Programme Options
Compulsory language courses
- Arabic 100
- Arabic 200
- Arabic 300
- Arabic 2
- Arabic 3
- Arabic 4
- Elementary Hebrew
- Modern Hebrew Language: Intermediate
- Modern Hebrew Language: Advanced
- Elementary written Persian
- Elementary Persian Texts
- Persian Language II
- Persian Language III
- Elementary written Turkish
- Intermediate Modern Turkish Language
- Advanced Modern Turkish Language
- Elementary Western Armenian
- Intermediate Western Armenian
- Elementary Georgian
- Old Georgian
- Structure of Abkhaz
Approved Year 1 Culture Courses
Approved Independent Study Projects
- Independent study project in Middle Eastern Studies
- Independent study project in Georgian Studies
- Independent study project in Persian Studies
- Independent study project in Hebrew and Israeli studies
- Independent study project in Turkish Literature
- Independent study project in Arabic Studies
Optional List A
- Persian Poetry in translation
- Avestan
- Middle Persian
- Ottoman Turkish language
- Introduction to Sufism
- History of Zionism: from the Bible to the 21st century
- Israeli history and the Israeli-Palestine conflict
- Introduction to Israeli literature
- Introduction to Armenian History
- Introduction to Armenian Literature in translation
- Introduction to Armenian Culture
Optional List B
- Introduction to the art and archaeology of the Near and Middle East
- Islamic architecture
- Islamic painting
- The sources of Islamic art and architecture
- Art and material culture of the Islamic world: 7th to 14th centuries
- The decorative arts of Islam
- Mosaics, manuscripts and wall-paintings in Islamic art
- Music of the Middle East and North Africa
- Islamic law
- Shi'a Islam: religious authority and community-identity
- The making of the modern Middle East
- Messianic movements in Islamic history
- Christian-Muslim relations (half unit)
- Zoroastrian literature in translation
- Zoroastrianism in the ancient and modern worlds
- Economic development of the modern Middle East
- Government and politics of the Middle East
- Eastern Christianity
- Orthodox Christianity
- Martyrs and monks in Eastern Christian texts
- Syriac for beginners
- Judaism: foundation
- Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
- The daily life of Jews in Antiquity
- The Bible and its interpretation in ancient Judaism
- The role and representation of women in Judaism
N.B.
- Students should ensure that they can take open option courses in consultation with their UG tutor and the relevant course teacher.
- Some courses may require successful completion of a prerequisite.
- Course listed above may not be available every year.
- Language courses can be taken at more advanced levels of the approved courses depending on the starting level of the student, to be assessed by each department.
- A maximum of two Level 1 language courses may be taken throughout the programme.
