About the Program
Minor
The Department of Near Eastern Studies offers a minor in Persian. Option A is open to students with little or no background in the language. Option B is for students who have completed the equivalent of two years of university-level coursework in the language. For specific information regarding the requirements for each option, please see the Minor Requirements tab on this page.
Students may pursue the major in Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and Art History and a minor in one of the department's language programs, even though both are administered by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Students may not pursue a major in one of the Near Eastern Studies languages and a minor in another. Students may pursue the major in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures and a minor in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Civilizations.
Declaring the Minor
After finishing a minor, students are required to submit a Completion of L&S Minor form .
Other Majors and Minors offered by the Department of Near Eastern Studies
Ancient Egyptian Near Eastern Art and Archaeology
(Major)
Near Eastern Civilizations
(Major)
Near Eastern Languages and Literatures
(Major)
Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Civilizations
(Minor)
Arabic
(Minor)
Hebrew
(Minor)
Turkish
(Minor)
Minor Requirements
Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements and are noted officially on the transcript in the memoranda section, but they are not noted on diplomas.
General Guidelines
- All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements below must be taken for graded credit.
- A minimum of three of the upper division courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be completed at UC Berkeley.
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
- Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements may be applied toward the Seven-Course Breadth rRequirement for Letters & Science students.
- No more than one upper division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student's major and minor programs.
- All minor requirements must be completed prior to the last day of finals during the semester in which the student plans to graduate. Students who cannot finish all courses required for the minor by that time should see a College of Letters & Science adviser.
- All minor requirements must be completed within the unit ceiling. (For further information regarding the unit ceiling, please see the College Requirements tab.)
Requirements, Option A
Open to students with no background in the language.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Lower Division | ||
PERSIAN 1A | Elementary Modern Persian | 5 |
PERSIAN 1B | Elementary Modern Persian | 5 |
or Persian 11A & Persian 11B for heritage speakers | ||
PERSIAN 20A | Intermediate Modern Persian | 5 |
PERSIAN 20B | Intermediate Modern Persian | 5 |
Upper Division | ||
PERSIAN 100A | Advanced Persian | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Advanced Persian | ||
Readings in Classical Persian Prose | ||
Readings in Classical Persian Prose | ||
Classical Persian Poetry | ||
Classical Persian Poetry | ||
Contemporary Persian Literature | ||
Contemporary Persian Literature | ||
Modern Analytical Prose in Persian | ||
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Islam in Iran | ||
Islam in Iran | ||
Religions of Ancient Iran | ||
History of Persian Literature | ||
History of Persian Literature | ||
Film and Fiction of Iran | ||
History and Culture of Afghanistan | ||
Total Units | 35 |
Requirements, Option B
Open to students who can demonstrate proficiency at a level equivalent to that expected of students who have successfully completed the elementary and intermediate courses in the language (two years of university-level coursework).
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
Upper Division | ||
Select four courses in Persian literature from the following: | 12 | |
Advanced Persian | ||
Advanced Persian | ||
Readings in Persian Literature | ||
Readings in Persian Literature | ||
Readings in Classical Persian Prose | ||
Readings in Classical Persian Prose | ||
Classical Persian Poetry | ||
Classical Persian Poetry | ||
Contemporary Persian Literature | ||
Select two courses in Persian culture/history | 6 | |
Islam in Iran | ||
Islam in Iran | ||
History of Persian Literature | ||
History of Persian Literature | ||
Film and Fiction of Iran | ||
History and Culture of Afghanistan | ||
Total Units | 18 |
Courses
Persian
PERSIAN 1A Elementary Modern Persian 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Introduction to Persian language, covering basics of the language skills in all aspects of reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking with emphasis on culture and communicative methods.
Elementary Modern Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for Persian 1B, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 1B Elementary Modern Persian 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Introduction to Persian language, covering basics of the language skills in all aspects of reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking with emphasis on culture and communicative methods.
Elementary Modern Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 10 Intensive Elementary Persian 10 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Summer 2017, Summer 2016 10 Week Session, Summer 2015 8 Week Session
This course is equivalent to a full year of elementary Persian. It will train students in the four language skills: speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on the functional usage of the language.
Intensive Elementary Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 10 after taking 1A-1B.
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 11A Reading and Composition for Persian Speaking Students 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Designed for heritage students who possess oral skills (speaking/comprehension, though limited) but need to improve their writing and reading abilities, and expand their knowledge of Persian grammar and syntax. Completion of 11A-11B will prepare the student to take Persian 20A, Intermediate Persian.
Reading and Composition for Persian Speaking Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Rudimentary knowledge of spoken Persian and consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of recitation per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Reading and Composition for Persian Speaking Students: Read Less [-]
PERSIAN 11B Reading and Composition for Persian-Speaking Students 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Designed for heritage students who possess oral skills (speaking/comprehension, though limited) but need to improve their writing and reading abilities, and expand their knowledge of Persian grammar and syntax. Completion of 11A-11B will prepare the student to take Persian 20A, Intermediate Persian.
Reading and Composition for Persian-Speaking Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 11A or the consent of the instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of recitation per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Reading and Composition for Persian-Speaking Students: Read Less [-]
PERSIAN 20 Intensive Intermediate Persian 10 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Summer 2017 8 Week Session, Summer 2007 10 Week Session, Summer 2007 8 Week Session
A year or more of advanced level Persian with emphasis on advanced grammar and vocabulary build up. Newspaper clippings, film reviews and cultural awareness through introduction of literature will be covered.
Intensive Intermediate Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 1A-1B or Persian 10 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 20A Intermediate Modern Persian 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
The sequence begins in the fall. This course emphasizes reading of simple literary texts, expository writing and composition, formal conversation, grammar, and syntax. It involves intensive vocabulary building in preparation for advanced reading and comprehension of standard literary texts.
Intermediate Modern Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 1A-1B or Persian 11A-11B or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of recitation per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 20B Intermediate Modern Persian 5 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
The sequence begins in the fall. This course emphasizes reading of simple literary texts, expository writing and composition, formal conversation, grammar, and syntax. It involves intensive vocabulary building in preparation for advanced reading and comprehension of standard literary texts.
Intermediate Modern Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 20A or the consent of the instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 5 hours of recitation per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 50 Persian Reading and Composition 10 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Summer 1997 10 Week Session, Summer 1995 10 Week Session
This course is designed to promote advanced literacy skills in students with different levels of spoken Persian but little or no reading and writing skills in the language. This course will prepare students to take advanced literature courses in the Persian language.
Persian Reading and Composition: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Knowledge of spoken Persian and consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 50 after taking 106A-106B.
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 100A Advanced Persian 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
Emphasis on intensive vocabulary building, comprehensive grammar review, reading and analysis of short literary texts of various genres from classical and modern periods, and reading newspaper clips and other original sources in Persian media.
Advanced Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 20A-20B or equivalent, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 100B Advanced Persian 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2017, Spring 2016
Emphasis on intensive vocabulary building, comprehensive grammar review, reading and analysis of short literary texts of various genres from classical and modern periods, and reading newspaper clips and other original sources in Persian media.
Advanced Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 100A or the consent of the instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 101A Readings in Persian Literature 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2013, Fall 2012, Fall 2011
Readings in both prose and poetry, drawn chiefly from classical and modern Persian literature, designed to increase reading skills and vocabulary and to provide a transition to the study of more challenging literary texts.
Readings in Persian Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 100A-100B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 101B Readings in Persian Literature 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
Readings in both prose and poetry, drawn chiefly from classical and modern Persian literature, designed to increase reading skills and vocabulary and to provide a transition to the study of more challenging literary texts.
Readings in Persian Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 101A or the consent of the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 102A Readings in Classical Persian Prose 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2011
Systematic study of representative selections from all periods of classical Persian literature, with attention to the historical and intellectual context.
Readings in Classical Persian Prose: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 102B Readings in Classical Persian Prose 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2008, Spring 2006, Spring 2003
Systematic study of representative selections from all periods of classical Persian literature, with attention to the historical and intellectual context.
Readings in Classical Persian Prose: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 103A Classical Persian Poetry 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Spring 2012, Fall 2010
Systematic study of poems belonging to all genres of classical Persian poetry, with consideration of questions of prosody, rhetoric, and style.
Classical Persian Poetry: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 103B Classical Persian Poetry 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2015
Systematic study of poems belonging to all genres of classical Persian poetry, with consideration of questions of prosody, rhetoric, and style.
Classical Persian Poetry: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 104A Contemporary Persian Literature 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2013, Summer 1996 10 Week Session
This course will deal with significant works of Persian prose and poetry from the beginning of the 19th century down to the present. Complete works or extracts from them will be read in the original as a preliminary to their analysis in terms of literary and stylistic development, as well as the changing role of literature in society. The works of the 19th century and the period of the Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911).
Contemporary Persian Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 104B Contemporary Persian Literature 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Spring 2013, Spring 2007
This course will deal with significant works of Persian prose and poetry from the beginning of the 19th century down to the present. Complete works or extracts from them will be read in the original as a preliminary to their analysis in terms of literary and stylistic development, as well as the changing role of literature in society. The literature of the rest of the 20th century.
Contemporary Persian Literature: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A or 101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 105 Modern Analytical Prose in Persian 3 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Fall 2015, Spring 2010, Fall 2008
This course deals with modern/contemporary critical theory, literary history, aesthetics and philosophy, and various theories of literary and cultural criticism in Persian. It concentrates on selected modern analytical, discursive, and expository texts in Persian. The course explores, from an inter- and multi-disciplinary perspective, how different movements, genres, and rhetorical aspects of modern/contemporary literature and culture have been perceived, historically contextualized, and critically positioned within the larger intellectual and scholarly domain in Persian. All texts will be read in the original Persian.
Modern Analytical Prose in Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 101A-101B or consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
PERSIAN 120 Intensive Intermediate Persian 10 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
A year or more of advanced level Persian with emphasis on advanced grammar and vocabulary build up. Newspaper clippings, film reviews and cultural awareness through introduction of literature will be covered.
Intensive Intermediate Persian: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Persian 1A-1B or Persian 10 or equivalent
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 20 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: 20
PERSIAN H195 Senior Honors 2 - 4 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Directed study centered upon preparation of an honors thesis.
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Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Limited to senior honors candidates
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 units.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
PERSIAN 198 Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Instruction in areas not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Directed Group Study for Upper Division Students: Read Less [-]
PERSIAN 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Offered through: Near Eastern Studies
Terms offered: Spring 2003, Fall 2002, Spring 2002
Enrollment is restricted by regulations shown in the .
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Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Persian/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Faculty and Instructors
Faculty
Wali Ahmadi, Associate Professor. Persian languages, Persian literature.
Research Profile
Asad Ahmed, Associate Professor. Islam (social and intellectual history).
Research Profile
Daniel Boyarin, Professor. Talmud, rhetoric, Christianity, genealogy of, invention of Judaism.
Research Profile
Ahmad Diab, Assistant Professor. Modern Arabic Literature.
Ronald Hendel, Professor. Textual criticism, Hebrew bible, ancient Near Eastern religion and mythology, Northwest Semitic linguistics.
Research Profile
Chana Kronfeld, Professor. Comparative literature, modernism, Hebrew, Yiddish, modern poetry, minor literatures, politics of literary history, feminist stylistics, intertextuality, translation studies.
Research Profile
Margaret Larkin, Professor. Near Eastern studies.
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Rita Lucarelli, Assistant Professor. Egyptology.
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Sabrina Sonia Maras, Assistant Adjunct Professor.
Maria Mavroudi, Professor. Byzantine studies.
Research Profile
Benjamin Porter, Assistant Professor. Archaeology, Near Eastern archaeology, Middle East, Arid Environments, anthropology, Heritage, tourism, and Museum Studies.
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Carol A. Redmount, Associate Professor. Egyptology.
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Francesca Rochberg, Professor. History of science, ancient near east, cuneiform studies.
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Niek Veldhuis, Professor. Digital humanities, intellectual history, Sumerian, cuneiform.
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Lecturers
Rutie Adler, Lecturer.
Hatem A. Bazian, Lecturer. Near Eastern studies.
Research Profile
Chava Boyarin, Lecturer.
Elsa Elmahdy, Lecturer.
Gholam-Reza Ghahramani, Lecturer.
John L. Hayes, Lecturer.
Lissette M. Jimenez, Lecturer.
Nawal M. Laymoun, Lecturer.
Sanjyot Mehendale, Lecturer. Near Eastern studies, Central Asia, Central Asian studies, archaeology and art history.
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Haitham S. Mohamed, Lecturer.
Laurie Pearce, Lecturer.
Barbara Richter, Lecturer.
Jason Christopher Vivrette, Lecturer.
Visiting Faculty
Manuel Duarte De Oliveira, Visiting Professor.
Emeritus Faculty
Hamid Algar, Professor Emeritus.
Ayla Algar, Lecturer Emeritus. Turkish language and literature, language pedagogy.
Robert B. Alter, Professor Emeritus. Comparative literature, Near Eastern studies, 19th-century European and American novel, modernism, literary aspects of the bible, modern and biblical Hebrew literature.
Research Profile
Guitty Azarpay, Professor Emeritus. Art and archaeology of the ancient Near East and Central Asia.
Research Profile
Ariel A. Bloch, Professor Emeritus.
Wolfgang J. Heimpel, Professor Emeritus. Near Eastern studies.
Research Profile
Anne D. Kilmer, Professor Emeritus.
David Larkin, Lecturer Emeritus. Egyptology.
James T. Monroe, Professor Emeritus.
Jaleh Pirnazar, Lecturer Emeritus. Modern Iranian history. Persian language and literature, Iranian Cinema.
Martin Schwartz, Professor Emeritus. Near Eastern studies.
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Muhammad Siddiq, Professor Emeritus. Near Eastern studies.
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David B. Stronach, Professor Emeritus.
Contact Information
Department of Near Eastern Studies
250 Barrows Hall
Phone: 510-642-3757
Fax: 510-643-8430
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology
Carol A. Redmount, PhD
242 Barrows Hall
Phone: 510-642-3757
Undergraduate Adviser for Islamic, Arabic, Hebrew, & Persian Studies and Professor of Persian Literature
Wali Ahmadi
284 Barrows Hall
Phone: 510-642-3757