Persian: PRS

Lower-Division Courses

PRS X01C. Intensive Persian I.

First semester of intensive Persian language instruction.

PRS X06. First-Year Persian I.

Elementary colloquial Persian.

PRS X07. First-Year Persian II.

Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian.

PRS X11C. Intensive Persian II.

Second semester of intensive Persian language instruction.

PRS X12C. Intensive Persian for Heritage Speakers.

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.

PRS X12K. Second-Year Persian I.

PRS X12L. Second-Year Persian II.

Continuation of Persian 512K.

PRS X19S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X29S. Topics in Persian.

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.

Upper-Division Courses

PRS X06. First-Year Persian I.

Elementary colloquial Persian.

PRS X07. First-Year Persian II.

Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian.

PRS X19S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X22K. Intermediate Persian I.

First semester of intermediate Persian language instruction.

PRS X22L. Intermediate Persian II.

Second semester of intermediate Persian language instruction.

PRS X29. Topics in Persian Language, Literature, and Culture.

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

PRS X29.1. Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.

PRS X29.10. Iranian Women Poets.

PRS X29.11. Media and Migration in Iran.

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

PRS X29.12. 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.

PRS X29.13. 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.

PRS X29.2. Sa'di's Golestan.

PRS X29.3. Hafez's Ghazals.

PRS X29.4. Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Fiction.

PRS X29.5. Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.

PRS X29.6. Persian Prose Nonfiction.

PRS X29.7. The Classics of Persian Poetry.

Conducted in Persian.

PRS X29.8. Iranian Cinema.

PRS X29.9. Media Persian.

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

PRS X29S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X30D. Persian across Disciplines.

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

PRS X69. Conference Course in Persian Language and Literature.

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

Graduate Courses

PRS X06. First-Year Persian I.

Elementary colloquial Persian.

PRS X07. First-Year Persian II.

Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian.

PRS X19S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X29S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X80C. Topics in Persian Language.

PRS X81H. Intensive Graduate Language Instruction I.

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.

PRS X81J. Intensive Graduate Language Instruction II.

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.

PRS X81K. Intermediate Graduate Language Instruction I.

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.

PRS X81L. Intermediate Graduate Language Instruction II.

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.

PRS X82C. Topics in Persian Linguistics and Philology.

PRS X84C. Topics in Persian Literature.

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

PRS X84C.1. Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.

PRS X84C.10. Iranian Film and Fiction.

PRS X84C.2. Sa'di's Golestan.

PRS X84C.3. Hafez and Classical Persian Lyric Poetry.

PRS X84C.4. Sadeq Hedayat and Twentieth-Century Persian Prose Fiction.

PRS X84C.5. Forugh Farrokhzad and Modernist Persian Poetry.

PRS X84C.6. Iranian Women Writers.

PRS X84C.7. Persian Prose Nonfiction, Past and Present.

PRS X84C.9. Iranian Drama.

PRS X89. Conference Course in Persian Studies.

Supervised individual study of selected problems in Persian studies.

PRS X98. Thesis.

PRS X98R. Master's Report.

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

PRS X99W. Dissertation.

Professional Courses

PRS X06. First-Year Persian I.

Elementary colloquial Persian.

PRS X07. First-Year Persian II.

Continuation of Persian 506. Elementary literary Persian.

PRS X19S. Topics in Persian.

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.

PRS X29S. Topics in Persian.

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.