Near Eastern Studies

Programs in the Near Eastern Studies Department focus on languages, literatures, and the ancient, medieval, and modern Near East. The Department offers specialized training in Archaeology, Art History, Assyriology, Egyptology, Iranian Studies, Judaic and Islamic Studies, Comparative Semitics, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic and Persian. The three majors options include Near Eastern Languages and Literatures, Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, and Near Eastern Civilizations.

Lower Division Requirements for the Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Major

• Near Eastern Studies 10
• Emphasis in one of the modern languages (Arabic, Hebrew, or Persian): elementary courses in the language, or their equivalents
• Emphasis in Egyptology: elementary courses in the language, or the equivalent.

Lower Division Requirements for the Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Art and Archaeology Major

Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology Emphasis:

• Near Eastern Studies 10, 15

Egyptian Art and Archaeology Emphasis:

• Near Eastern Studies 10, 18

Lower Division Requirements for the Near Eastern Civilizations Major

Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations Emphasis:

• Near Eastern Studies 10
• One of the following: Near Eastern Studies 15, 18, 25, or 34

Islamic Civilizations Emphasis:

• Near Eastern Studies 10