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Near Eastern Language Course Descriptions

Lower Division Courses

50A. First Civilizations. (5)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of great civilizations of ancient Near East -- Egypt, Israel, and Mesopotamia -- with attention to emergence of writing, monotheism, and urban societies. Letter grading.

50B. Origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. (5)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of formative period for monotheism -- first millennium of Common Era in the Middle East -- and emergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Letter grading.

50C. Modern Middle Eastern Cultures. (5)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of modern Middle Eastern cultures through readings and films from Arab countries, Iran, Turkey, and Israel. Letter grading.

Graduate Courses

200. Bibliography and Method of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. (4)
Lecture, two hours. 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. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Survey of structures of a number of representative languages from various major branches of Hamito-Semitic (Afro-Asiatic) language family.

241. Folklore and Mythology of Near East. (4)
(Formerly numbered M241.) S/U or letter grading.

290. Seminar: Paleography. (4)
Seminar, three hours. Provides students with ability to cope with varieties of manuscripts.

375. Teaching Apprentice Practicum. (1 to 4)
Seminar, to be arranged. 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)
Preparation: 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)
May be repeated for credit.

597. Examination Preparation. (2 to 8)
S/U grading.

599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.