite to 1B, which is enforced requisite to 1C. Not open to students with prior knowledge of Persian.
10A-10B-10C. Persian Conversation (2 units each). Lecture, three hours. Systematic and structured Persian conversation.
20A-20B-20C. Accelerated Elementary Persian (6 units each). Lecture, four hours; discussion two hours; laboratory, 30 minutes per day. Preparation: some knowledge of spoken Persian. Course 20A is enforced requisite to 20B, which is enforced requisite to 20C. Intensive and thorough study of fundamental structure of Persian grammar; reading from a wide range of classical and modern poetry and prose compositions. P/NP or letter grading.
102A-102B-102C. Intermediate Persian. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, three hours. Requisite: course 1C or 20C. Course 102A is requisite to 102B, which is requisite to 102C.
103A-103B-103C. Advanced Persian. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 102C. Students who successfully complete courses 20A-20B-20C with grades of A may be permitted to enroll. Each course may be taken independently for credit. 103A. Introduction to Classical Persian Poetry; 103B. Introduction to Classical Persian Prose; 103C. Introduction to Contemporary Persian Poetry and Prose.
111A-111B-111C. Elementary Kurdish. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A proficiency-based course in basic grammar of literary Kurdish (Sorani). Graded readings, translation, composition (level one), conversation (levels one and two).
120. Comparative Study of Six Major Persian Poets. Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Prerequisite: knowledge of Persian (lectures in Persian, readings in English and Persian). Comparative study of six major Persian poets from the 10th to 14th century who shaped the sense of Persian identity and delineated chief distinguishing characteristics of Persian thought and culture. P/NP or letter grading.
140. Contemporary Persian Belles Lettres. Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 103A. Study of major Persian poets and prose writers of the 20th century: prose -- Jamalzadeh, Hedayat, Chubuk, Al Ahmad, Sa'edi, Golestan; poetry -- Nima, Shamlu, Farrokhzad, Akhavan. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
141. Contemporary Persian Analytical Prose. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 102A-102B-102C or equivalent, consent of instructor. Study of selected modern Persian analytical and expository prose texts, with emphasis on social sciences, literary criticism, and history.
142. Persian Popular Ethics. Prerequisites: courses 102A-102B-102C or consent of instructor. Study of major Persian works on popular ethics which have helped shape normative social, cultural, and political values in Iranian civilization. P/NP or letter grading.
150A-150B. Survey of Persian Literature in English. Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Persian not required. Each course may be taken independently for credit.
169. Civilization of Pre-Islamic Iran. Survey of Iranian culture from the beginning through Sasanian period.
170. Religion in Ancient Iran. History of religion in Iran from the beginning to the Mohammedan conquest; Indo-Iranian background, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Mazdakism.
180A-180B. Iranian Civilization. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Cultural and social history of the Iranian world, with emphasis on legacy of Persian language and literature. Letter (majors) or P/NP or letter (nonmajors) grading.
190A-190B. Introduction to Modern Iranian Studies. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 1A-1B-1C or equivalent. Survey of Iranian languages. Comparative and historical grammar.
199. Special Studies in Iranian (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
220A-220B. Classical Persian Texts. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C or consent of instructor. Study of selected classical Persian texts. Each course may be taken independently for credit.
221. Rumi, Mystic Poet of Islam. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: course 220A or 220B or equivalent, consent of instructor. Study of life and works of Rumi in context of interaction of Sufism and poetic creativity. May be repeated twice for credit.
M222A-M222B. Vedic. (Same as Indic M222A-M222B.) Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: knowledge of Sanskrit equivalent to Indic 110C. Characteristics of Vedic dialect and readings in Rig-Vedic hymns. Only course M222B may be repeated for credit.
230A-230B. Old Iranian. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in grammars and texts of Old Persian and Avestan. Comparative considerations. Only course 230B may be repeated for credit.
231A-231B. Middle Iranian. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Studies in grammars and texts of such Middle Iranian languages as best serve students' needs (e.g., Pahlavi, Sogdian, Sakian). Only course 231B may be repeated for credit.
250. Seminar: Classical Persian Literature. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 103A-103B-103C and 199, or consent of instructor. May be repeated twice for credit.
251. Seminar: Contemporary Persian Literature. Seminar, three hours. Prerequisites: course 140 or equivalent, consent of instructor. Studies in specific problems and trends in Persian poetry and prose in the 20th century. May be repeated twice for credit.
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.
104A. Western Islamic Art
104B. Eastern Islamic Art
C104C. Problems in Islamic Art
213. Advanced Studies in Islamic Art
91L. Music of Persia
9D. Introduction to Asian Civilizations: History of the Near and Middle East
106A-106B-106C. Survey of the Middle East from 500 to the Present
110A-110B. Iranian History
110A. Elementary Sanskrit
110B. Intermediate Sanskrit
110C. Advanced Sanskrit
210. Indo-European Linguistics: Advanced Course
280A-280B. Seminars: Indo-European Linguistics