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Inactive: Middle East Lang and Cultures (MELC) Courses

Academic Unit: Inst Ling/Eng Sec Lang/Slavic

MELC 3491 - Classical Islamic Civilization

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3491 until 17-JAN-12, was HIST 3491 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 5491 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3491 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3491 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 5491 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3491 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3491 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5491 until 07-SEP-99

Islamic legacy in the classical age (800-1400) including the medical and natural sciences, mathematics, philosophy, literature, and their transmission to Europe.

MELC 3505 - Survey of the Middle East [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3505 until 26-MAY-15, was HIST 3505 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 5505 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3505 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3505 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 5505 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3505 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3505 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5505 until 07-SEP-99

Peoples, lands, and cultures of the Middle East. Historical survey from earliest civilizations to the present.

MELC 3511 - Ancient Iran

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 3511 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3511 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3511 until 05-SEP-00

Development of ancient Iranian culture under the Achaemenians and Sassanians; the impact of the Zoroastrian religion on Iranians and of Hellenism on the east, especially on domains such as Bactria; Iran's contribution to the flourishing cultures of the Silk Road.

MELC 3512 - Modern Iran [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 3512 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3512 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3512 until 05-SEP-00

The development of medieval Iranian culture under the Arab, Turkish, and Mongol rules. Study two major trends: Islamization beginning after the Arab conquest to A.D. 1500; westernization from the Safavids to the Islamic Republic in 1979.

MELC 3526 - Islam and Communism [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Spring Odd Year)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 3526 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3526 until 02-SEP-03, was CAS 3526 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3526 until 05-SEP-00, MELC 5526 (inactive), CAS 5526 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5526 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5526 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5526 until 07-SEP-99), CAS 3526 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3526 until 02-SEP-03, was MELC 3526 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3526 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3526 until 07-SEP-99)

Development of medieval Islamic culture in Transoxiana; formation of Sufi orders; rise and development of Communist ideology; introduction of socialist principles into Central Asia; clash of Islamic principles with Communist dicta; Pan-Islamism; Pan-Turkism.

MELC 3531 - Central Asian Culture [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 3531 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3531 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3531 until 05-SEP-00

Development of Central Asian cultures from the rise of the Turkish dynasties (6th c.) to the present. Indo-European indigenous population displaced by the Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and the Soviets. Major themes: Islamization; Turkification; Westernization; and Sovietization.

MELC 3532 - Russia and Central Asia [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 3532 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3532 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3532 until 05-SEP-00, CAS 5532 (inactive, was MELC 5532 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5532 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5532 until 07-SEP-99), CAS 3532 (inactive, was MELC 3532 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3532 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3532 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 5532 (inactive)

Rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, formation of the Chaghatai Khanate and the Golden Horde. Russian expansion into Central Asia and rivalry with Britain. Russia and the Central Asian republics during and after the Soviet period.

MELC 3541 - Islam in the Catholic Age: Arab Phase 600 A.D. to 900 A.D. [HP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3541 until 17-JAN-12, was HIST 3541 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3541 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3541 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3541 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3541 until 12-JUN-00, was ARAB 3541 until 12-JUN-00, was HIST 3541 until 07-SEP-99, ARAB 3541 (inactive, ending 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3541 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3541 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3541 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3541 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3541 until 12-JUN-00, was MELC 3541 until 12-JUN-00, was HIST 3541 until 07-SEP-99, was MELC 3541 until 07-SEP-99)

The rise of Islam in its Arabian setting. Roles of the prophet, the Orthodox and Umayyad Caliphs. Development of the Islamic state and empire. Status of Muslims and non-Muslims.

MELC 3542 - Medieval Islam [HP]

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3542 until 07-SEP-10, was HIST 3542 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3542 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3542 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3542 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3542 until 12-JUN-00, was ARAB 3542 until 12-JUN-00, was HIST 3542 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5542 until 07-SEP-99, ARAB 5542 (inactive), HIST 3542 (inactive, ending 18-JAN-11), ARAB 3542 (starting 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3542 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3542 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3542 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3542 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3542 until 12-JUN-00, was MELC 3542 until 12-JUN-00, was HIST 3542 until 07-SEP-99, was MELC 3542 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5542 until 07-SEP-99)

Islamic dynasties, Mamluks and Mongols, Crusaders and Assassins. Abbasid Caliphate's disintegration and rise of Seljuk Turks.

MELC 3543 - Arabs Under Mamluks and Ottomans: 1300-1920 [HP IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3543 until 17-JAN-12, was HIST 3543 until 04-SEP-01, was ARAB 3543 until 04-SEP-01, was HIST 3543 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3543 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3543 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3543 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3543 until 06-APR-00, was ARAB 3543 until 06-APR-00, was HIST 3543 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5543 until 07-SEP-99, ARAB 3543 (inactive, starting 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3543 until 04-SEP-01, was MELC 3543 until 04-SEP-01, was HIST 3543 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3543 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3543 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3543 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3543 until 06-APR-00, was MELC 3543 until 06-APR-00, was HIST 3543 until 07-SEP-99, was MELC 3543 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5543 until 07-SEP-99), HIST 3543 (inactive), ARAB 5543 (inactive)

Struggle against Crusaders and Mongols. Disintegration and reemergence under Muhammad Ali of Egypt; dynastic struggles in Syria; rise of Young Turks; Arab revolt.

MELC 3544 - Arab World 1920 to the Present [HP IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer)

Equivalent courses: was ARAB 3544 until 17-JAN-12, was HIST 3544 until 16-JAN-01, was ARAB 3544 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3544 until 05-SEP-00, was ARAB 3544 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3544 until 06-APR-00, was ARAB 3544 until 06-APR-00, was HIST 3544 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5544 until 07-SEP-99, ARAB 5544 (inactive), HIST 3544 (inactive), ARAB 3544 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3544 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3544 until 16-JAN-01, was HIST 3544 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3544 until 05-SEP-00, was HIST 3544 until 06-APR-00, was MELC 3544 until 06-APR-00, was HIST 3544 until 07-SEP-99, was MELC 3544 until 07-SEP-99, was ARAB 5544 until 07-SEP-99)

Struggle in the Arab world for independence and its course since independence. Emphasis on development, political stability and unity; political structures; the Arab-Israeli conflict.

MELC 3601 - Fiction of Iran and Central Asia in Translation [LIT IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 3836 until 21-JAN-20, was ALL 3836 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 3601 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3601 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3601 until 05-SEP-00, AMES 5836 (inactive, starting 16-JAN-01, was ALL 5836 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 5601 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 5601 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5601 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5601 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 5601 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5601 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 5601 (inactive), AMES 3836 (inactive, was ALL 3836 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 3601 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 3601 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3601 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3601 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 3601 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3601 until 07-SEP-99)

Social, political, and religious thought of Iranian and (Soviet) Central Asian writers of fiction since the early years of the 20th century; emphasizes themes of tradition, modernization (Westernization and Sovietization), women's rights, and secularization.

MELC 3602 - Persian Poetry in Translation [LIT]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 3831 until 21-JAN-20, was ALL 3831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 3602 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 3602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3602 until 05-SEP-00, AMES 3831 (inactive, was ALL 3831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 3602 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 3602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3602 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3602 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 3602 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3602 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 5602 (inactive), AMES 5831 (inactive, was ALL 5831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 5602 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 5602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5602 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5602 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 5602 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5602 until 07-SEP-99)

Major poetic works of Iran in translation dealing with life at the medieval courts, Sufic poetry, and "new" poetry. Rudaki, Khayyam, Rumi, Hafiz, Yushij, and Farrukhzad are among the poets whose works are examined.

MELC 5311 - Medieval Sages

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 5311 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 5311 until 18-JAN-05, was CAS 5311 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5311 until 05-SEP-00

Study and discussion of the intellectual life of the region from the rise of the Ghaznavids (A.D. 1000) to the fall of the Timurids (A.D. 1500). Ibn Sina (Avicenna), al-Biruni, al-Ghazali, Rumi, Sa'di, and Firdowsi are among the sages whose lives are examined.

MELC 5526 - Islam and Communism [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 5526 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 5526 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5526 until 05-SEP-00, CAS 5526 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5526 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5526 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5526 until 07-SEP-99), CAS 3526 (inactive, starting 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3526 until 02-SEP-03, was MELC 3526 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3526 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3526 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 3526 (inactive)

Development of medieval Islamic culture in Transoxiana; formation of Sufi orders; rise and development of Communist ideology; introduction of socialist principles into Central Asia; clash of Islamic principles with Communist dicta; Pan-Islamism; Pan-Turkism.

MELC 5532 - Russia and Central Asia [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Spring)

Equivalent courses: was CAS 5532 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 5532 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5532 until 05-SEP-00, CAS 5532 (inactive, was MELC 5532 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5532 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5532 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 3532 (inactive), CAS 3532 (inactive, was MELC 3532 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3532 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3532 until 07-SEP-99)

Rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, formation of the Chaghatai Khanate and the Golden Horde. Russian expansion into Central Asia and rivalry with Britain. Russia and the Central Asian republics during and after the Soviet period.

MELC 5601 - Fiction of Iran and Central Asia in Translation [IP]

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Periodic Fall)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 5836 until 21-JAN-20, was ALL 5836 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 5601 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 5601 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5601 until 05-SEP-00

Social, political, and religious thought of Iranian and (Soviet) Central Asian writers of fiction since the early years of the 20th century, emphasizing themes of tradition, modernization (Westernization and Sovietization), women's rights, and secularization.

MELC 5602 - Persian Poetry in Translation

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Spring)

Equivalent courses: was AMES 5831 until 21-JAN-20, was ALL 5831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 5602 until 19-JAN-10, was CAS 5602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5602 until 05-SEP-00, AMES 3831 (inactive, was ALL 3831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 3602 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 3602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 3602 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 3602 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 3602 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 3602 until 07-SEP-99), AMES 5831 (inactive, was ALL 5831 until 21-JAN-20, was CAS 5602 until 19-JAN-10, was MELC 5602 until 16-JAN-01, was CAS 5602 until 16-JAN-01, was MELC 5602 until 05-SEP-00, was CAS 5602 until 05-SEP-00, was MELC 5602 until 07-SEP-99), MELC 3602 (inactive)

Major poetic works of Iran dealing with life at the medieval courts, Sufic poetry, and "new" poetry are studied. Rudaki, Khayyam, Rumi, Hafiz, Yushij, and Farrukhzad are among the poets whose works are examined.

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