101A-101B-101C. Elementary Turkish. Lecture, five hours. Grammar, reading, conversation, and elementary composition drills.
102A-102B-102C. Advanced Turkish. Lecture, five hours. Prerequisites: courses 101A-101B-101C or equivalent. Continuing study of grammar, conversation, and composition. Readings in modern literature and social science texts.
111A-111B-111C. Elementary Uzbek. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Elementary grammar, reading, and composition exercises; elementary conversation.
112A-112B-112C. Advanced Uzbek. Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Descriptive Uzbek grammar, reading, and analysis of Uzbek literary and folkloric texts. High-style composition and conversation.
114A-114B-114C. Bashkir. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 102A or consent of instructor. Grammar, reading of literary and folkloric texts.
115A-115B-115C. Elementary Azeri. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Knowledge of Russian, Turkish, and Iranian helpful. Grammatical competence at elementary level; knowledge of basic facts of Azeri grammar; reading competence with help of dictionary; ability to write simple compositions; basic conversational skill.
116A-116B-116C. Advanced Azeri. Prerequisite: placement test. Proficiency-based course in descriptive Azeri grammar. Reading and analysis of Azeri literary and folkloric texts in new writing system. High-style composition and conversation.
120A-120B-120C. Descriptive Grammar of Modern Literary Uzbek. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Requisites: courses 102A-102B-102C or 111A-111B-111C or 180. Systematic and comprehensive grammatical survey of modern literary Uzbek, official language of the newly independent Republic of Uzbekistan. Phonemics, morphology, syntax, paremiology, and lexicology analyzed on today's native material.
160. Turkish Tradition. Lecture/discussion. Preparation: entrance examination. Survey of cultural history of the Turks, as seen primarily through their literature, from their early history to the present.
165. Islamic Literary Heritage of Central Asia. Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Systematic survey of Islamic documents produced in Turkish and Persian in Central Asia, with reading of primary sources in English translation. Study of special characteristics of Central Asian Islam.
170. Turco-Mongolian Nomadic Empires. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Required of students in Turkic program. Survey of history of Turkic and Mongolian dominions from the 3rd century B.C. to A.D. 19th century (Hsiung-nu, Hsien-pi, Juan-Juan, T'u-Chueh, Uyghur, Khitan, Karakhanid, Seljuq, Kara-Khitay, Khorazmian, Jengiz-Khanite).
180. Modern Turkic Languages and Peoples. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Required of students in Turkic program and recommended for students in Soviet studies. Ethnic and linguistic survey of the Turkic peoples.
199. Special Studies in Turkic Languages (2 to 8 units). Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
210A-210B-210C. Introduction to Ottoman. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to literary language of Ottoman Empire from its foundation in the 14th century to its overthrow in the 20th century. For students of history, literature, and religion of the Balkans, Near East, and Central Asia. Topics include Arabic script as applied to Ottoman; Arabic and Persian elements in grammar and vocabulary. Readings of historical and literary texts.
211. Ottoman Diplomatics. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 210A-210B-210C or equivalent. Organization and contents of Ottoman archives; reading and discussion of documents and registers. Introduction to use of Ottoman archive materials as a source for historical research.
220A-220B-220C. Classical Uzbek (Chagatay). Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 101A-101B-101C or 111A-111B-111C or Iranian 102A-102B-102C or Arabic 102A-102B-102C or Hebrew 102A-102B-102C or consent of instructor. Language of classical Central Asian Turkic literature. Descriptive and historical grammar, text analysis, translation, and composition drills.
225A-225B-225C. Old Turkic: Turk and Uygur. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 180, consent of instructor. Textual and linguistic analysis of Turk and Old Uygur documents: inscriptions, Manichean and Buddhist literary works.
230A-230B-230C. Historical and Comparative Survey of Turkic Languages. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisite: course 180. Extinct and living Turkic languages. History of Turkic: developments in phonemic, grammatical, and lexical systems from the 8th to 20th century. Structural analysis of Turkic languages on comparative basis.
235A-235B. Middle Turkic: Karakhanid, Khoraz-mian, Mamluk-Kipchak, and Old Anatolian. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: course 180, consent of instructor. Survey of Middle Turkic documents. Textual and linguistic analysis of Middle Turkic texts from various literary genres.
240A-240B-240C. Advanced Ottoman. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 210A-210B-210C or equivalent or consent of instructor. Emphasis on different genres of Ottoman writing (belles lettres as well as various types of state documents) in elaborate high style of classical Ottoman period (15th to 19th century). Selections are read in manuscript to prepare students to read works in form in which they are likely to encounter them in their research.
250A-250B-250C. Islamic Texts in Chagatay. Lecture, three hours. Prerequisites: courses 220A-220B-220C or consent of instructor. Philological and linguistic survey of basic Islamic source material written in Chagatay literary language. Reading and discussion of Chagatay texts on Islamic topics.
280A-280B. Seminars: Modern Turkish Literature. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisites: course 102B or equivalent, consent of instructor. Specific issues and trends in development of Turkish literature from middle of 19th century to the present.
290A-290B. Seminars: Classical Turkic Literature -- Ottoman, Chagatay, and Azeri. Seminar, two hours. Prerequisites: courses 210A-210B-210C and/or 220A-220B-220C, consent of instructor. Survey of Islamic literatures of the Turks in classical period. Readings of Ottoman, Chagatay, and Azeri texts from various literary genres. Discussion of stylistic, prosodic, and linguistic characteristics.
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.
104B. Eastern Islamic Art
111A-111B. History of the Turks
209A-209B. Seminars: Ottoman and Modern Turkish History