Urdu (URD)
URD 604 Accelerated First-Year Urdu 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for students who have some knowledge of spoken Urdu but have not studied Urdu formally. Hindi 604 and Urdu 604 may not both be counted; Hindi 506 and Urdu 604 may not both be counted; Hindi 507 and Urdu 604 may not both be counted; Urdu 604 and 506 may not both be counted; Urdu 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 506 First-Year Urdu I 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Urdu 604 and 506 may not both be counted. Five class hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 507 First-Year Urdu II 5 Hours
5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Urdu 604 and 507 may not both be counted. Five class hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 506 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 612 Accelerated Second-Year Urdu 6 Hours
6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Urdu 604. Urdu 612 and 312K may not both be counted; Urdu 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Six lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 604 with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 312K Second-Year Urdu I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the Urdu script, followed by Urdu reading, composition, and conversation. Urdu 612 and 312K may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 507 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 312L Second-Year Urdu II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Urdu 312K. Urdu 612 and 312L may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 312K with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 118K Practice in Spoken Urdu I 1 Hour
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Instruction and practice in conversation for intermediate-level students. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 507 with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 118L Practice in Spoken Urdu II 1 Hour
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 118K with a grade of at least C.
Restrictions: Not open to native speakers of Urdu.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Urdu 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 Asian 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.
Academic Level: Lower Division
URD 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S Topics in Urdu 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 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 Asian 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.
URD 330 Topics in Urdu Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of specific subjects related to Urdu culture as reflected in literary productions and other modes of expression. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Female Voices in Urdu Literature. Survey of prose and poetry written in Urdu by women during the last three centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Religious Studies 341 (Topic: Female Voices in Urdu Literature), Urdu 330 (Topic 1), 384 (Topic 4).
Topic 2: Love and Devotion in Urdu Literature. Examination of various literary genres that are shaped by discourses on the love of God and devotion to the prophet Muhammad. Urdu 330 (Topic 2) and 384 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Philosophy and Poetry of Iqbal. Explores the prose and poetry written by the most influential twentieth-century Muslim reformer in South Asia, Muhammad Iqbal. Urdu 330 (Topic 3) and 384 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Urdu Aesthetics. Intensive overview of the most popular lyrical genre of Urdu poetry, the ghazal, and the standards used to judge a good ghazal. Urdu 330 (Topic 4) and 384 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Urdu Short Stories: Manto. Survey of the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto. Primary texts in Urdu, secondary materials in English. Urdu 330 (Topic: Urdu Short Stories: Manto) and 330 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Qawwali Aesthetics. Examination of the devotional currency of Qawwali, and issues of gender, class, religious differences, and nationalism. Explores the relationship between oral and written literature and tensions between local aesthetics and the process of globalization. Urdu 330 (Topic: Qawwali Aesthetics) and 330 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Partition in Literature and Film. Urdu 330 (Topic: Partition in Literature and Film) and 330 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
URD 330.1 Female Voices in Urdu Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of prose and poetry written in Urdu by women during the last three centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Religious Studies 341 (Topic: Female Voices in Urdu Literature), Urdu 330 (Topic 1), 384 (Topic 4).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.2 Love and Devotion in Urdu Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of various literary genres that are shaped by discourses on the love of God and devotion to the prophet Muhammad. Urdu 330 (Topic 2) and 384 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.3 Philosophy and Poetry of Iqbal 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the prose and poetry written by the most influential twentieth-century Muslim reformer in South Asia, Muhammad Iqbal. Urdu 330 (Topic 3) and 384 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.4 Urdu Aesthetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive overview of the most popular lyrical genre of Urdu poetry, the ghazal, and the standards used to judge a good ghazal. Urdu 330 (Topic 4) and 384 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.5 Urdu Short Stories: Manto 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto. Primary texts in Urdu, secondary materials in English. Urdu 330 (Topic: Urdu Short Stories: Manto) and 330 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.6 Qawwali Aesthetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of the devotional currency of Qawwali, and issues of gender, class, religious differences, and nationalism. Explores the relationship between oral and written literature and tensions between local aesthetics and the process of globalization. Urdu 330 (Topic: Qawwali Aesthetics) and 330 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330.7 Partition in Literature and Film 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Urdu 330 (Topic: Partition in Literature and Film) and 330 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 130D Urdu Across Disciplines 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Reading of Urdu language materials related to the subject matter of another designated course in Asian studies. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Registration for an appropriate Asian studies course, and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 330G Gender and Sexuality in Urdu-Hindi 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Urdu 330 (Topic: Gender/Sexuality In Urdu-Hindi) and 330G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 332 Style and Register in Urdu 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practice of skills in reading, listening, writing, and speaking for everyday social situations and some formal situations. Relevant to students working toward the "Advanced" level on the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scale, equivalent to level 2 on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale. Urdu 330 (Topic: Style and Register in Urdu) and 332 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Urdu 312L with a grade of at least C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 360 Conference Course in Urdu Language and Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study of selected problems in Urdu language or literature. Conference course.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the undergraduate adviser.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Upper Division
URD 381 Conference Course in Urdu Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Supervised individual study. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and written consent of instructor on form obtained from the graduate coordinator.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384 Topics in Urdu Language and Culture 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of various aspects and periods of Urdu language and culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and six semester hours of upper-division coursework in Urdu with a grade of at least C; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Master's
Topic 1: Advanced Reading, Composition, and Conversation I.
Topic 2: Advanced Reading, Composition, and Conversation II.
Topic 3: Readings in Urdu.
Topic 4: Female Voices in Urdu Literature. Survey of prose and poetry written in Urdu by women during the last three centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Religious Studies 341 (Topic: Female Voices in Urdu Literature), Urdu 330 (Topic 1), 384 (Topic 4).
Topic 5: Love and Devotion in Urdu Literature. Examination of various literary genres that are shaped by discourses on the love of God and devotion to the prophet Muhammad. Urdu 330 (Topic 2) and 384 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Philosophy and Poetry of Iqbal. Explores the prose and poetry written by the most influential twentieth-century Muslim reformer in South Asia, Muhammad Iqbal. Urdu 330 (Topic 3) and 384 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Urdu Aesthetics. Intensive overview of the most popular lyrical genre of Urdu poetry, the ghazal, and the standards used to judge a good ghazal. Urdu 330 (Topic 4) and 384 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Style and Register in Urdu. Practice of skills in reading, listening, writing, and speaking for everyday social situations and some formal situations. Relevant to students working toward the "Advanced" level on the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scale, equivalent to level 2 on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale. Urdu 384 (Topic: Style and Register in Urdu) and 384 (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Reading and writing comprehension of Urdu equivalent to two academic years' study of Urdu, or consent of instructor.
Topic 9: Urdu Short Stories: Manto. Survey of the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto. Primary texts in Urdu, secondary materials in English. Urdu 384 (Topic: Short Stories: Manto) and 384 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Qawwali Aesthetics. Examination of the devotional currency of Qawwali, and issues of gender, class, religious differences, and nationalism. Explores the relationship between oral and written literature and tensions between local aesthetics and the process of globalization. Urdu 384 (Topic: Qawwali Aesthetics) and 384 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Topic 11: Gender and Sexuality in Urdu-Hindi. Urdu 384 (Topic: Gender/Sexuality In Urdu-Hindi) and 384 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
URD 384.1 Advanced Reading, Composition, and Conversation I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.10 Qawwali Aesthetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of the devotional currency of Qawwali, and issues of gender, class, religious differences, and nationalism. Explores the relationship between oral and written literature and tensions between local aesthetics and the process of globalization. Urdu 384 (Topic: Qawwali Aesthetics) and 384 (Topic 10) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.11 Gender and Sexuality in Urdu-Hindi 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Urdu 384 (Topic: Gender/Sexuality In Urdu-Hindi) and 384 (Topic 11) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.2 Advanced Reading, Composition, and Conversation II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.3 Readings in Urdu 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.4 Female Voices in Urdu Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of prose and poetry written in Urdu by women during the last three centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Religious Studies 341 (Topic: Female Voices in Urdu Literature), Urdu 330 (Topic 1), 384 (Topic 4).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.5 Love and Devotion in Urdu Literature 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of various literary genres that are shaped by discourses on the love of God and devotion to the prophet Muhammad. Urdu 330 (Topic 2) and 384 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.6 Philosophy and Poetry of Iqbal 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the prose and poetry written by the most influential twentieth-century Muslim reformer in South Asia, Muhammad Iqbal. Urdu 330 (Topic 3) and 384 (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.7 Urdu Aesthetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Intensive overview of the most popular lyrical genre of Urdu poetry, the ghazal, and the standards used to judge a good ghazal. Urdu 330 (Topic 4) and 384 (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.8 Style and Register in Urdu 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practice of skills in reading, listening, writing, and speaking for everyday social situations and some formal situations. Relevant to students working toward the "Advanced" level on the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scale, equivalent to level 2 on the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale. Urdu 384 (Topic: Style and Register in Urdu) and 384 (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Reading and writing comprehension of Urdu equivalent to two academic years' study of Urdu, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
URD 384.9 Urdu Short Stories: Manto 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of the writings of Sadat Hasan Manto. Primary texts in Urdu, secondary materials in English. Urdu 384 (Topic: Short Stories: Manto) and 384 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's