Topic 1: Modern Egypt: A History. Critically examines the social, political, and intellectual dynamics that shaped the different forms of political community, economic organization, and public culture over the past century. Covers colonialism, liberalism, Arab socialism, authoritarian capitalism, and Islamic republicanism. Only one of the following may be counted: History 334E, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic 5), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 1). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 334E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Re-forming the Arab East, 1914-Present. Introduction to the history of the Middle East in the twentieth century. Examines forces that transformed the area from a relatively peaceful region to a radicalized environment. Explores colonialism, nationalism, secular modernism, impact of Zionism, rise of political Islam, status of women, and the oil revolution. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331R, History 364G (Topic: Re-forming the Arab East), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 2). Same as: HIS 331R Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: History of Iran to 1800. A survey of the social, economic, and religious components unique to Iran from the pre-Islamic empire of the Achaemenids through the development of Iran as a medieval and premodern Islamic state. History 331G and Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Same as: HIS 331G Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492. An introduction to the impact of Islam on Spain and North Africa, with emphasis on social, economic, and cultural development. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), History 375D, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 345, 363 (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492). Same as: HIS 375D, R S 345 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Medieval Islam: Faith and History. Only one of the following may be counted: History 350L (Topic 34), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 5), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 2), 358E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Modern Iran. Explore the development of modern Iran; special attention is given to the impact of the West, the constitutional movement, nationalism, the oil crisis, and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331L, Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331L Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj. Survey of the Hajj, Islam's major pilgrimage to Mecca and the nearby Holy Places. It will examine the Islamic pilgrimage from its beginnings in the seventh century C.E. through today. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj), 364G (Topic 14), 367E, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 343 (Topic 7), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: History of the Pilgrimage to Mecca), 358 (Topic 24), 358P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 367E, R S 358P Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Prophet of Islam: His Life and Times. A detailed study of the prophet Muhammad's life and message, and of the means by which his life was recorded and popularized. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 2), 364D, Islamic Studies 340 (Topic 1), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 325. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 364D, R S 325 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Origins of Monotheism. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 364 (Topic 13), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 343 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 358 (Topic: Origins of Monotheism), 358O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: J S 364.13, R S 358O Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Medieval Middle East History in One Hundred Objects. Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from the period of Late Antiquity (in the seventh century) to the rise of early modern empires of the Safavids, Ottomans, and Mughals (in the seventeenth century), through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328L, 363 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), History 339Q, 364G (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mid East Hist in 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328L, HIS 339Q Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Modern Middle East History in One Hundred Objects. Survey the history of the medieval Middle East, from 1500 to the present, through close examination of the meaning and significance of 100 objects. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328M, 366P (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), History 343E, 364G (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), Islamic Studies 373 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 373 (Topic 23), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Mod Mid East In 100 Objects), 343 (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328M, HIS 343E Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Arabs and Vikings: Art and Culture. Explore the art and culture of the global Middle Ages through close examination of recent films, popular and academic publications, and works of art and architecture that reveal the interconnection between the European and the Islamic worlds. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 328N, 361L (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture) 362F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arabs/Vikings Art Culture), 343 (Topic 13). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ARH 328N, GSD 362F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 15: Africa and Rome. Explore the history of Roman Africa with emphasis on what is now Tunisia and northern Algeria. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 340U, 370 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 374C (Topic: Africa and Rome), Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic: Africa and Rome), Classical Civilization 348 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 348P, History 321J, 364G (Topic: Africa and Rome), 366N (Topic: Africa and Rome), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Africa and Rome), 343 (Topic 15). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 340U, C C 348P, HIS 321J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Jews: Nation or People. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366D, 366N (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 364 (Topic 16), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Jews: Nation or People?), 343 (Topic 16). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 366D, J S 364.16 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing

Topic 17: Restitution and Restorative Justice after the Holocaust. Examine attempts to find a measure of justice after the Holocaust. Explore themes of human rights and international law. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 346 (Topic 35), History 366E, 366N (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 364 (Topic 17), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Holocaust/Restitutn/Justice), 343 (Topic 17). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: EUS 346.35, HIS 366E, J S 364.17 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 20: Islam in the Early Modern World: Religion and Culture. Examine a history of the religious and cultural development across the Islamic world between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries, stemming from the rise of the Mongols and the end of the caliphate. Explore the early modern Muslim empires of the Ottomans, Safavids, and the Mughals. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 367S, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 373 (Topic 20), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Islam Early Mod World:Rel/Cult), 343 (Topic 20), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 22), 359D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 367S, R S 359D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 21: Transnational Asia: From the Middle East to the Far East. Examine how various groups of people understood, experienced, and imagined concepts such as "the East" and "Asia" with a primary focus on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 361R, History 343C, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Transnational Asia), 343 (Topic 21). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 361R, HIS 343C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: French Empire: The West and Islam. The development of regions within the Mediterranean, variously called the West and East or Europe and Islam, with an emphasis on the role of modern France and France's Mediterranean empire. Only one of the following may be counted: History 364G (Topic 7), 364Q, Islamic Studies 372 (Topic 22), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 22), Religious Studies 358 (Topic 16), 358F. Three lecture hours for one semester. Same as: HIS 364Q, R S 358F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: Muslim Travelers and Traders. Introduction to modern Middle Eastern and Islamic history in the broader context of globalization, with a primary focus on the nineteenth century to the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343D, History 343D, 366N (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Muslim Travelers and Traders), 343 (Topic 23), Religious Studies 343D. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 343D, HIS 343D, R S 343D Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Arab Citizens of Israel. Examine the historical, social, and political processes of change experienced by the Palestinian-Arab community in Israel, including the fundamental aspects pertaining to the founding of Israel as "a Jewish and democratic state" and the relations between the Arab minority and the Jewish majority. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331D, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 24), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab Citizens of Israel), 343 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331D, J S 364.24 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: The Arab-Israeli Conflict. Examine the elements of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the main figures involved, events, and turning-points in its history. Only one of the following may be counted: History 331E, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 364 (Topic 25), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Arab-Israeli Conflict), 343 (Topic 25). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 331E, J S 364.25 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 26: The Levant: From Colonialism to Coexistence. Examine the history of the Levant, a region that includes Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366T, History 334O, Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 26), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Levant: Colonial/Coexistence), 343 (Topic 26). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366T, HIS 334O, J S 364.26 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Middle East Outlaws and Lawmen. Explore the evolution of crime and law enforcement in the modern Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 366U, History 334P, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 27), 343 (Topic: Mid East Outlaws/Lawmen). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: GOV 366U, HIS 334P Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 28: Food History of Asia and the Middle East. Explore the history of food and beverages in the Middle East and Asia, including Palestine/Israel, Egypt, Iran, India, China, and Japan. Investigate themes of identity, capitalism, and globalization to reflect on the role of food consumers in an interconnected world. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 343F, History 343F, Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic: Eat the East), 343 (Topic 28). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 343F, HIS 343F Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: History of Sephardi Jews. Examine the early-modern networks established by the Sephardi Jews (Sephardim) across the Mediterranean and Atlantic, the rich Ladino Judeo-Spanish culture that thrived in the Ottoman Empire, and Sephardi encounters with the modern world. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325T, 366N (Topic: History of Sephardi Jews), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 29), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 29), Spanish Civilization 320C (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325T, J S 364.29, SPC 320C.11 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 30: Archaeology of Jesus's World. Explore archaeological methods in examining texts and artifacts from first century CE. Only one of the following may be counted: Classical Civilzations 348T, Jewish Studies 365 (Topic 19), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 30), Religious Studies 353V, 361 (Topic: Archaeology of Jesus's World). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C C 348T, J S 365.19, R S 353V

Topic 31: Religions in the Ottoman Empire. Examine Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Ottoman Empire (fourteenth to twentieth centuries), with a focus on dynamics both within and between the communities. Only one of the following may be counted: History 325F, 366N (Topic: Religions in the Ottoman Empire), Jewish Studies 364 (Topic 30), Middle Eastern Studies 343 (Topic 31), Religious Studies 359P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 325F, J S 364.30, R S 359P