PRIRSPHD - Persian and Iranian Studies

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The PhD in Persian and Iranian Studies consists of 21 units of core courses, 12 units of elective courses, 3 units of a research methods course, 18 dissertation units, and 9+ minor units. The completion of a minor is also required. In addition, fourth-year proficiency in Persian is required, and reading knowledge of French, German, or another relevant language is required.

CORE COURSES:

• course: Middle East (3)

Pre-modern Courses from list below (6 units):

• course / course: History of Medieval India (3)

• course / course / course: History of the Iranian Plateau, 600-1501

• course / course: Islamic Mysticism (3)

• course / course: Love, Sex and Desire in the Islamicate Imaginary (3)

• course / course: Kingship in Medieval Islamic Iran (3-4)

• course: Shi'ism (3)

• course: Topics in Classical and Ancient Persian Literature and Culture (3)

Modern Courses from list below (6 units):

• course / course / course: Iranian Culture and Society (3)

• course / course: Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East (3)

• course / course / course: Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change (3)

• course / course: The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (3)

• course / course / course: Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism (3)

• course / course: Marxism and the Middle East (3)

• course: Nationalism and Islam (3)

• course: Topics in Modern Persian Literature and Iranian Culture (3)

Additional Pre-modern and/or Modern Courses from lists above (6 units)

Research Methods Course (3 units total):

• course / course / course / course: Language and Society in the Middle East (3)

• course: Mixed Methods in Applied Anthropology (3)

• course / course: Ethnography of the Middle East: Issues and Methods (3)

• course: History of Criticism and Theory (3)

• course: Studies in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Theory (3)

• course: Theories in Criticism (3)

• course / course / course: Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism (3)

• course: Historiography (3)

• course / course: Foundation of Syntactic Theory (3)

• course: Topics in Syntax and Semantics (3)

DISSERTATION (18 units total)

• course: Dissertation

ELECTIVE COURSES (12 units total)

• Electives should be chosen in consultation with the major advisor.

• Up to 6 units of Persian language at the graduate level can be counted toward the required 12 units of elective courses.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Fourth-year proficiency in Persian is required. To meet this requirement, students must take course: 4th Year Persian II, or receive credit by exam. If the latter option is chosen, the exam must be administered by a Persian language instructor

• Reading knowledge of French, German, or another relevant language is required. Units received toward this requirement cannot be counted toward the required 12 units of elective courses.

• All language requirements must be satisfied before taking the comprehensive exam.

Students must complete a minor (9+ units) in a field of their choice. Requirements of the minor are determined by the minor department/school.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.