Course List
For a current list of courses: Agora Course Schedule
Fine Arts
ARTH 1176 Jerusalem
ARTH 2203 Great Cities of the Islamic Lands
ARTH 2214 The Art of the Silk Road
ARTH 2226 Islamic Spain/al-Andalus: Word, Monument, & Image
ARTH 2234 Mosques, Minarets, & Madrasas
ARTH 2235 The Arts of Persia
ARTH 2276 Islamic Art
ARTH 2280 Masterpieces of Islamic Art
ARTH 3314 Art and Archeology of Egypt and Ancient Near East
ARTH 3350 The Art of the Object/Islamic Art
ARTH 3999 Politics of Modern Arab Art
ARTH 4409 The Art of the Islamic Book
ARTH 4410 Orientalism
ARTH 4417 Paper Trails
ARTH 4412 Cairo: City of 1001 Nights
FILM 3314 Cinema of the Greater Middle East
FILM 3386 Conflict Resolution Films
FILM TBD Film and Genocide
Communication
COMM 2262 Online Communication and Global Society
Economics
ECON 3316 The Economics of Refugees and Economic Migrants
History
HIST 1716 Geographies of Imperialism
HIST 2155 Podcasting the Ottomans
HIST 2207 Islamic Civilization in the Middle East
HIST 2840 Mobile Muslims in Indian Ocean Empires
HIST 3120 The Arabian Nights from Bagdad
HIST 3315 Islam in South Asia
HIST 3334 Islamic Spain/al-Andalus: Word, Monument, & Image
HIST 3353 Africa, Islam, & Europe
HIST 4122 Odysseys in Western & Islamic Traditions
HIST 4123 Gender, Sexuality, and Power in the British and Ottoman Empires
HIST 4131 Rise & Fall of the Ottoman Empire
HIST 4132 Nationalism and the Middle East
HIST 4133 Middle East Nationalisms Compared: Pan-Turkism, Pan-Arabism, and Zionism
HIST 4134 Ottoman Empire, 1300-1924
HIST 4135 History & Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
HIST 4140 Middle East in the Twentieth Century
HIST 4150 Modern Iran
HIST 4497 Terror & the American Century
HIST 5110 Cities of the Islamic Mediterranean
HIST 6667 Jews & Islamic Civilization
HIST 7315 The Islamic Mediterranean
International Studies
INTL 4941 International Studies Senior Seminar ("Social Movements and Contentious Politics in the Middle East”)
Islamic Civilization and Societies
ICSP 1199 Islamic Civilization
ICSP 1224 Turkey at the Crossroads: Politics, Religion and the State
ICSP 1610 Middle Eastern Musical Lang, Choir, Ensemble - I
ICSP 1611 Middle Eastern Musical Lang, Choir, Ensemble II
ICSP 2225 Exploring the Religious Worlds of Istanbul & Anatolia
ICSP 2226 Inside the Kingdom: Conversations with Saudi Women
ICSP 2250 Conversion, Islam, and Politics in the Balkans
ICSP 2309 Music and Culture in the Middle East
ICSP 2382 Linguistic Cultures of the Near East
ICSP 2475 Kuwait: Politics & Oil in the Gulf
ICSP 2615 Islam & Liberal Democracy
ICSP 2638 Islamic Political Philosophy
ICSP 3310 Women and Gender in Islam
ICSP 3328 Islam in the Iberian Peninsula
ICSP 3999 Politics of Modern Arab Art
ICSP 4334 Sogdian and the Silk Road: Linguistic Perspectives
ICSP 4335 Politics, Culture, Society
ICSP 4336 Introduction to Zoroastrianism
ICSP 4941 ICS Senior Seminar
ICSP 4952 ICS Senior Thesis
ICSP 7010 Islam and History in the Middle East
Music
MUSA 2308 Music in the Medieval Islamic World
MUSA 2309 Music & Culture in the Middle East
MUSP 1660 Middle Eastern Ensemble
Philosophy
PHIL 4407 Medieval Philosophy
Political Science
POLI 2363 Muslims in U.S. Society & Politics
POLI 2414 Politics & Society in Central Eurasia
POLI 2475/INTL 2475 Kuwait: Politics & Oil in the Gulf
POLI 2405 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POLI 2420 Modern Iran
POLI 2426 Modern Turkish Politics
POLI 2427 International Migration and Refugees
POLI 2451 France and the Muslim World
POLI 2502 U.S-Iran Relations since World War II
POLI 2528 International Relations of the Middle East
POLI 2615 Islam & Liberal Democracy
POLI 2638 Islamic Political Philosophy
POLI 3444 Intellectuals & Politics in the Middle East
POLI 3527 Terrorism & Political Violence
POLI 4404 Anatomy of Dictatorship
POLI 4449 Domestic Politics in Postwar Europe
POLI 4450 France & the Muslim World
POLI 4593 International Relations of the Middle East
POLI 4690 The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi
POLI 7700 Muslims & American Institutions
POLI 7804 Politics and Society in the Middle East
POLI 7806 Political Cultures of the Middle East
POLI 7812 State-Church Relations in Modern Europe
POLI 7813 Islam in Europe
POLI 7814 Religion in International Politics
Romance Languages and Literatures
RLRL 2299 Harmony & Dissonance: Christians, Jews, & Muslims in Medieval Spain
FREN 3360 Literature & Culture Francophones
SPAN 6611 Epocas I: Medieval Spain, Crossroads of the World
Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
NELC 1121 Elementary Arabic
NELC 1122 Elementary Arabic II
NELC 1123 Elementary Arabic Practicum
NELC 1124 Elementary Arabic Pacticum II
NELC 1131 Arabic for Scholars I
NELC 1132 Arabic for Scholars II Department
NELC 1211 & NELC 1212 Modern Hebrew I & II
NELC 1251 Biblical Hebrew
NELC 1252 Biblical Hebrew II
NELC 1331 Persian for Scholars I
NELC 1332 Persian for Scholars II
NELC 1431 & NELC 1432 Turkish for Scholars I & II
NELC 2061 Language Memory and Identity in the Middle East
NELC 2062 States and Minorities in the Middle East
NELC 2063 Near Eastern Civilizations
NELC 2121 Intermediate Arabic I
NELC 2122 Intermediate Arabic II
NELC 2123 Intermediate Arabic Practicum
NELC 2124 Intermediate Arabic Practicum II
NELC 2161 Modern Middle Eastern and Arabic Literature
NELC 2211 Continuing Modern Hebrew I
NELC 2331 Advanced Readings in Persian Texts
NELC 2431 Advanced Readings in Turkish Texts
NELC 3162 Business Arabic
NELC 4114 Al-Lahja Ash-Shaamiyyah; Levantine Vernacular (by arrangement)
NELC 4121 & NELC 4122 Advanced Arabic I & II
NELC 4130 Advanced Arabic Reading Seminar
NELC 4190 Advanced Tutorial Arabic
SLAV 2062/EN 2252 Exile & Literature
SLAV 2065 Society/National Identity in the Balkans
SLAV 2066 Conversion, Islam, & Politics in the Balkans
SLAV 2067 Gender & War in Eastern Europe
SLAV 2069 Literature of the Other Europe in Translation
SLAV 2071 War & Peace in Yugoslavia
LING 3359 The Structure of Biblical Hebrew
Sociology
SOCY 1150 States & Minorities in the Middle East
SOCY 2280 Society and National Identity in the Balkans
SOCY 3367 Social Justice in Israel/Palestine
Theology
THEO 1161/1162 Religious Quest: Comparative Perspectives
THEO 1224 Turkey at the Crossroads: Politics, Religion and the State
THEO 1225 Exploring the Religious Worlds of Istanbul & Anatolia
THEO 1431 Islam and Christianity in Dialogue
THEO 1703 Building a Habitable Planet
THEO 3116 Medieval Religions & Thought
THEO 3325 Lebanon: Focal Point of a Crisis
THEO 5351 Faith Elements in Conflict
THEO 5352 Israelis & Palestinians
THEO 5441 Ibn ‘Arabi & the Islamic Humanities: Islamic Philosophy & Theology
THEO 5500 Women and Gender in Islam
THEO 5544 Prophetic Tradition & Inspiration: Exploring the Hadith
THEO 5554 Encountering the Qur'an: Contexts & Approaches
THEO 5557 Introduction to Islamic Philosophical Traditions
THEO 5566 Mystical Poetry in the Islamic Humanities
THEO 5575 Mystical Poetry in Islamic Humanities
THEO 5576 Pathways to God: Islamic Theologies in Context
THEO 5582 Biblical Hebrew
THEO 5592 Conflict Resolution Films
THEO TBD Film and Genocide