First semester of intensive Persian language instruction.

Elementary colloquial Persian.

Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian.

Second semester of intensive Persian language instruction.

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.

Continuation of Persian 512K.

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.

First semester of intermediate Persian language instruction.

Second semester of intermediate Persian language instruction.

Study of various aspects of Persian linguistics, literature, and culture. Conducted in Persian.

Explore the evolving meanings of leaving the homeland in Persian modern media.

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.

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.

Conducted in Persian.

Introduction to the language of media in Iran and the rest of the Persianate world.

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.

Students read and discuss Persian language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course.

Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian language or literature.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Study of various aspects and periods of Persian language and literature.

Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian studies.

Preparation of a report to fulfill the requirement for the master's degree under the report option.