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Persian (PRS)

PRS 601C  Intensive Persian I  6 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
First semester of intensive Persian language instruction. Persian 601C and 506 may not both be counted. Persian 601C and 507 may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

PRS 506  First-Year Persian I  5 Hours  

5 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Elementary colloquial Persian. Persian 601C and 506 may not both be counted. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  

PRS 507  First-Year Persian II  5 Hours  

5 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian. Persian 601C and 507 may not both be counted. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 506 with a grade of at least C.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  

PRS 611C  Intensive Persian II  6 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Second semester of intensive Persian language instruction. Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C,512K. Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C, 512L. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 601C or 507 with a grade of at least C.  
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

PRS 612C  Intensive Persian for Heritage Speakers  6 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Designed for heritage speakers with prior exposure to Persian speaking and listening. This may include heritage Persian language speakers who have had little or no formal instruction in the language, and speakers who understand at a near-native level but have no knowledge or limited knowledge of reading and writing. Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C, 512K. Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C, 512L. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

PRS 512K  Second-Year Persian I  5 Hours  

5 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C, 512K. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 507 with a grade of at least C.  
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

PRS 512L  Second-Year Persian II  5 Hours  

5 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Continuation of Persian 512K. Only one of the following may be counted: Persian 611C, 612C, 512L. Five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 512K with a grade of at least C.  
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Lower Division  

PRS 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in Persian  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

PRS 322K  Intermediate Persian I  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
First semester of intermediate Persian language instruction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 611C, 612C, or 512L with a grade of at least C.  
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 322L  Intermediate Persian II  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Second semester of intermediate Persian language instruction. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 322K with a grade of at least C.  
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Persian.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329  Topics in Persian Language, Literature, and Culture  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of various aspects of Persian linguistics, literature, and culture. Conducted in Persian. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 612C or 322K.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  
Topic 1: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.

Topic 2: Sa'di's Golestan. Additional prerequisite: Persian 512L.

Topic 3: Hafez's Ghazals.

Topic 4: Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Fiction.

Topic 5: Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.

Topic 6: Persian Prose Nonfiction.

Topic 7: The Classics of Persian Poetry. Conducted in Persian. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Persian 329 (Topic 7). Additional prerequisite: Persian 611C or 612C with a grade of at least C.

Topic 8: Iranian Cinema. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Persian 329 (Topic 8).

Topic 9: Media Persian. Introduction to the language of media in Iran and the rest of the Persianate world. Persian 329 (Topic: Media Persian) and 329 (Topic 9) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 10: Iranian Women Poets. Persian 329 (Topic: Iranian Women Poets) and 329 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.

Topic 11: Media and Migration in Iran. Explore the evolving meanings of leaving the homeland in Persian modern media. Persian 329 (Topic: Media and Migration in Iran) and 329 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.

Topic 12: Cops and Criminals in Iran. Examine the theme of cops, criminals, and prisons in Iran, explore Persian language skills by reading Persian texts, watching or listening to media samples, participating in discussions, giving presentations, writing papers. Persian 329 (Topic: Cops/Criminals in Iran) and 329 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 13: Cultural History of Contemporary Iran. Conducted in Persian (Farsi). Describe and analyze the main trends and patterns in a variety of the cultural aspects of modern Iran, including literary arts, visual arts, performing arts, architecture, sports, etc. Persian 329 (Topic: Cultural Hist of Mod Iran) and 329 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
  

PRS 329.1  Ferdowsi's Shahnameh  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.10  Iranian Women Poets  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Persian 329 (Topic: Iranian Women Poets) and 329 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.11  Media and Migration in Iran  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Explore the evolving meanings of leaving the homeland in Persian modern media. Persian 329 (Topic: Media and Migration in Iran) and 329 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.12  Cops and Criminals in Iran  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the theme of cops, criminals, and prisons in Iran, explore Persian language skills by reading Persian texts, watching or listening to media samples, participating in discussions, giving presentations, writing papers. Persian 329 (Topic: Cops/Criminals in Iran) and 329 (Topic 12) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.13  Cultural History of Contemporary Iran  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conducted in Persian (Farsi). Describe and analyze the main trends and patterns in a variety of the cultural aspects of modern Iran, including literary arts, visual arts, performing arts, architecture, sports, etc. Persian 329 (Topic: Cultural Hist of Mod Iran) and 329 (Topic 13) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.2  Sa'di's Golestan  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 512L.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.3  Hafez's Ghazals  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.4  Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Fiction  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.5  Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.6  Persian Prose Nonfiction  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.7  The Classics of Persian Poetry  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Conducted in Persian. Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Classics of Persian Poetry), Persian 329 (Topic 7).
Pre/Corequisites: Persian 611C or 612C with a grade of at least C.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.8  Iranian Cinema  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Only one of the following may be counted: Comparative Literature 323 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 321 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Iranian Cinema), Persian 329 (Topic 8).
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 329.9  Media Persian  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Introduction to the language of media in Iran and the rest of the Persianate world. Persian 329 (Topic: Media Persian) and 329 (Topic 9) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in Persian  1-9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

PRS 130D  Persian across Disciplines  1 Hour  

1 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Students read and discuss Persian language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course. No more than three semester hours may be counted toward the major in either Middle Eastern Studies or Middle Eastern Languages and Culture. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Persian 322L, and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 369  Conference Course in Persian Language and Literature  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian language or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

PRS 380C  Topics in Persian Language  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian or consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 381H  Intensive Graduate Language Instruction I  3 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Persian at the beginning level in preparation for research with Persian sources. Includes an independent project component. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 381J  Intensive Graduate Language Instruction II  3 Hours  

6 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Persian at the low-intermediate level in preparation for research with Persian sources. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Persian 381H with a grade of at least B.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 381K  Intermediate Graduate Language Instruction I  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Persian at the intermediate level in preparation for research with Persian sources. Includes an independent project component. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Persian 381J with a grade of at least B.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 381L  Intermediate Graduate Language Instruction II  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Intensive cultural and literacy-focused training in Persian at the high-intermediate level in preparation for research with Persian sources. Includes an independent project component. Incoming students are placed in the appropriate level by means of a departmental placement test. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Persian 381K with a grade of at least B.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 382C  Topics in Persian Linguistics and Philology  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Persian studies.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C  Topics in Persian Literature  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Study of various aspects and periods of Persian language and literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, three semester hours of upper-division coursework in Persian, and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Doctoral  
Topic 1: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.

Topic 2: Sa'di's Golestan.

Topic 3: Hafez and Classical Persian Lyric Poetry.

Topic 4: Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Prose Fiction.

Topic 5: Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.

Topic 6: Iranian Women Writers.

Topic 7: Persian Prose Nonfiction, Past and Present.

Topic 8: Iranian Literature in Exile.

Topic 9: Iranian Drama.

Topic 10: Iranian Film and Fiction. Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 2) and Persian 384C (Topic 10) may not both be counted. Same as: MES 386.2
  

PRS 384C.1  Ferdowsi's Shahnameh  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.10  Iranian Film and Fiction  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Middle Eastern Studies 386 (Topic 2) and Persian 384C (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Same as: MES 386.2  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.2  Sa'di's Golestan  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.3  Hafez and Classical Persian Lyric Poetry  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.4  Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Prose Fiction  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.5  Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.6  Iranian Women Writers  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.7  Persian Prose Nonfiction, Past and Present  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 384C.9  Iranian Drama  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 389  Conference Course in Persian Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian studies. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, consent of the graduate adviser, and consent of instructor.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral  

PRS 698  Thesis  6 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in Persian studies and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Persian 698A.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

PRS 398R  Master's Report  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in Persian studies and consent of the graduate adviser.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Master's  

PRS 399W, 699W, 999W  Dissertation  3,6,9 Hours  

0 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.  
Grading: Credit No Credit  
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)  
Academic Level: Doctoral