The Middle East Studies Program
at the University of Virginia
Past MESP Related Course Offerings
Spring 2004
Department Mnemonic Title Course ID AMELC AMEL 247 Jewish Languages/communties 72749 AMELC AMEL 347 Language/culture Middle East 72953 AMELC AMEL 497 Asian and Mid E Stds Sr Thesis 73008 AMELC ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic 70591 AMELC ARAB 202 Intermediate Arabic 73341 AMELC ARAB 301H Language House Conversation 73176 AMELC ARAB 302 Readings In Literary Arabic 70203 AMELC ARAB 494 Independent Study In Arabic 72398 AMELC ARAB 502 Readings In Literary Arabic 72432 AMELC ARAB 584 Topics In Arabic Prose 72487 AMELC ARAB 802 Independent Study In Arabic 72637 AMELC ARTR 329 Modern Arabic Lit In Trans 72752 AMELC ARTR 529 Modern Arabic Lit In Trans 74268 AMELC HEBR 102 Intro To Modern Hebrew II 70568 AMELC HEBR 202 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II 70429 AMELC HEBR 302 Advanced Modern Hebrew 73458 AMELC HEBR 494 Independent Study In Hebrew 73425 AMELC MEST 496 Majors Seminar 74313 AMELC MEST 499 Independent Study Mid-east 73635 AMELC PERS 102 Elementary Persian 71181 AMELC PERS 202 Intermediate Persian 70563 AMELC PERS 301H Language House Conversation 73263 AMELC PERS 302 Contemp Iranian Cult Thr Consv 74507 AMELC PERS 402 Journalism and Obstacles Freed 74509 AMELC PERS 483 Iranian Films As Literature 73126 AMELC PERS 494 Independent Study In Persian 73559 AMELC PERS 502 Contemp Iranian Cult Thr Consv 74517 AMELC PERS 802 Independent Study In Persian 73633 Anthropology ANTH 247 Jewish Languages/communties 70389 Anthropology ANTH 347 Language/culture Middle East 70463 Anthropology ANTH 747 Language/culture Middle East 70465 Economics ECON 451 Economic Development 72247 History HIME 403 Relg and State Modern Me 72132 History HIST 322 Zionism and Creatn St Of Isare 71608 History HIUS 401 US Confronts The Middle East 71509 Politics PLCP 725 Politics Of Economic Reform 73557 Politics PLIR 365 Int'l Relations Of Middle East 73313 Religious Studies RELG 344 Conflict In Abrahamic Tradtion 71349 Religious Studies RELI 208 Islam In The Modern Age 70794 Religious Studies RELI 312 Islamic Mysticism 72685 Religious Studies RELI 329 Christianity And Islam 72090 Religious Studies RELJ 112 Intro Biblical Hebrew 72735 Religious Studies RELJ 309 Israelit Prophecy 71813 Religious Studies RELJ 331 Law And Judaism 71820 Religious Studies RELJ 339 Jewish Feminism 71892 Religious Studies RELJ 341 Judaism Without God 71936 Religious Studies RELJ 352 Responses To The Holocaust 72771 Religious Studies RELJ 383 Introduction To Talmud 72156 Religious Studies RELJ 391 Women And The Bible 72316 Religious Studies RELJ 504 Apocalyptic Tradition 72345
Fall 2003
Department Mnemonic Course Number Course Title AMELC AMEL 101 64449 Lit Of Asia and The Middle Eas AMELC AMEL 493 61013 Independent Study AMELC AMEL 497 62307 Asian and M East Stds Sr Thesi AMELC AMEL 801 61100 Independent Study AMELC ARAB 101 62786 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 201 60652 Intermediate Arabic AMELC ARAB 227 64938 Cult and Soc Contmp Arab M E AMELC ARAB 301 60979 Readings In Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 301H 62348 Language House Conversation AMELC ARAB 493 64519 Independent Study AMELC ARAB 501 61165 Readings In Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 527 64939 Cult and Soc Contmp Arab M E AMELC ARAB 583 61050 Topics In Arabic Prose AMELC HEBR 101 63911 Intro To Modern Hebrew AMELC HEBR 201 62539 Intermediate Modern Hebrew AMELC HEBR 301 62636 Advanced Hebrew AMELC HEBR 493 64117 Independent Study In Hebrew AMELC HEBR 801 64123 Independent Study In Hebrew AMELC MEST 498 62820 Independent Study Mid-east AMELC PERS 101 60735 Elementary Persian AMELC PERS 201 61490 Intermediate Persian AMELC PERS 301 64413 Contemp Iranian Cult Thru Conv AMELC PERS 301H 63787 Language House Conversation AMELC PERS 323 63603 Intr Classical Persian Lit AMELC PERS 401 64414 Obstacles To Democracy In Iran AMELC PERS 493 64515 Independent Study In Persian Anthorpology ANTH 384 61176 Egypt and Mesopotamia Anthorpology ANTH 784 61239 Egypt and Mesopotamia Art History ARTH 243 63320 Jews and Judaism In Visual Art Economics ECON 451 63931 Economic Development History HIME 202 63945 Middle East 1500-present History HIME 404 65003 Independent Study Politics PLCP 212 64317 Politics Of Development Politics PLCP 341 61657 Comp Politics Of Middle East Politics PLCP 541 62920 Islam and Democracy Religious Studies RELI 207 60181 Classical Islam Religious Studies RELI 710 63085 Islamic Law And Ethics Religious Studies RELJ 111 62533 Biblical Hebrew Religious Studies RELJ 121 60219 Old Testament/hebrew Scripture Religious Studies RELJ 203 60828 Intro To Judaic Tradtions Religious Studies RELJ 217 63551 From Spinoza To Heschel Religious Studies RELJ 243 63568 Jews and Judaism In Visual Art Religious Studies RELJ 308 63654 Torah Religious Studies RELJ 510 63749 Ethics and Theolgy Of The Rabb
Spring 2003
Dept. Mnemonic Course Title Course ID AMELC ARAB 102 Elementary Arabic 40599 AMELC ARAB 202 Intermediate Arabic 43412 AMELC ARAB 225 Conversational Arabic 44814 AMELC ARAB 302 Readings in Literary Arabic 40204 AMELC ARAB 494 Independent Study in Arabic 42450 AMELC ARAB 502 Readings in Literary Arabic 42485 AMELC ARAB 584 Topics in Arabic Prose 42540 AMELC ARTR 329 Modern Arabic Lit in Translation 42807 AMELC ARTR 529 Modern Arabic Lit in Translation 44352 AMELC HEBR 102 Intro to Modern Hebrew 40576 AMELC HEBR 202 Intermediate Modern Hebrew 40432 AMELC HEBR 302 Advanced Modern Hebrew 43530 AMELC HEBR 494 Independent Study in Hebrew 43497 AMELC MEST 496 Major Seminar 44401 AMELC MEST 499 Independent Study Middle East 43707 AMELC PERS 102 Elementary Persian 41208 AMELC PERS 202 Intermediate Persian 40571 AMELC PERS 302 Contemp Iranian Cult thr Consv 44602 AMELC PERS 402 Journalism & Obstacles to Freedom 44604 AMELC PERS 494 Independent Study in Persian 43631 AMELC PERS 502 Contemp Iranian Cult thr Consv 44612 AMELC PERS 802 Independent Study in Persian 43705 AMELC AMEL 100 From Genghis Khan to Stalin 41805 AMELC AMEL 494 Independent Study 42326 AMELC AMEL 802 Independent Study 42356 POLITICS PLCP 414 Origins of Democ and Dictatorship 43069 POLITICS PLCP 725 Politics of Economic Reform 43629 POLITICS PLIR 365 Int'l Relations of Middle East 43383 HISTORY HIST 322 Zionism & Creation of State of Israel 41645 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 208 Islam in the Modern Age 40807 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 312 Islamic Mysticism 42738 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 329 Christianity and Islam 42136 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 333 South Asian Islam 42136 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 524 Conflict/Cooperation in South Asia 42752 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 112 Inro Biblical Hebrew 42790 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 257 Spirituality thru Midrash 44589 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 310 Hist and Lit 2nd Temple Period 42812 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 352 Responses to the Holocaust 42827 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 506 Early Jewish Narratives 42837
Fall 2002
Dept. Mnemonic Course Title Course ID AMELC AMEL 101 Lit of Asia and the Middle East 34692 AMELC AMEL 365 Into to Linguistic Typology 34136 AMELC AMEL 493 Independent Study 31064 AMELC AMEL 765 Into to Linguistic Typology 34161 AMELC AMEL 801 Independent Study 31152 AMELC ARAB 101 Elementary Arabic 32911 AMELC ARAB 201 Intermediate Arabic 30683 AMELC ARAB 227 Cult & Soc Contemp ARAB 33789 AMELC ARAB 301 Readings in Literary Arabic 31029 AMELC ARAB 333 Arabic of the Quran & Hadith 34180 AMELC ARAB 493 Independent Study in Arabic 34769 AMELC ARAB 501 Readings in Literary Arabic 31220 AMELC ARAB 527 Cult & Soc Contemp ARAB 32514 AMELC ARAB 533 Arabic of the Quran & Hadith 34757 AMELC ARAB 583 Topics in Arabic Prose 31101 AMELC ARAB 583 Topics in Arabic Prose 35810 AMELC HEBR 101 Intro to Modern Hebrew 34093 AMELC HEBR 201 Intermediate Modern Hebrew 32654 AMELC HEBR 301 Advanced Hebrew 32756 AMELC HEBR 493 Independent Study in Hebrew 34317 AMELC HEBR 801 Independent Study in Hebrew 34323 AMELC MEST 498 Independent Study Middle East 32949 AMELC PERS 101 Elementary Persian 30772 AMELC PERS 201 Intermediate Persian 31561 AMELC PERS 301 Advanced Persian 35006 AMELC PERS 323 Intro Classical Persian Lit 33758 AMELC PERS 493 Independent Study in Persian 34764 HISTORY HIME 201 Middle East C 500-1500 34128 HISTORY HIST 711 Empire in Africa and Asia 1798-1962 30420 POLITICS PLCP 212 Political Development 34554 POLITICS PLCP 341 Comparative Politics of the Middle East 31735 POLITICS PLCP 806 Political Development 30849 POLITICS PLIR 424A American Foreign Policy in the Middle East 34051 POLITICS PLIR 765 American Foreign Policy in the Middle East 30032 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 207 Classical Islam 30193 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 390 Islam in Africa 34572 RELIGIOUS STUD RELI 540 Islamic Theology and Ethics 34700 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 111 Biblical Hebrew 32647 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 121 Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture 30231 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 203 Intro to Judaic Traditions 30869 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 256 Sources of Jewish Tradition 34525 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 303 Historical Jesus 34577 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 339 Jewish Feminism 33703 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 391 Women and the Bible 31358 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 397 Jewish Worship and Theology 32630 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 505 Judaism in Antiquity 32984 RELIGIOUS STUD RELJ 529 Hebrew Bible Torah 33891
Spring 2002
Department Mnemonic Course ID Title AMELC AMEL 247 15140 Jewish Languages & Community AMELC AMEL 100 11847 From Genghis Khan to Stalin AMELC ARAB 102 10613 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 202 13472 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 225 15143 Conversational Arabic AMELC ARAB 302 10209 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 334 15141 Arabic of the Quran & Hadith AMELC ARAB 502 12532 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 534 15142 Arabic of the Quran & Hadith AMELC ARAB 584 14718 Topics in Arabic Prose AMELC ARAB 802 12738 Indep. Study in Arabic AMELC ARAB 494 12497 Indep. Study in Arabic AMELC ARTR 329 12856 Modern Arabic Lit in Trans AMELC ARTR 529 14530 Modern Arabic Lit in Trans AMELC HEBR 102 10590 Intro to Modern Hebrew II AMELC HEBR 202 10444 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II AMELC HEBR 302 13596 Advanced Modern Hebrew AMELC MEST 496 14604 Majors Seminar AMELC MEST 499 13776 Indep Study Mid-East AMELC PERS 102 11242 Elementary Persian AMELC PERS 202 10585 Intermediate Persian AMELC PERS 324 14584 Intro to Modern Persian Lit AMELC PERS 494 13700 Indep Study in Persian AMELC PERS 802 13774 Indep Study in Persian AMELC PETR 322 15146 20th Cent Persian Lit AMELC PETR 522 15147 20th Cent Persian Lit Anthropology ANTH 247 15111 Jewish Languages & Community Politics GFCP 324 14891 Islam & Democracy Politics GFCP 424B 14893 Minorities in the Middle East Politics GFIR 365 13443 Intl Relations of the Middle East History HIME 202 11052 Mid East/North Africa 1500-Present History HIME 401 11883 Palestine & Israel 1830-1967 History HIST 401 12248 Revolution and Cold War in 3rd World Religious Studies RELA 390 14929 Islam & Democracy Religious Studies RELI 208 10824 Islam in the Modern Age Religious Studies RELI 311 13130 Muhammad and the Quran Religious Studies RELI 390 14930 Islam in Africa Religious Studies RELJ 196 14953 Adam & Eve Religious Studies RELJ 309 14951 Israelite Prophesy Religious Studies RELJ 337 14949 Jewish Theology Post Holocaust Religious Studies RELJ 383 14916 Introduction to the Talmud Religious Studies RELJ 522 11650 Rabbinic Literature
Fall 2001
Department Mnemonic Course ID Title AMELC AMEL 347 94889 Language and Culture in the Middle East AMELC ARAB 101 93048 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 201 90709 Intermediate Arabic AMELC ARAB 227 93956 Cult & Soc Contemp ARAB AMELC ARAB 233 94367 Arabic of Quran & Hadith AMELC ARAB 255 92190 Conversational Arabic AMELC ARAB 301 91078 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 493 91270 Independent Study in Arabic AMELC ARAB 501 91278 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 527 92631 Cult & Soc Contemp ARAB AMELC ARAB 583 91153 Topics in Arabic Prose AMELC ARAB 801 91302 Independent Study in Arabic AMELC HEBR 101 94272 Intro to Modern Hebrew AMELC HEBR 201 92777 Intermediate Modern Hebrew AMELC HEBR 301 92884 Advanced Hebrew AMELC PERS 101 90805 Elementary Persian AMELC PERS 201 91634 Intermediate Persian AMELC PERS 323 93925 Intro Classical Persian Lit AMELC MEST 498 93086 Independent Study Middle East Anthropology ANTH 347 91655 Language and Culture in the Middle East History HIAF 511 94637 Slavery in World History History HIEU 210 94184 Modern Jewish History Politics GFCP 212 94788 Politics of Developing Nations Politics GFCP 341 91817 Comparative Politics of the Middle East Politics GFCP 424B 94576 Topics in Middle Eastern Politics Politics GFIR 424A 94225 American Foreign Policy in the Middle East Religious Studies RELI 207 90197 Classical Islam Religious Studies RELI 540 94953 Islam Theology and Ethics Religious Studies RELJ 121 90237 Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Religious Studies RELJ 201 94925 Advanced Readings in Biblical Hebrew Religious Studies RELJ 203 90910 Introduction to Judaic Traditions Religious Studies RELJ 343 94926 Women in Classical Jewish Sources Religious Studies RELJ 352 94952 Responses to the Holocaust Religious Studies RELJ 530 94927 Early Bible Interpreters
Spring 2001
Department Mnemonic Course ID Title AMELC ARTH 263 73286 Arts of the Islamic world AMELC AMEL 100 71871 From Genghis Khan to Stalin AMELC AMEL 308 73348 Israel fiction in translation AMELC AMEL 494 72404 Indep study AMELC AMEL 802 72435 Indep study AMELC ARAB 102 70619 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 202 73515 Intermediate Arabic AMELC ARAB 226 72750 Conversational Arabic AMELC ARAB 302 70210 Readings in literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 494 72529 Indep study in Arabic AMELC ARAB 502 72564 Readings in literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 584 73636 Topics in Arabic Prose AMELC ARAB 802 72772 Indep study in Arabic AMELC ARTR 329 72891 Modern Arabic lit in Trans AMELC ARTR 529 74587 Modern Arabic lit in Trans AMELC HEBR 102 70596 Intro to Modern Hebrew II AMELC HEBR 202 70449 Intermediate Modern Hebrew II AMELC HEBR 302 73641 Advanced Modern Hebrew AMELC PERS 102 71257 Elementary Persian AMELC PERS 202 70591 Intermediate Persian AMELC PERS 324 74641 Intro to Modern Persian Lit AMELC PERS 494 73745 Indep Study in Persian AMELC PERS 802 73820 Indep Study in Persian AMELC MEST 496 74663 Majors seminar AMELC MEST 499 73822 Indep Study Mid-East Politics GFCP 212 74054 Politics of Developing Areas Politics GFCP 541 70905 Islam & Democracy History HIME 202 71066 Mid East/N Africa 1500-present Religious Studies HIME 502 71907 Islam & Gender Religious Studies RELI 208 70832 Islam in the Modern Age Religious Studies RELI 312 73168 Sufism: Islamic Mysticism Religious Studies RELJ 112 72300 Intro to Biblical Hebrew Religious Studies RELJ 243 72424 Jews in the Visual Arts Religious Studies RELJ 308 72442 Israeli Fiction in translation Religious Studies RELJ 310 71643 Medieval Jewish Theology Religious Studies RELJ 331 72387 Law in Judaism Religious Studies RELJ 391 72307 Women and the Bible Religious Studies RELJ 522 71673 Rabbinic Literature Religious Studies RELJ 524 72484 Enlightenment and the Jews Religious Studies RELJ 529 72325 Women and the Bible
Fall 2000
Department Mnemonic Course ID Title Art History ARTH 221 61927 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Art History ARTH 719 62698 Research Probs in Byzantine Art AMELC AMEL 226 63467 Israeli Cinema AMELC ARAB 101 63163 Elementary Arabic AMELC ARAB 201 60739 Intermediate Arabic AMELC ARAB 227 64102 Cult & Soc in Contemp Arab ME AMELC ARAB 233 64532 Arabic of Quran & Hadith AMELC ARAB 301 61125 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 493 61329 Indep Study in Arabic AMELC ARAB 501 61338 Readings in Literary Arabic AMELC ARAB 527 62736 Cult & Soc in Contemp Arab ME AMELC ARAB 583 61206 Topics in Arabic Prose AMELC ARAB 701 62603 Modern Arabic Fiction AMELC ARAB 801 61363 Indep Study in Arabic AMELC HEBR 101 64436 Intro to Modern Hebrew AMELC HEBR 201 62886 Intermediate Hebrew AMELC HEBR 301 62996 Advanced Hebrew AMELC PERS 101 60842 Elementary Persian AMELC PERS 201 61706 Intermediate Persian AMELC PERS 323 64070 Intro to Classical Persian AMELC PERS 491 63550 Indep Study in Persian AMELC PERS 801 63567 Indep Study in Persian AMELC MEST 498 63204 Indep Study Mid-East Politics GFCP 313 64715 Political Economy of Development Politics GFCP 341 61892 Politics of Mid East and N Africa History HIME 201 64600 Middle East C 500-1500 History HIME 404 64698 Indep Study: Middle East History HIME 503 64699 Multiculturalism: Ottoman Empire History HIST 222 61017 Zionism Religious Studies RELI 207 60204 Classical Islam Religious Studies RELI 710 64161 Islamic religious law and ethics Religious Studies RELJ 111 60677 Intro to biblical Hebrew I Religious Studies RELJ 121 60245 Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture Religious Studies RELJ 201 60680 Readings in Biblical Hebrew Religious Studies RELJ 203 60949 the Judaic Tradition Religious Studies RELJ 225 61019 the History & Ideas of Zionism Religious Studies RELJ 226 61515 Israeli Cinema Religious Studies RELJ 256 61408 Great Books in Jewish Tradition Religious Studies RELJ 303 64024 Historical Jesus Religious Studies RELJ 505 61409 Judaism in Antiquity Religious Studies RELJ 529 62457 the David Story SWAG SWAG 312 60228 Women and Islam
