50A-50B-50C. Introduction to Near Eastern Languages and Cultures. Lecture, three hours. Three-term sequence designed both as an introduction for undergraduates and as a requisite to various majors within department. Art and archaeology, languages and literatures, cultural history. Each course may be taken independently for credit. 50A. Ancient Near East; 50B. Medieval Near East; 50C. Modern Near East.
200. Bibliography and Method of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Lecture, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Required for M.A. degree. Introduction to bibliographical resources and training in methods of research in various areas of specialization offered by department. May be repeated for credit.
210. Survey of Afro-Asiatic Languages. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Survey of structures of a number of representative languages from various major branches of Hamito-Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) language family.
M241. Folklore and Mythology of the Near East. (Same as Folklore M241.) Prerequisite: Folklore 101 or equivalent.
290. Seminar: Paleography. Seminar, three hours. Provides students with ability to cope with varieties of manuscripts.
375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum (1 to 4 units). Preparation: apprentice personnel employment as a teaching assistant, associate, or fellow. Teaching apprenticeship under active guidance and supervision of a regular faculty member responsible for curriculum and instruction at the University. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
501. Cooperative Program (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of UCLA graduate adviser and graduate dean, and host campus instructor, department chair, and graduate dean. Used to record enrollment of UCLA students in courses taken under cooperative arrangements with USC. S/U grading.
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.