Winter 02/Spring 03 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2002 and Spring 2003; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Winter offerings are on the Winter Session site.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Near Eastern Studies (NES )  Department Info. Also see Arabic and Persian under separate listings.

NES 101 -- Beginning Turkish I  (5 units)
Description:  This course is designed to introduce the Turkish language to beginning students, to develop oral and written skills for both comprehension and expression. Language skills to be emphasized include: understanding, reading, writing, translation, and speaking.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 102 -- Beginning Turkish II  (5 units)
Description:  This course is a continuation of 101. It is designed to improve different aspects of language and writing skills for the second semester students. Objectives are: to improve students' conversational skills, to provide a variety of readings for written comprehension; to develop a good grammar background; to improve listening skills; to introduce students to some examples of Turkish culture.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 101 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 103A -- Elementary Modern Hebrew  (5 units)
Description:  Intensive introduction to basic oral skills, reading and writing to accomplish simple conversation and read easy Hebrew with comprehension.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 103A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 103B -- Elementary Modern Hebrew  (5 units)
Description:  Intensive introduction to basic oral skills, reading and writing to accomplish simple conversation and read easy Hebrew with comprehension.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 103B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 194 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 201 -- Intermediate Turkish I  (5 units)
Description:  This course begins the second year of Turkish. It is an intermediate course designed to improve the various aspects of the language; reading, comprehension, vocabulary, translation, composition, and grammar.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 101 and NES 102 or equivalent.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 202 -- Intermediate Turkish II  (5 units)
Description:  This is a continuation of NES 201. Emphasis will be placed on grammar knowledge, conversational skills, vocabulary, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 201.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 203A -- Intermediate Modern Hebrew  (5 units)
Description:  Instruction to achieve moderate fluency in conversation, reading and writing.
Prerequisite(s):  JUS 103B or qualification by equivalency exams.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 203A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 203B -- Intermediate Modern Hebrew  (5 units)
Description:  Instruction to achieve moderate fluency in conversation, reading and writing.
Prerequisite(s):  JUS 103B or qualification by equivalency exams.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 203B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 251 -- World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and comparison of major world regions with a foucs on how global processes, regional interconnections, and local geographic conditions create distinctive regions and landscapes.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion.
Identical to:  GEOG 251; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 271 -- Ancient Civilizations of the Near East  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of pre-Islamic cultures of Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria-Palestine, Anatolia and Egypt, from ca. 10,000 B.C. to the rise of Islam in the 7th century A.D., with emphasis on unifying themes and institutions.
Identical to:  ANTH 271.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 277A -- History of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Identical to:  HIST 277A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 277B -- History of the Middle East: Modern Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Modern Middle East: the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and the Arab lands, 1453-present.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A is not prerequisite to NES 277B.
Identical to:  HIST 277B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 294 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 303 -- Advanced Hebrew  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced instruction in modern Hebrew language and literature.
Prerequisite(s):  JUS 203B.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  JUS 303; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 330 -- Language and Society in the Middle East and South Asia  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the interaction of language and social variables in the Middle East and South Asia, and focuses on issues such as class, ethnicity, religion, bilingualism, and education, and the factors that bring about language change, language planning, and language spread.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  ANTH 330, LING 330.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 334 -- Islamic Thought  (3 units)
Description:  A consideration of Islam, one of the world's major religions, and the view of the universe and the modes of behavior and values it advocates. Most of the course will be dedicated to an examination of the majority (Sunni) opinion, but some attention will be directed also to the more significant minority (Shi'i, et al.) positions as well. The course has no prerequisite but does build on the information presented in TRAD 101 Middle Eastern Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  RELI 334.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 344 -- The Art and Architecture of the Islamic World  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the major forms and styles of Islamic art and architecture to 1500, including the function and meaning of these buildings and objects in Islamic society.
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Arts.
Identical to:  ARH 344, ARC 344.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 352 -- Israeli Women  (3 units)
Description:  Themes include women in Judaism, women in Zionism, women in Yishuv, women in the Palmah generation. Areas receiving special attention include women in Israeli law, religion, women in the army and women in the Kibbutz.
Identical to:  JUS 352; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 369 -- Geography of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Physical environments and cultural areas of Southwest Asia, with emphasis on people-environment interrelationships, settlement systems, and impact of Islam.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  GEOG 369; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 372A -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  JUS 372A; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 372B -- History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Tim: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Humanities.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  JUS 372B; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 375 -- Ethnography of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to and critical examination of the ethnographic literature on the peoples/cultures of the Middle East. Focus on social organization, cultural meanings, and regional political economy.
Identical to:  ANTH 375; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 377 -- Modern Israel  (3 units)
Description:  Evolution of the State of Israel from the rise of Zionism in 19th Century Europe to the present. Survey of the origins of the State of Israel from the rise of Zionism in 19th Century Europe to the Declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. Evolution of the State of Israel from 1949 to the present. Emphasis on interactive generative processes and understanding of the interplay between past processes and present socio-political realities.
Identical to:  JUS 377; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 378A -- History of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453. Writing emphasis course for Middle East specialization.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); NES 378A is not prerequisite to NES 378B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 378B -- History of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Modern Middle East: the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and the Arab lands, 1453-present. Writing emphasis course for Middle East specialization.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 378A is not prerequisite to NES 378B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 379 -- The Ottoman Turkish Empire  (3 units)
Description:  A survey of Ottoman history noting its expansion into Europe and the Middle East and its political and social institutions.
Identical to:  HIST 379.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 381A -- History of Muslim Societies  (3 units)
Description:  Rise of Islam, creation of Islamic society, relationship of religion and politics.
Identical to:  HIST 381A; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 381B -- History of Muslim Societies  (3 units)
Description:  Evolution and global spread of Muslim societies, modernization and its problems.
Identical to:  HIST 381B; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 382 -- Archaeology and the Bible  (3 units)
Description:  Focuses on the relationship between archaeological investigations and the study of the Bible. In combination with a discussion of how archaeology can assist in reconstructing many aspects of the cultural and social milieu of the Bible, this course will survey major discoveries which illuminate the Bible.
Identical to:  JUS 382; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 383 -- Religion and State in Islam  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the changing relationship between Islam and politics from the time of the Prophet to the present day.
Identical to:  HIST 383; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 385 -- Nomad Warriors  (3 units)
Description:  Turks and Mongols in the Middle East. Conquests, interaction of nomadic culture and politics with Islamic religion and civilization, legacy of Turco-Mongol rule.
Identical to:  HIST 385; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 401 -- Ancient Mesopotamia  (3 units)
Description:  Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian civilization from the first cuneiform documents to the fall of the neo-Babylonian empire, with special attention to issues of sociopolitical organization.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 101 or consult department before enrolling.
Identical to:  HIST 401.
May be convened with:  NES 501.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 402 -- Economic History of the Islamic World  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the economic history of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present day.
May be convened with:  NES 502.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 402A -- Economic History of the Islamic World  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the economic history of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present day.
Identical to:  HIST 402A.
May be convened with:  NES 502A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 409A -- Biblical Hebrew: Prose Texts  (3 units)
Description:  Study of Biblical Hebrew grammar and literature: Prose texts.
Identical to:  JUS 409A.
May be convened with:  NES 509A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 409B -- Biblical Hebrew: Poetry  (3 units)
Description:  Study of Biblical Hebrew grammar and literature: Poetry.
Identical to:  JUS 409B.
May be convened with:  NES 509B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 435 -- Jewish Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys the ideology, symbolism, and major themes of Jewish mysticism as evidenced in several prominent mystical texts. The core of this course will be reading the texts in English translation and the development of skills in reading and understanding a Jewish mystical text.
Identical to:  JUS 435; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 535.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 438 -- The Book of Psalms  (3 units)
Description:  The characteristic features of Hebrew poetry. The literary development of these writings and their function in the Israelite cult. Examples of biblical poetry outside the book of Psalms also considered.
Identical to:  JUS 438; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 538.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 439 -- History of North Africa: Islamic Conquest to Modern Independence, 700-1962  (3 units)
Description:  History of the peoples, cultures, and societies of North Africa (Present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Islamic conquests to the post-colonial era. Includes Islamic Spain and the Ottoman Period, but focuses on the modern era and themes of imperialism, nationalism, and Islamic reform.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A, NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  HIST 439.
May be convened with:  NES 539.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 441 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202 or POL 204.
Approved as:  General Education Gender, Race, Class, Ethnicity, or Non-Western Area Studies.
Identical to:  POL 441; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 541.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 442 -- Transformation of Agrarian Societies in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Dynamics, processes, and implications of rural change in the Middle East; focus on changes in peasant communities, nomadic pastoralists, rural-urban relations, and planned change.
Identical to:  ARL 442, A ED 442, POL 442.
May be convened with:  NES 542.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 444 -- Islamic Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and development of Sufism and its impact on Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
Identical to:  HIST 444; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 544.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 445 -- Women in Islamic History  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the roles women have played throughout Islamic history and of the changing discourse in the Islamic community about women and their roles.
Identical to:  HIST 445; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 545.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 457 -- Prehistoric Mesopotamia  (3 units)
Description:  Theories of the rise of civilization tested against archaeological data from Mesopotamia with comparative material from other areas. Time period: end of the Paleolithic to historic (Sumerian) civilization.
Identical to:  ANTH 457; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 557.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 463 -- Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces Middle Eastern women's issues through a critical reading of literary works written by women in the major languages of the Near East (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish) that are available in translation. Readings include poetry, short stories, and novels all analyzed within their social context.
Identical to:  CCLS 463, W S 463.
May be convened with:  NES 563.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 466 -- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the city in the Middle East and North Africa; the Islamic city model, the traditional and contemporary bazaar and medina, urban evolution and transformation.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A, NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  GEOG 466.
May be convened with:  NES 566.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 467 -- Population and Development in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Review of theories and research in population, resources and socioeconomic development, with emphasis on determinants and consequence of population growth and migration in contemporary Middle East.
Identical to:  ARL 467, POL 467.
May be convened with:  NES 567.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 468A -- Asia and the West  (3 units)
Description:  Processes of interaction between Europeans and the peoples and cultures of the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, from the Portuguese explorations to the present.
Identical to:  HIST 468A; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 468B -- Asia and the West  (3 units)
Description:  Processes of interaction between Europeans and the peoples and cultures of the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, from the Portuguese explorations to the present.
Identical to:  HIST 468B; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 470 -- Religious History of India  (3 units)
Description:  Development of major religious traditions of South Asia: Vedic Religion, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Islam.
Identical to:  HIST 470; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 472 -- History of Medieval India  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Indian history from the 7th century to 1750.
Identical to:  HIST 472; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 572.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 473 -- History of Modern India and Pakistan: 1750-Present  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of political, social and economic developments in South Asia from the mid-18th century to the present. Writing emphasis for India-Pakistan specialization.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  HIST 473; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 573.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 474 -- Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Critical survey of scientific methods used in archaeology and art history. Emphasis on the potential and limitations of these techniques for reconstructing human behavior.
Prerequisite(s):  ANTH 304 or equivalent.
Identical to:  ANTH 474; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 574.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 479 -- The Ottoman Empire to 1800  (3 units)
Description:  History of Ottoman Empire from its origins through the direct Western European impact, focusing on the political and social history of the empire in Europe and Asia.
Identical to:  HIST 479; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 579.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 480 -- The Middle East in the Twentieth Century  (3 units)
Description:  The modern Middle East in the age of imperialism, world wars, state formation, decolonization, and Islamic resistance.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  HIST 480.
May be convened with:  NES 580.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 482A -- Archeology of the Old Testament World  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age cultures of Syria-Palestine, ca. 3500-500 B.C., with emphasis on the use of archaeological materials in historical reconstruction.
Identical to:  JUS 482A, RELI 482A.
May be convened with:  NES 582A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 482B -- Archeology of the Old Testament World  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age cultures of Syria-Palestine, ca. 3500-500 B.C., with emphasis on the use of archaeological materials in historical reconstruction.
Identical to:  JUS 482B, RELI 482B.
May be convened with:  NES 582B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 484 -- History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800 to Present  (3 units)
Description:  Origins of Zionism, and Palestinian and other Arab nationalisms from the nineteenth century and the post-1948 Arab-Israel state conflict in the Cold War era.
Identical to:  HIST 484, POL 484.
May be convened with:  NES 584.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 485A -- Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau: 7th Century - Present  (3 units)
Description:  600-1500. From Islamic invasions to the aftermath of the Mongol invasions.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A, NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  HIST 485A.
May be convened with:  NES 585A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 485B -- Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau: 7th Century - Present  (3 units)
Description:  The Iranian plateau in the modern era of western imperialism and nationalistic Islamic responses.
Prerequisite(s):  NES 277A, NES 277B or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  HIST 485B.
May be convened with:  NES 585B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 486 -- Nomad Warriors  (3 units)
Description:  Mongol and Turkish tribal warfare, government, and society, especially in Central Asia and the Middle East.
Identical to:  HIST 486; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 586.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 490 -- Women in Middle Eastern Society  (3 units)
Description:  Middle Eastern society viewed from the perspective of women. Examines the extent to which formal definitions of women's nature and roles coincide with women's self-images and activities.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing.
Identical to:  ANTH 490; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 590.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 494 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 495E -- Struggle and Survival: Modern Mid East and North Africa, c. 1850 - Present  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Identical to:  HIST 495E; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 595E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 496B -- Special Topics in Near Eastern Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  NES 596B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 496C -- Women and the Literature of Identity in Modern Middle East and North Africa  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  HIST 496C; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 496D -- Mediterranean Cities in the 15th-16th c.: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence & Venice  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  ARH 496D, ARC 496D.
May be convened with:  NES 596D.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 496G -- Islamic Law and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be convened with:  NES 596G.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 496W -- Feminist Approaches in the Bible  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  JUS 496W; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 596W.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 501 -- Ancient Mesopotamia  (3 units)
Description:  Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian civilization from the first cuneiform documents to the fall of the neo-Babylonian empire, with special attention to issues of sociopolitical organization. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 501.
May be convened with:  NES 401.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 502 -- Economic History of the Islamic World  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the economic history of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present day. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, lead one class discussion by presenting an analysis of the readings, preparing a written outline and discussion questions, and to use primary historical sources in their papers.
May be convened with:  NES 402.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 502A -- Economic History of the Islamic World  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to the economic history of the Islamic world from the seventh century to the present day. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, lead one class discussion by presenting an analysis of the readings, preparing a written outline and discussion questions, and to use primary historical sources in their papers.
Identical to:  HIST 502A.
May be convened with:  NES 402A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 509A -- Biblical Hebrew: Prose Texts  (3-4 units)
Description:  Study of Biblical Hebrew grammar and literature: Prose texts. Graduate-level requirements include extra extensive readings.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 509A.
May be convened with:  NES 409A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 509B -- Biblical Hebrew: Poetry  (3-4 units)
Description:  Study of Biblical Hebrew grammar and literature: Poetry. Graduate-level requirements include extra extensive readings.
Special exam:  course may be taken by special exam for credit (not for grade).
Identical to:  JUS 509B.
May be convened with:  NES 409B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 535 -- Jewish Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys the ideology, symbolism, and major themes of Jewish mysticism as evidenced in several prominent mystical texts. The core of this course will be reading the texts in English translation and the development of skills in reading and understanding a Jewish mystical text. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial research paper.
Identical to:  JUS 535; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 435.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 538 -- The Book of Psalms  (3 units)
Description:  The characteristic features of Hebrew poetry. The literary development of these writings and their function in the Israelite cult. Examples of biblical poetry outside the book of Psalms also considered. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a substantial research paper.
Identical to:  JUS 538; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 438.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 539 -- History of N. Africa from the Islamic Conquest to Modern Independence, 700-1962  (3 units)
Description:  History of the peoples, cultures, and societies of North Africa (Present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya from the Islamic conquests to the post-colonial era. Includes Islamic Spain and the Ottoman Period, but focuses on the modern era and themes of imperialism, nationalism, and Islamic reform. Graduate-level requirements include an extensive research paper and readings.
Identical to:  HIST 539.
May be convened with:  NES 439.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 541 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Identical to:  POL 541; POL is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 441.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 542 -- Transformation of Agrarian Societies in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Dynamics, processes, and implications of rural change in the Middle East; focus on changes in peasant communities, nomadic pastoralists, rural-urban relations, and planned change. Graduate-level requirements include the submission of an expanded research paper.
Identical to:  A ED 542, ARL 542, POL 542.
May be convened with:  NES 442.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 544 -- Islamic Mysticism  (3 units)
Description:  Origin and development of Sufism and its impact on Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
Identical to:  HIST 544; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 444.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 545 -- Women in Islamic History  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the roles women have played throughout Islamic history and of the changing discourse in the Islamic community about women and their roles. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and meetings with the instructor and an additional research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 545; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 445.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 553 -- Advanced Hebrew  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced instruction in Biblical and/or Rabbinic Hebrew language and literature.
Prerequisite(s):  JUS 409B or JUS 509B or consent of instructor.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  JUS 553; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 557 -- Prehistoric Mesopotamia  (3 units)
Description:  Theories of the rise of civilization tested against archaeological data from Mesopotamia with comparative material from other areas. Time period: end of the Paleolithic to historic (Sumerian) civilization. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a detailed research paper.
Identical to:  ANTH 557; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 457.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 563 -- Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces Middle Eastern women's issues through a critical reading of literary works written by women in the major languages of the Near East (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish) that are available in translation. Readings include poetry, short stories, and novels all analyzed within their social context. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading from the suggested bibliography, longer written papers, an oral presentation and bi-weekly meeting with instructor. Theoretical issues will be addressed and presented in additional material.
Identical to:  CCLS 563, W S 563.
May be convened with:  NES 463.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 566 -- The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the city in the Middle East and North Africa; the Islamic city model, the traditional and contemporary bazaar and medina, urban evolution and transformation. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and completion of an original research paper on an approved topic.
Identical to:  GEOG 566.
May be convened with:  NES 466.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 567 -- Population and Development in the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  Review of theories and research in population, resources and socioeconomic development, with emphasis on determinants and consequence of population growth and migration in contemporary Middle East. Graduate-level requirements include submission of an expanded research paper.
Identical to:  ARL 567, POL 567.
May be convened with:  NES 467.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 572 -- History of Medieval India  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of Indian history from the 7th century to 1750. Graduate-level requirements include additional research or writing; see instructor for details.
Identical to:  HIST 572; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 472.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 573 -- History of Modern India and Pakistan: 1750-Present  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of political, social and economic developments in South Asia from the mid-18th century to the present. Writing emphasis for India-Pakistan specialization. Graduate-level requirements include additional research or writing; see instructor for details.
Identical to:  HIST 573; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 473.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 574 -- Archaeometry: Scientific Methods in Art and Archaeology  (3 units)
Description:  Critical survey of scientific methods used in archaeology and art history. Emphasis on the potential and limitations of these techniques for reconstructing human behavior. Graduate-level requirements include one substantial critical review of the literature on some archaeological application of archaeometry.
Identical to:  ANTH 574; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 474.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 579 -- The Ottoman Empire to 1800  (3 units)
Description:  History of Ottoman Empire from its origins through the direct Western European impact, focusing on the political and social history of the empire in Europe and Asia. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 579; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 479.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 580 -- The Middle East in the Twentieth Century  (3 units)
Description:  The modern Middle East in the age of imperialism, world wars, state formation, decolonization, and Islamic resistance. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings on selected topics and an extensive research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 580.
May be convened with:  NES 480.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 582A -- Archeology of the Old Testament World  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age cultures of Syria-Palestine, ca. 3500-500 B.C., with emphasis on the use of archaeological materials in historical reconstruction. Graduate-level requirements include a full-length research paper.
Identical to:  JUS 582A, RELI 582A.
May be convened with:  NES 482A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 582B -- Archeology of the Old Testament World  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the Bronze and Iron Age cultures of Syria-Palestine, ca. 3500-500 B.C., with emphasis on the use of archaeological materials in historical reconstruction. Graduate-level requirements include a full-length research paper.
Identical to:  JUS 582B, RELI 582B.
May be convened with:  NES 482B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 584 -- History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800 to Present  (3 units)
Description:  Origins of Zionism, and Palestinian and other Arab nationalisms from the nineteenth century and the post-1948 Arab-Israel state conflict in the Cold War era. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 584.
May be convened with:  NES 484.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 585A -- Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau: 7th Century - Present  (3 units)
Description:  600-1500. From Islamic invasions to the aftermath of the Mongol invasions. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 585A.
May be convened with:  NES 485A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 585B -- Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau: 7th Century - Present  (3 units)
Description:  The Iranian plateau in the modern era of western imperialism and nationalistic Islamic responses. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper.
Identical to:  HIST 585B.
May be convened with:  NES 485B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 586 -- Nomad Warriors  (3 units)
Description:  Mongol and Turkish tribal warfare, government, and society, especially in Central Asia and the Middle East. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, a longer research paper, and class presentations. They may also meet seperately for discussion.
Identical to:  HIST 586; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 486.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 590 -- Women in Middle Eastern Society  (3 units)
Description:  Middle Eastern society viewed from the perspective of women. Examines the extent to which formal definitions of women's nature and roles coincide with women's self-images and activities. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper.
Identical to:  ANTH 590; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 490.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 593 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 594 -- Practicum  (1-3 units)
Description:  The practical application, on an individual basis, of previously studied theory and the collection of data for future theoretical interpretation.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 595D -- Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 595E -- Struggle and Survival: Modern Mid East and North Africa, c. 1850 - Present  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Identical to:  HIST 595E; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 495E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 595F -- Ancient Near East  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
Identical to:  JUS 595F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 596B -- Special Topics in Near Eastern Studies  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 4 times (maximum 5 enrollments).
May be convened with:  NES 496B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 596C -- Women and the Literature of Identity in Modern Middle East and North Africa  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  HIST 596C; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 596D -- Mediterranean Cities in 15th-16th Centuries: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence & Venice  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  ARC 596D.
May be convened with:  NES 496D.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 596G -- Islamic Law and Society  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers. Graduate-level requirements include at least one in-class presentation of the assigned readings for the week, including distribution of an outline and active leading of subsequent discussion.
May be convened with:  NES 496G.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 596M -- Middle East: Topics in History and Civilization  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 596M.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 596W -- Feminist Approaches in the Bible  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  JUS 596W; JUS is home department.
May be convened with:  NES 496W.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 695M -- Advanced Studies in Middle Eastern History  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
May be repeated:  for credit 10 times (maximum 11 enrollments).
Identical to:  HIST 695M; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 696B -- Cultural Anthropology  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Identical to:  ANTH 696B; ANTH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

NES 696I -- International Water Resource Management  (1-3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Identical to:  HWR 696I; HWR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 696O -- History and Historiography in Colonial North Africa  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Identical to:  HIST 696O; HIST is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

NES 696Y -- Islam, Ethnicity and Nationalism  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the development of conceptions of ethnicity and nation and social movements, 19th century-present.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

NES 799 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 900 -- Research  (2-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 908 -- Case Studies  (3 units)
Description:  Individual study of a particular case, or report thereof.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 909 -- Master's Report  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 910 -- Thesis  (1-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

NES 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.