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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Faculty


Professors Emeriti
E. Birnbaum, BA, Dipl OAS
P.E. Dion, L Th, L SS, Ph D
L.V. Golombek, MA, Ph D, FRSC (ROM)
A.K. Grayson, MA, Ph D, FRSC
J.S. Holladay, BS, BD, Th D
A. Jwaideh, MA, B Litt, D Phil
A. Pietersma, BA, BD, Ph D
D.B. Redford, MA, Ph D, FRSC
E.J. Revell, MA, Ph D, FRSC (V)
R.M. Savory, MA, Ph D, FRSC (T)
R.F.G. Sweet, MA, Ph D

Associate Professors Emeriti
J.R. Blackburn, MA, Ph D
H. Dajani-Shakeel, MA, Ph D
L. Garshowitz, MA, Ph D
E.J. Keall, BA, Ph D (ROM)
R. Sandler, MA, Ph D

Senior Lecturer Emeritus
R.T. Lutz, MA

Associate Professor and Chair
L.S. Northrup, MA, Ph D

Professors
A. Harrak, MA, Ph D
T.P. Harrison, MA, Ph D
R.J. Leprohon, MA, Ph D
M.E. Subtelny, BA, Ph D
M. Tavakoli-Targhi, MA, Ph D (UTM)

Associate Professors
P-A. Beaulieu, MA, Ph D
H. Fox, MS, Ph D
K. Goebs, MA, Ph D
K.A. Grzymski, MA, Ph D (ROM)
J.P. Hanssen, D Phil (UTM)
R.D. Holmstedt, MA, PhD
B.T. Lawson, MA, Ph D
R. Mason, MA, Ph D (ROM)
T. Meacham, MA, Ph D
S. Metso, MA, Ph D
V. Ostapchuk, BA, Ph D
K. Ruehrdanz, Ph D (ROM)
W. Saleh, MA, Ph D (U)
M-A. Pouls-Wegner, BA, Ph D

Assistant Professors
A. Mittermaier, MA, Ph D
E. Raffaelli, MA, Ph D (UTM)
C. Reichel, MA, Ph D (ROM)

Lecturers
A.K. Ali, MA, Ph D
A. Taleghani, MA, Ph D (UTM)

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of the civilizations and cultures of the Near and Middle East from Neolithic times until the present, including their archaeology, history, mythology, religion and thought, art and architecture, and languages and literatures (Akkadian, Babylonian, Sumerian, Aramaic, Syriac, ancient Egyptian, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Turkish). The Department’s programs provide students with a unique opportunity to study non-Western complex societies and civilizations.

The Near East is generally understood to refer to the region at the eastern end of the Mediterranean and beyond, from ancient times up to the advent of Islam in the seventh century CE. The Middle East refers to a much broader geographical area whose predominant Islamic culture in medieval and modern times has stretched to North Africa and Spain in the west and to Central Asia, India, and Southeast Asia in the east.

The Department welcomes students of all academic backgrounds who wish to learn about the Near and Middle East. NMC101H1 and NMC102H1 introduce students to the ancient Near East, including ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, while NMC103H1 introduces students to the Islamic world. Students pursuing a Specialist or Major program are required to take two of these Gateway courses.

Many courses offered in the Department do not require any knowledge of the languages of the region. However, the Department strongly believes that a deeper understanding of the civilizations and cultures of the Near and Middle East can be achieved through the study of one or more of its languages. Students should consult the Department’s web site www.utoronto.ca/nmc for more detailed information about programs and courses offered in a particular year.

Undergraduate Enquiries:  4 Bancroft Avenue, Room 200, 416-978-3306, jc.jones@utoronto.ca

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Programs


Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialist (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

11 FCEs, including at least four 300+ FCEs, one of which must be at the 400-level.

At least 9 FCEs must be NMC and/or NML courses. Others may be taken only from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

First Year: One FCE from NMC101Y1/NMC101H1/NMC102H1/NMC103H1/NMC184H1. It is recommended that language instruction begin in first year if possible.
1. Four FCEs in one or two primary source languages (Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Biblical or Modern Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Turkish), with NML designator (i.e., not literature in translation).
2. Three FCEs in History and/or Religion and Philosophy.
3. Two FCEs in Archaeology and/or Art and Material Culture
4. One additional FCE.

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

6 full FCEs or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series FCEs, one of which must be at the 400-level.

At least five FCEs must be NMC and/or NML courses. One FCE may be taken from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

Students should choose between a Major with or without language(s). NML courses are language courses. NMC courses are courses in culture and civilization.

Major with language component:

First Year: One FCE from NMC101Y1/NMC101H1/NMC102H1/NMC103H1/NMC184H1.

Higher Years: Two to four full courses in one or two languages. At least two full courses must be NMC designator.

Major without language component:

First Year: One FCE from NMC101Y1/NMC101H1/NMC102H1/NMC103H1/NMC184H1.

Higher Years: at least three full courses from one of the NMC subject groupings below, one of which must be at the 400-level. Two full courses may be taken from the other groupings.

N.B. Admission to a Graduate Program in NMC requires the applicant to have acquired a background in languages.

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Minor (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+ series course. All 4 must be NMC and/or NML courses

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Groupings:

Arabic Studies
NML110Y1, NML211Y1, NML310Y1, NML410Y1, NML411H1, NML412Y1, NML413H1, NML414H1, NML415H1, NML416Y1, NMC255H1, NMC273Y1, NMC473Y.

Aramaic/Syriac Studies
NML220Y1, NML320H1, NML356Y1, NML420Y1, NML421Y1, NMC250H1, NMC270H1, NMC350H1, NMC370H1.

Archaeology
NMC101H1, NMC102H1, NMC260Y1, NMC261Y, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362Y1, NMC363H1, NMC364H1, NMC365Y1, NMC366Y1, NMC367H1, NMC368H1, NMC369Y1, NMC461Y1, NMC462Y1, NMC463Y1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC469Y1.

Egyptology
NML230H1, NML231H1, NML240Y1, NML340Y1, NML440Y1, NML441Y1, NMC101H1, NMC202H1, NMC251H1, NMC253H1, NMC260Y1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC362Y1, NMC367H1, NMC368H1, NMC382Y1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1.

Hebrew & Judaic Studies
NML155H1, NMC156H1, NML250Y1, NML255Y1, NML350H1, NML351H1, NML352H1, NML353H1, NML354H1, NML355Y1, NML356Y1, NML357H1, NML358H1, NML420Y1, NML450H1, NML451H1, NML452H1, NML455H1, NML456H1, NML457H1, NML458H1, NML459H1, NMC150H1, NMC250H1, NMC254H1, NMC256Y1, NMC275H1, NMC284H1, NMC352H1, NMC370Y1, NMC384H1, NMC484H1

History of the Islamic World and the Modern Middle East
NMC103H1, NMC241H1, NMC273Y1, NMC274Y1, NMC275H1, NMC278H1, NMC348Y1, NMC355H1, NMC373H1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1, NMC451H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC475H1, NMC478H1, NMC479H1

Islamic Studies
NMC103H1, NMC255H1, NMC273Y1, NMC274Y1, NMC275H1, MCNMC278H1, NMC283Y1, NMC285H1, NMC286H1, NMC355H1, NMC365Y1, NMC366Y1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1, NMC381H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC392H1, NMC393H1, NMC394H1, NMC396Y1, NMC473H1, NMC481H1

Mesopotamian Studies & Assyriology
NML305Y1, NML405Y1, NMC102H1, NMC260Y1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC363H1, NMC364H1, NMC380Y1, NMC463Y1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1NMC469Y1, NMC491H1

Persian Studies
NML260Y1, NML360Y1, NML460Y1, NML461H1, NML462H1, NML463H1, NMC184H1, NMC258H1, NMC278H1, NMC283Y1, NMC348Y1, NMC373H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC394H1, NMC451H1, NMC472H1, NMC475H1

Turkish Studies
NML270Y1, NML370Y1, NML470Y1, NMC273Y1, NMC274Y1, NMC278H1, NMC355H1, NMC377Y1, NMC378H1, NMC472H1, NMC475H1, NMC478H1, NMC479H1

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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Courses


First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.


Gateway Courses

These courses are designed to introduce students to the major civilizations and cultures of the Near and Middle East, ancient, medieval, and modern, and to present students with the range of possibilities for further study in their chosen areas of interest.


NMC101H1    Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations I: Land of the Pharaohs [36L/12T]

The course traces the history of ancient Egypt from the foundation of the Egyptian state around 3050 BCE to its incorporation into the Roman Empire. The focus is on various aspects of Egyptian culture, including the institution of kingship, the role of women, and the peculiarities of Egyptian art, literature, and religion. Emphasis is placed on the methods by which knowledge about this ancient civilization can be obtained.

Exclusion: NMC101Y1. NMC343H1/NMC344H1 may not be taken in the same year.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
NEWBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC102H1    Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations II: Heartland of Ancient Empires[36L/12T]

The history of ancient Near Eastern peoples and empires, particularly those centered in Mesopotamia. The origins and role of writing systems in the development of civilization. The cultural contributions of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, ancient Israelites, Persians, and others, in the areas of law, administration, science, art and architecture, religion, and literature.

Exclusion: NMC101Y1. NMC346H1/NMC347H1/NMC370H1 may not be taken in the same year.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
NEWBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC103H1    Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations III: The Islamic World [24L/12T]

An introduction to the history, lands, peoples, religions, and cultures that came under the influence of Islam and that, in turn, contributed to the formation of Islamic civilization. Topics to be covered include an overview of the geographical and ethno-linguistic scope of the Islamic world, the role of the Qur’an and Arabic language, the major Islamic empires, the production and transmission of knowledge, law and society, and literary and artistic expressions.

Exclusion: NMC184H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

Archaeology Courses
NMC260Y1    The Archaeology Early Near Eastern Civilizations[72L]

A general introduction to the archaeology of the ancient Near East including prehistory, Syria-Palestine, and the high civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Organized chronologically to trace the historical development of agriculture, urbanism, and complex state-ordered societies in the region.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC261Y0    Field Archaeology[TBA]

Participation for 4 - 7 weeks during the summer in an approved archaeological excavation in the eastern Mediterranean/Middle East. This experience is then critiqued in a previously assigned essay researched and written under guidance upon return. Departmental permission is required in December-February prior to the fieldwork.

Exclusion: NMC261H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC360H1    Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age[24L]

The archaeology of Syria-Palestine from prehistoric times until the end of the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1200 BCE), with a special emphasis on the development of complex society, and inter-relations with the neighboring regions of Egypt and Syro-Mesopotamia. Attention will also be given to the history of archaeological research in the region, current field techniques and methods of archaeological analysis, and the relationship between archaeological evidence and contemporary written records, including the Hebrew Bible. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1
Exclusion: NMC361Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC361H1    The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age [24L]

The archaeology of Syria-Palestine from the collapse of the Late Bronze Age until the Persian Period, with a special emphasis on the emergence of Israel and the small territorial nation-states of the eastern Mediterranean seaboard. Particular attention will be given to the relationship between the archaeological evidence and contemporary written records, including the Hebrew Bible. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1
Exclusion: NMC361Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC362Y1    Ancient Egyptian Sites [48L]

Detailed examination of significant sites for the understanding of ancient Egyptian cultural development, encompassing the study of spatial organization, architecture, artifactual material, and archaeological evidence from each site. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC343H1 and NMC344H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC363H1    The Archaeology of Mesopotamia I 8000-2000 BC [36L]

Comprehensive survey class on the origins of complex societies, urbanism and early states in Mesopotamia from the Neolithic period to the end of the Early Bronze Age. Covers the archaeology and material culture of Iraq and surrounding regions (western Iran, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey).

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1
Exclusion: NMC363Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC364H1    The Archaeology of Mesopotamia II 2000-330 BC [36L]

Comprehensive survey class on the state societies of Babylon, Assur, and Elam during the second millennium BC and on the emergence and manifestation of world empires (Assyria, Persia) in the first millennium BC. Covers the archaeology and material culture of Iraq and surrounding regions (western Iran, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey).

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1
Exclusion: NMC363Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC365Y1    Islamic Archaeology[72L]

A survey of Islamic archaeology, covering the rise of Islam from 7th century to the end of the Fatimid period in 1171, examining sites in the Middle East, North Africa and Andalusia through the archaeological record, artifacts evidencing history, art history, urbanism and socio-ecology of early Muslim communities.

Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1/NMC184H1/NMC260Y1/NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC366Y1    Archaeology from Alexander to Muhammad[48L]

An overview of late antique Greek, Arab and Persian material culture, as seen through the archaeological record of Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Recommended Preparation: NMC260Y1 and/or an introductory course in archaeology
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC367H1    Archaeology & Architecture of Egyptian Monasticism[24L]

Underlines the role of some Egyptian monasteries as active institutions carrying out numerous economic activities, and reveals the forces that enabled their survival and changing function. Exploration of these rich sites of cultural exchange, as manifested in their architecture and religious art and written material.

Recommended Preparation: NMC202H1/NMC260Y1/NMC342H1/NMC368H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC368H1    Coptic Art & Archaeology[24L]

A survey of Coptic art, archaeology and architecture. The course will cover aspects of the religious, civil and daily life of the Copts: their houses, religious architecture, funerary monuments, art and artefacts

Recommended Preparation: NMC202H1/NMC260Y1/NMC289H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC369Y1    Archaeological Materials and Industries[72L]

Materials and technology help define the cultures and civilizations that use them, especially for archaeologists. Focusing on the Near and Middle East, this course is aimed at promoting understanding of the nature of materials used by the peoples of the region from the earliest prehistory until recent times. This course has a hands-on emphasis. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC369H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC260Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC461Y1    Problems in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East[36S]

Problems in the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

Prerequisite: 1.5 courses from NMC360H1/NMC361H1/NMC361Y1/ NMC362Y1/NMC363H1/NMC364H/NMC363Y/NMC465H1/NMC466H1; two courses from NMC343H/NMC344H/NMC346H/NMC347H/NMC370H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC462Y1    Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology[72P]

The use of polarized-light microscopy in the examination of ceramics, stone, other materials, and microstratigraphy. Lectures in elementary optical mineralogy and case-studies are followed by lab sessions in which typical thin-sections of pottery, rocks, soils and other materials are studied. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC369H1/NMC369Y1
Exclusion: NMC462H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + The Physical and Mathematical Universes (5)

NMC465H1    Ceramic Analysis [36S]

A survey of methods of classification and analysis (form, fabric and style) involved in the study of archaeological ceramics, and the use of ceramics to infer patterns of production, distribution, and social organization; linking research questions with appropriate analytical techniques.

Prerequisite: ARH312Y1/NMC360H1/NMC361H1/361Y1/ 369H1/NMC369Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC466H1    Near Eastern Ceramics [36S]

An introduction to the basic corpus of Near Eastern ceramics, from the invention of pottery production in the Neolithic until the Persian period, utilizing existing collections at the University and in the Royal Ontario Museum.

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1, NMC465H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC467H1    Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I[24S]

The archaeology and material culture of ancient Egypt, with emphasis on the theoretical and methodological issues inherent in interpreting the archaeological record. Students will also work directly with artifactual material from the Egyptian collection of the ROM.

Prerequisite: NMC362Y1/NMC371Y1/NMC343H1 and NMC344H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC468H1    Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II[24S]

The archaeology and material culture of ancient Egypt, with emphasis on the theoretical and methodological issues inherent in interpreting the archaeological record. Students will also work directly with artifactual material from the Egyptian collection of the ROM.

Prerequisite: NMC362Y1/NMC371Y1/NMC343H1 and NMC344H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC469Y1    Mediaeval Middle Eastern Ceramics[72S]

An introduction to the ceramics of the Middle or Near East from the time of Alexander until recent times. A particular emphasis will be the elite glazed wares of the mediaeval and Islamic periods. Apart from providing a history of the production of ceramics and their social and archaeological context, this course is intended to train archaeologists and art-historians in the fundamental field recognition and identification of the various types and their production origins, and the course will rely heavily on the collections of the ROM.

Prerequisite: NMC260Y1 and at least one other upper-level course in archaeological materials
Recommended Preparation: NMC369Y1/NMC465H1/NMC365Y1/NMC366Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

History and Society Courses
NMC241H1    Anthropology of the Middle East[24L]

This course offers an introduction to the contemporary Middle East from an anthropological perspective. Topics will include gender, kinship, religion, modernity, popular culture, and the study of everyday life.

Exclusion: RLG250H1, RLG355H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC270H1    Christians of the Middle East[24L]

The course will introduce students to the Christian communities living in the Middle East since the distant past, identified by ecclesiastical and or ethnic terms, including Armenian, Copt, Greek-Melkite, Maronite, and Syriac. The course will discuss the plurality of their cultural, literary, and theological traditions, the social and intellectual roles of their monasteries, the contributions of their top religious authorities in diplomacy between Byzantium and the Sassanians, their position in the Islamic world and contributions to Islamic culture, philosophy, sciences, and theology, interreligious dialogues and polemics with Islam. (Offered in alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC273Y1    Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates[72L]

Features of the pre-Islamic Middle East inherited by Islamic civilization, birth of Islam, life and times of Muhammad, formation of Islamic empire and civilization, political disintegration of the caliphate, emergence of autonomous dynasties, the fall of Baghdad to Mongols in 1258 and the rise of the Mamluks.

Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1/NMC184H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC274Y1    The Steppe Frontier in Eurasian and Islamic History[48L]

This course will unfold around the eastern and northern frontiers of the Islamic world from Central Asia in the east, to the Black and Caspian Sea steppes in the north, and from these frontiers its focus will move into the lands of the Middle East. For centuries Altaic peoples (Turks and Mongols), originally nomads in the Eurasian steppes (and mountains), played varied and crucial roles in the lands of the Middle Eastas raiders, migrants, slave-soldiers, conquerors, and state-builders. Topics to be covered include pastoral nomadism, steppe warfare, clan, tribal and state structures, ethnicity, sedentarization, and the roles of physical geography and ecology. (Offered in alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1/NMC184H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC275H1    Muslims & Jews: The Medieval Encounter[24L]

An introduction to the encounter between Jews and Muslims in medieval times, when a majority of Jewish people subsisted under Muslim rule. An overview of religious/political/intellectual settings of the Judeo-Muslim experience is followed by exploring cultural cross-pollination, the Jews legal status under Islam, and interfaith politics. Source materials in translation.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC277H1    Special Topics in Near & Middle Eastern History [TBA]

Topics vary from year to year, depending on instructor.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC278H1    Introduction to the Modern Middle East[36L]

Historical survey of the principal countries of the Middle East in the 19th and 20th centuries. Themes include the interplay of imperial and local interests, the emergence of national movements, and the formation of modern states.

Exclusion: NMC278Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC342H1    History & Sources of Egyptian Monasticism[24L]

Presents an historical overview on the origins of Egyptian monasticism based on written sources. Comparison of written sources with archaeological artifacts reveals the relation between spiritual and material aspects of monastic life. Literary sources produced for different monastic orders -- such as sermons, canons and biographies -- will be studied.

Recommended Preparation: NMC202H1/NMC289H1/NMC368H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC343H1    History of Ancient Egypt I: Predynastic Period to Middle Kingdom [24L]

The political and cultural history of Egypt from the later predynastic period through the Middle Kingdom; the use of both archaeological and literary evidence.  

Exclusion: NMC101H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1/101Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC344H1    History of Ancient Egypt II: Second Intermediate Period to Greco-Roman Period[24L]

The political and cultural history of Egypt from the Second Intermediate Period through the Middle Greco-Roman Period; the use of both archaeological and literary evidence.

Exclusion: NMC101H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H/NMC101Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC346H1    Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians [24L]

The political and cultural history of the peoples of ancient South-Western Asia from 3000 BCE to the destruction of Babylon by the Hittites ca. 1600 BCE. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC102H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC347H1    Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians [24L]

The political and cultural history of the peoples of ancient South-Western Asia from ca. 1600 BCE to the conquest of Babylon by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC102H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC348Y1    History of Iran from the Sasanians to the Safavids[48L]

The political history and cultural legacy of the Sasanian empire before the Arab conquests of Iran in the 7th-8th centuries, with a focus on the transmission of Persian concepts of kingship, administration, and social organization into Islamic civilization. The rise of native Iranian dynasties in the eastern Islamic world and the creation of the Perso-Islamic cultural synthesis under the Samanids in the 10th century. The history of greater Iran (including Central Asia and Afghanistan) under the rule of Turkic and Turko-Mongolian dynasties, such as the Ghaznavids, Seljuqs, Ilkhanids, and Timurids, with special attention to the interaction between nomadic and sedentary cultures. The emergence of the Safavid state in the 16th century, a watershed in the political and religious history of Iran, to the early modern period in the 18th century.

Recommended Preparation: NMC273Y1/NMC274Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC355H1    The Ottoman Empire in the Age of Reform, 1808-1918[24L]

The last phase of the Ottoman empire has long been viewed by Orientalists and Middle East nationalists as a period of inevitable decline. More recently, cultural historians of the Middle East have framed the long 19th. century as a period of grand reforms - or Tanzimat. This course seeks to critically examine the notions of reform of the state and reform of the individual between Sultan Mahmud IIs accession and the defeat of the Ottoman empire in World War I. Focusing largely on Istanbul and the Ottoman capitals political relations with the Arab provinces, we will relate economic, social and intellectual transformations to state laws and policies, Mediterranean capitalism and the rise of sectarianism and nationalism in the Middle East.

Recommended Preparation: NMC276Y1/NMC278H1/NMC278Y1/NMC353H1/NMC377H1/NMC377Y1/NMC378H1/NMC378H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC370H1    Ancient Israel [24L]

The political and cultural history of ancient Israel from the origin of the Hebrews to the exile and restoration in the Persian period. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC102H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC373H1    Iran in the 20th Century [24L]

Situated within a world historical context, this course offers a critical history of modern Iran from the establishment of the Safavid Empire in 1501 to the Islamic Revolution of 1979. While focusing on institutional and political reforms and revolutions, it also explains the making of modern Iranian political, literary, and visual cultures.

Exclusion: NMC373Y1. NMC451H1 may not be taken in the same year
Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1/NMC348Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC374H1    History of Islamic Egypt[24L]

A survey of the history of Egypt under Islamic rule from the Arab to the Ottoman conquest (1517 C.E.), including the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk dynasties. Issues treated thematically include conversion and inter-communal relations, relations with Syria, militarization of the political structure, including the military slave (mamluk) institution, religious currents, the impact of the Crusades and Mongol invasions, commercial and diplomatic relations, the emergence of Cairo as the centre of the later mediaeval western Islamic world. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Exclusion: NMC374Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC376H1    History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492)[24L]

Muslim conquest of North Africa and Spain, history of Spain under Muslim rule to 1492. Attention given to institutional and cultural development, Islamic Spains relations with the Islamic east and neighbours in Europe. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC377Y1    The Ottoman Empire to 1800 [48L]

History of the emergence of the Ottoman state and its evolution from a border principality in Asia Minor into an empire. Ottoman expansion into Europe, Asia and Africa. The empire at its height under Sleyman the Lawgiver. The development of important administrative and military institutions. First military and diplomatic setbacks.

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Exclusion: NMC377H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC378H1    Modern Arab History[36L]

A thematic treatment of the Arab lands of the Middle East and North Africa from 1700 onward, focusing on the Ottoman and colonial periods.

Prerequisite: NMC278H1/278Y1
Exclusion: NMC378Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC451H1    Iranian Constitutional Revolution (formerly NMC359Y1/359H1)[24S]

Explores competing narratives of the Constitutional Revolution (19061911), particularly the transformation of public and private spheres and their corresponding modes of collective and personal self-presentation. Students explore revolutionary legacies, and the ways in which competing political, religious and ideological forces have attempted to shape the Revolutions memory. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC278H1/NMC278Y1/NMC348Y1/NMC373H1
Exclusion: NMC373H1 may not be taken in the same year; NMC359Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC471H1    Topics in Early & Medieval Islamic History[24S]

A seminar organized around readings on a topic selected by the instructor. Possible topics might include authority and power in medieval Islamic society in the Middle East, slavery, women, taxation, landholding, iqta and payment of the military, waqf, etc. Intended for upper year students. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC273Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC472H1    Theory & Method in Middle East Studies[24S]

Examines current theoretical and methodological trends in the study of the Near/Middle East. A seminar course, it consists of presentations, discussions, lectures, guest speakers, and documentaries. No previous knowledge of methodology required. Special attention will be paid to the politics, culture, political economy, gender, and ethics of various research practices. Intended for 4th year students only.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC473H1    Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World (formerly NMC385Y1/NMC355H1)[24S]

The course is designed to re-examine the role of intellectuals in the Arab world and political events that shaped their thinking. It introduces the life and thought of some leading thinkers of the Arab world and relates their thought to the lived experience of political, social, economic and cultural change in the Middle East. Intended for upper year students. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML410Y1Y or fluency in Arabic and 1 FCE from NMC278H1/NMC377Y1/NMC378H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC475H1    Orientalism & Occidentalism[24S]

This course probes the contemporaneous formation of modern Oriental Studies in Europe and the emergence of discourses on Europe (Ifranj/Farang) in the Middle East from the eighteenth century to the present. Special emphasis will be devoted to encounters between scholars in Western Europe, Iran, India, and the Ottoman Empire. This seminar-style course explains that Orientals gazed and returned the gaze, and in the process of cultural looking, they, like their Occidental counterparts, exoticized and eroticized the Farangi-Other. In the interplay of looks between Orientals and Occidentals, there was no steady position of spectatorship, no objective observer, and no aperspectival position. Intended for upper year students.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC478H1    Modern Arab Societies [24S]

A seminar built around thematic readings of social and economic history of the modern Arab world. Offered every other year.

Prerequisite: NMC378H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC479H1    Nationalism in the Arab World [24S]

A seminar organized around readings in selected topics. The topics are related to the instructors research interests. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NMC378H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

Religion and Thought Courses
NMC283Y1    Islam: Religion and Civilization [48L]

This course will examine the religious beliefs and practices of Muslims. The period of time covered by the course is from shortly before the birth of Islam in the 7th century to the present. Attention will focus on the central concerns of the religion: God, Prophethood, Holy Book, Community, the Individual. The sources and development of the Sharí‘a, the teachings of the mystical tradition, the contributions to art and science, social institutions such as marriage and divorce, family life, the position of women in Islam, modern social changes and the more recent impact of the West on Muslim lands (and vice versa) will also be discussed. Lectures, assignments and workshops will be framed by the close identification between “religion” and “civilization” found in the Islamic sources, beginning with the Qur’an. Doubtless in part a reflection of the 7th century “view from the Hijaz,” of the contemporary and competing civilizations of the Christian Eastern Roman Empire in the west and the Zoroastrian Iranian Sasanid Empire in the east, this identification may be seen as a presupposition of Islamic religious discourse, beginning with the two foundational opposites, the defining and characteristic Islamic religio-cultural categories: jahiliyya, “ignorance, barbarism” and islamiyya, “Islām”. (Offered in alternate years.)

Exclusion: NMC185H1/RLG204Y
Recommended Preparation: NMC103H1/NMC184H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC284H1    Judaism and Feminism[24L]

Explores the interaction between Jewish religious and secular movements and feminism. Investigates Jewish law (halakha) and the Jewish legal (halakhic) process in terms of feminist critique. Marriage, divorce, Torah study, bat mitzvah, other ceremonies, female rabbinic ordination and womens prayer groups are some of the topics considered. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC285H1    The Quran: Spirit and Form (formerly NMC285Y1)[24L]

Concern is mainly with the sacred character of the Quran (koran), its preeminence in Islam. Topics include: the idea of the sacred book, the Quran and the Bible, the influence of the Quran on Islamic spirituality, literature, theology, law, philosophy, and the various apporaches taken in interpreting the Quran. Knowledge of Arabic is not required. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC285Y1/RLG351H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC185H1/NMC283Y/RLG204Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC286H1    The Quran: Reading and Transformation[24L]

This course is a continuation of NMC285H1. Students will be required to engage directly with the text in English or French translation, to discuss and write on major and minor quranic topics and themes and to study the works of other astute readers of the text. Arabic is not required or expected.

Exclusion: NMC285Y1/RLG351H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC185H/NMC283Y/NMC285H1/RLG204Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC289H1    Introduction to Coptic Studies (formerly NMC202H1)[24L]

Overview of the history of the Copts from political, religious, social and economic perspectives. Literary and documentary sources will illustrate these different aspects of Coptic Civilization. The focus on Coptic Monasticism will underline the role of monasteries as conservers of the Coptic Orthodox Church tradition.

Exclusion: NMC202H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC380Y1    Religion and Myth in the Ancient Near East [72L]

The ancient religions of the ancient Near East are interesting for the profound insights their myths enshrine, and for the impact they had on Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as on Greek literature. This course will give equal attention to the religions of Mesopotamia (Sumerian, Assyro-Babylonian), and to those of Syria (especially Ugarit). (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: NMC380H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC381H1    Modern Islamic Thought (formerly NMC381Y1)[24L]

Survey of major intellectual trends in the Islamic tradition, particularly those identified with Middle Eastern Muslim thinkers, from the early 19th century to the present. Topics include reformism, modernism, hermeneutics, feminism, Islamism, and liberal and progressive trends in contemporary Muslim thought. Readings in English translation.

Prerequisite: NMC185H1/NMC283Y1/RLG204Y1
Exclusion: NMC381Y1, RLG352H1
Recommended Preparation: NMC278H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC382Y1    Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt[72L]

Religious belief and practice in ancient Egypt. The course will focus on gods and mythology, which will be studied through primary sources in translation. (Offered in alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1/NMC101Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC384H1    Life Cycle and Personal Status in Judaism[24L]

Jewish attitudes to various personal status issues, such as the foetus, the minor, the pubescent child, and the mentally and physically challenged adult from biblical and rabbinic sources to modern Jewish positions. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC387H1    Islamic Mystical Tradition[24L]

Mysticism and spirituality in Islam: the Quran; doctrine; prayer; Sufism; Irfan (Shii mysticism). Themes include love, knowledge, authority, being, interpretation.

Prerequisite: NMC185H1/NMC283Y/RLG204Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC388H1    Shii Islam I (formerly NMC386H1)[24L]

Subjects covered include the rise and development of the Shii version of Islamic orthodoxy from the mid-7th to the mid-13th centuries CE. Distinctive Shii interpretations of the Quran will be examined.

Prerequisite: NMC185H1/NMC283Y/RLG204Y
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC389H1    Shii Islam II (formerly NMC386H1)[24L]

This course continues the study of Shiism from 1258 to the present day and will include the history and teachings of the various members of the Shii family of Islamic religion.

Prerequisite: NMC185H1/NMC283Y1/RLG204Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC481H1    Muslim Gnostics and Mystics[24L]

This course will present for study a different prominent figure each year: Hallaj, Ghazali, Suhrawardi, Ibn Arabi, Rumi, Mulla Sadra, and so on. Attention will be given to their respective social and historical milieux, their modes of expression and experience, and the nature of their literary productions. There is no prerequisite, but students must be advanced undergraduates in the Humanities.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NMC484H1    Gender-related Topics in Law and Religion (formerly NMC484Y1)[36L]

Abortion, rape, family violence and similar topics from the perspective of historical and legal development, scientific theory, socio-ethical attitudes and anthropological comparison in the Bible and other ancient Near Eastern sources, through Jewish legal texts to modern responses. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Exclusion: NMC484Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Art and Architecture Courses
NMC392H1    The Taj Mahal and Its Origins[24L]

Monumental architecture, whether for secular or religious purposes, played a special role in Muslim societies, particularly in major centres such as Isfahan, Samarkand and Delhi. Beginning with the Taj Mahal (1632) the best-known elements of Islamic architecture the double dome, the pointed arch, glazed tiles are traced retroactively in Iran, Central Asia, and India, and their social context is studied. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: One full course in pre-modern history of the Muslim world or Islamic art/material culture; or one full course in pre-modern art history (FAH)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC393H1    Early Islamic Art & Architectures[24L]

A survey of the arts of the Islamic world from the 7th century to the Mongol conquest in the mid-13th century. Studying objects in the ROM collections of Islamic art.

Prerequisite: One full course from FAH or NMC in medieval art/history/culture
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC394H1    Persianate Art & Architecture[24L]

A continuation of NMC393H1, covering art and material culture in the eastern Islamic lands from the late 13th century CE to the modern period. Studying objects in the ROM collections of Islamic art..

Prerequisite: One full course from FAH or NMC in medieval art/history/culture
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC396Y1    The Islamic City[24L]

Architectural studies, historical sources and archaeological research are used to examine the physical and social morphology of the pre-industrial Islamic city from Central Asia to North Africa and Spain, from the 7th to the 17th centuries.

Prerequisite: One full course in Near Eastern/Islamic art and/or material culture
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

NMC491H1    Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art [24S]

This course focuses on a comprehensive introduction and discussion of Mesopotamian artwork from the Neolithic to the Iron Age periods (ca. 6000 - 300 BCE). Following an introduction of major artifact classes (including sculpture, relief, and glyptics [seals and sealings]), students will learn to describe and catalogue works of Mesopotamian art, allowing them to critically use and evaluate primary and secondary publications. Systematic descriptions and labels for key characteristics such as the object materials, size, iconography, genre, style, and theme will be established to show how meaningful artifact typologies can be constructed. The potential as well as limitations of art-historical approaches for archaeological work, especially for the chronology and interpretation of archeological contexts, will be discussed and examined on selected cases. Several classes will be taught at the Royal Ontario Museum to demonstrate the handling and physical analysis of artifacts.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Research Courses
NMC299Y1    Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details here.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC399Y0    Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details here.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC495Y1    Independent Studies [TBA]

Independent Studies

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC496H1    Independent Studies [TBA]

Independent Studies

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC497H1    Independent Studies [TBA]

Independent Studies

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NMC499Y1    Directed Reading

A course of study tailored to the individual needs or interests of advanced undergraduate students. A selection of readings chosen by the student, under the supervision of a faculty member on which the student may be examined serves as background preparation for the writing of a research paper.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

Language and Literature Courses

Note:

The Department reserves the right to place students in the course level best suited to their linguistic preparation.


Akkadian
NML305Y1    Introductory Akkadian[48S]

Introduction to Old Babylonian. Grammar and the reading of selected texts. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Arabic or Hebrew, normally NML155H1/NML156H1/NML110Y1/NML250Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML405Y1    Intermediate Akkadian (formerly NMC405Y1)[48S]

(Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML305Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Arabic
NMC255H1    Arabic Literature in Translation[12L]

Introduces students to the richness and breadth of modern Arabic literature in translation. The course starts with the age of translation in the nineteenth century, then it examines several literary schools and trends that emerged in the twentieth century, such as romanticism, the novel, modernism, free verse, symbolism, and postmodernism. The course covers a wide range of selected texts and genres, which may include travel accounts, novellas, fiction, prose, poetry, and drama. (Offered in alternate years)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML110Y1    Introductory Standard Arabic (formerly NML210Y)[96L/24P]

This course is an introduction to the formal variety of Arabic used throughout the Arab world. It is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Arabic language and it follows a teaching approach that places equal emphasis on the development of all language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The fundamental learning philosophy underlying this approach is that proficiency in a foreign language is best achieved through consistent, deliberate, and systematic practice. From the outset, students are strongly encouraged to develop the habit of consistently and continuously practicing learned material.

Prerequisite: Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists
Exclusion: Native speakers/NML210Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML211Y1    Intermediate Standard Arabic I (formerly NML310Y/NMC310Y1)[96L/24P]

Students enrolled in this course are assumed to have active knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered in the introductory level. After a brief review, the course continues from where NML110Y1leaves off. Following the same teaching approach and learning philosophy, emphasis is placed on balanced development of all language skills. As the course progresses, students are introduced to the fundamentals of Arabic morphology and syntax. This is achieved through analysis of texts covering a wide range of topics. By the end of the course, students are expected to achieve upper intermediate level of proficiency.

Prerequisite: NML110Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: Native speakers/NML310Y/NMC210Y1. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML310Y1    Intermediate Standard Arabic II (formerly NML310Y/NMC310Y1)[96L/24P]

Students enrolled in this course are assumed to have active knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered in previous two levels. After a brief review, the course continues from where NML211Y1 leaves off. Following the same teaching approach and learning philosophy, emphasis is placed on balanced development of all language skills. Throughout the course, students are introduced to increasingly complex morphological and syntactic patterns of Arabic. This is achieved through analysis of texts covering a wide range of genres. By the end of the course, students are expected to achieve advanced level of proficiency.

Prerequisite: NML211Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: Native speakers/NMC310Y1. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML315H1    The Structure of Arabic Language (formerly NML415H1)[24L]

This course is an investigation of the formal properties of Modern Standard Arabic. Its primary goal is to provide the student with an in depth knowledge of the grammar of the language. To this end, the course makes use of concepts and tools of analysis common to contemporary generative linguistics.

Prerequisite: NML211Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: NML415H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML410Y1    Advanced Standard Arabic (formerly NMC410Y1)[96S]

Students enrolled in this course are assumed to have active knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary covered in previous levels. After a brief review, the course continues from where NML310Y1leaves off. Following the same teaching approach and learning philosophy, the goal of this course is to enable the students to reach a superior level of proficiency in Arabic. To this end, the materials covered are designed to strengthen the students reading and writing skills, refine and expand their knowledge of sentence structure, morphological patterns, verb system, and enrich their cultural background. The primary method is analysis of sophisticated authentic texts covering a wide range of genres and drawn from different parts of the Arabic speaking world. Although the main focus remains to be on Modern Standard Arabic, texts from the Classical Arabic literary tradition will be introduced incrementally throughout the course.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or permission of instructor.
Exclusion: Native speakers/NMC410Y1.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML411H1    Readings in Arabic Newspapers [24S]

The primary goal of this course is to familiarize advanced students of Arabic with structural properties, styles, and discourse features of the language used in the Arabic Press.  To achieve this goal, class time is devoted to directed readings of authentic texts covering a wide range of topics and are drawn from various Arabic newspapers.
The newspaper articles assigned for reading are approached from a purely linguistic point of view.  It is not the course objective to assess the factual accuracy of the content of the articles nor is it to evaluate the validity of the claims and assumptions made by their authors.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or adequate reading knowledge of Arabic.
Exclusion: Native speakers of Arabic must obtain permission of instructor.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML412Y1    Survey of Classical Arabic Literature (formerly NMC412Y1)[48S]

Systematic outline of the development, characteristics, and peculiarities of selected genres of classical Arabic literature such as historiography, belles-lettres (adab), philosophy, ethics - Quran, exegesis, Literature of Tradition - poetry. Complementary readings, analysis and translation of original text passages are given emphasis.

Prerequisite: NML310Y1 or permission of the instructor.
Exclusion: NMC412Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

Aramaic/Syriac
NMC350H1    Syriac Literature in Translation[24L]

Selected texts from Syriac literature written between the 3rd and 13th centuries C.E., including versions of the Bible and prominent authors of biblical commentaries, hymns, acts of martyrs, liturgical texts, historiography, grammatical and lexicographical works, as well as translations from Greek. (Offered in alternate years)

Recommended Preparation: NMC101Y1/NMC102H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML220Y1    Introductory Aramaic (formerly NMC315Y1)[72S]

Introduction to Aramaic grammar. Readings from biblical Aramaic. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Exclusion: NMC315Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML320H1    Intermediate Aramaic: Targum (formerly NMC415H1)[24S]

An intensive study of various Targumim to the Pentateuch: Onkelos, Pseudo-Jonathan, Neophyti, Samaritan and Fragment Targumim. Differences among them in vocabulary, syntax and verb usage are discussed, as well as their relationship to the Palestinian midrashim. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML220Y1
Exclusion: NMC415Y1/NMC415H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML420Y1    The Jerusalem Talmud: Jewish Western Aramaic (formerly NMC416Y1)[48S]

The Talmud of the Land of Israel, also called Talmud Yerushalmi or Palestinian Talmud, is written in a mixture of Jewish Western Aramaic and Mishnaic Hebrew. It is the principal document of the Land of Israel in Late Antiquity. The course examines the legal argumentation, terminology and language which differ from those of the Babylonian Talmud. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Exclusion: NMC416Y1
Recommended Preparation: NML220Y1/NML320H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML421Y1    Classical Syriac (formerly NMC418Y1)[48S]

This course is primarily a reading course in Syriac literature with reference to specific points in grammar and syntax as contrasted with Aramaic. The texts are read with reference to the history of Syriac literature. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML220Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

Coptic
NML230H1    Elementary Coptic I (formerly NMC220H)[48S]

Introduces the student to the last stage of the Egyptian language, written mostly in Greek characters. The course will first concentrate on the grammar of the language and go on to read short texts.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML231H1    Elementary Coptic II[48S]

A continuation of NML230H1.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

(Ancient) Egyptian
NMC251H1    Ancient Egyptian Literary Texts[24L]

Explores a variety of different genres of ancient Egyptian literature, including wisdom literature, funerary texts, poetry, stories and other literary texts. Prior attendance of an introductory history and culture course such as NMC101H1 may be helpful, but is not required.

Exclusion: NMC251Y1
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC253H1    Ancient Egyptian Cultural Texts[24L]

Introduction to various genres of Egyptian texts, with a focus on those writings that provide information about aspects of funerary/religious beliefs and ritual, of history, politics and institutions, and of the Egyptian quest for knowledge of the world, as evinced in astronomical, medical, and mathematical sources. Literary texts will be treated in so far as they relate to the listed topics. No knowledge of the ancient Egyptian language(s) is required; all texts to be read in translation. Prior attendance in an introductory history and culture course such as NMC101H1 may be helpful, but is not required.

Exclusion: NMC251Y1
Recommended Preparation: NMC101H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML240Y1    Introduction to Middle Egyptian (formerly NMC320Y1)[72L]

Grammar and reading of selected hieroglyphic texts.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML340Y1    Intermediate Egyptian (formerly NMC420Y1)[72S]

Middle Egyptian texts.

Prerequisite: NML240Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML440Y1    Ancient Egyptian Historical Texts [48S]

Texts of significance for the reconstruction and understanding of Egyptian history will be read in the original, and analyzed for content, style, and grammar. The social and archaeological context of these texts will also receive attention.

Prerequisite: NML340Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

NML441Y1    Ancient Egyptian Religious and Funerary Texts [48S]

Readings, analysis, and comparisons of selections from the Pyramid Texts, the Coffin Texts, and the New Kingdom mortuary literature; study of cultic, magical, and mythological texts relating to funerary and cultic beliefs and practices.  All texts to be read in the original.

Prerequisite: NML340Y1 or permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

Hebrew
NMC150H1    Hebrew Bible and Ancient Jewish Literature in Translation (formerly (NMC280Y/280H1)[24L]

An introduction to the critical study of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and related literature of ancient Jewish communities (Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls). No prior work in biblical studies or knowledge of Hebrew is required.

Exclusion: NMC280H1/280Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC250H1    Dead Sea Scrolls[24L]

This course provides an examination of the historical and cultural context in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were authored and copied, the types of writings included in the Scrolls, and the ancient Jewish groups behind these texts. It also discusses the significance of the Scrolls for understanding the textual development of the Hebrew Bible, ancient scriptural interpretation, and the thought world of the Jews during the period that gave birth to both Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. No knowledge of Hebrew or Aramaic is required.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML155H1    Elementary Modern Hebrew I (formerly NMC236H1)

See MHB155H1 in Religion.


NML156H1    Elementary Modern Hebrew II (formerly NMC237H1)

See MHB156H1 in Religion.


NML250Y1    Introductory Biblical Hebrew (formerly NML150Y1/NMC230Y1)[72S]

An introduction to biblical Hebrew prose. Grammar and selected texts. For students with no previous knowledge of Hebrew.

Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Grade 6 in Israel)/NMC230Y1/NML150Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML255H1    Intermediate Modern Hebrew I [48L]

This course marks the transition from easy to regular Hebrew. Conversational skills developed by regular participation in class presentations and discussions of current events and cultural issues; reading unadapted texts, simple articles in regular Hebrew; beginning of practical writing on topics discussed in class, writing about personal experiences, writing of structured compositions; completion of syntactic study of main structures; study of the weak verb.

Prerequisite: MHB156H1/NML156H1
Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel), MHB255H!
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML256H1    Intermediate Modern Hebrew II[48L]

This course offers practice in understanding both spoken and written Hebrew at a university level. Focuses on: (1) Comprehension: listening to the news, radio and television programs, and lectures in regular Hebrew; (2) Conversation: intensive practice in oral expression to improve proficiency; (3) Reading: texts from various academic fields, the press and literature; (4) Writing: practical writing and the expression of opinions; (5) Grammatical Skills: enhanced perception of the construction of the language; broadening of grammatical knowledge.

Prerequisite: NML255H1/MHB255H1
Exclusion: Those who have completed Grade 8 Hebrew (or Ulpan level 2 in Israel), MHB256H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML350H1    Intermediate Biblical Hebrew: Wisdom Literature (formerly NML350Y1)[24S]

An examination of wisdom literature and themes in the Hebrew Bible and later Second Temple writing; primary emphasis on Hebrew texts but including comparison with themes from non-Hebrew texts such as the Greek Ecclesiasticus, the Wisdom of Solomon, and some early Christian writings.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Exclusion: NML350Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML351H1    Intermediate Biblical Hebrew: History Writings [24S]

This course examines ancient Israel’s history writers, focusing on the Deuteronomistic History and the Chronicler’s History. Attention will be given to linguistic forms, rhetorical style and goals, and comparison of national or ethnic self-perceptions.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML352H1    Intermediate Biblical Hebrew: Myth and Story[24S]

An investigation of two closely related types of ancient Hebrew narrative: myth and story. Focus will be equally on Hebrew language, rhetorical style and goals, and when appropriate, the comparative ancient near eastern backdrop for the Hebrew texts.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML353H1    Jewish Apocalyptic Literature[24S]

This course provides an introduction to the study of the origin, form and function of ancient Jewish and related apocalyptic literature which flourished between 200 BCE and 200 CE, understood in its cultural and literary contexts.

Prerequisite: NMC150H1/NML250Y1
Exclusion: RLG325H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML354H1    Law and Ritual[24S]

Law reflects the way in which society understands and organizes itself through common agreements and forms of restraint. This course examines the different ways religious and ritual legislation was generated in ancient Jewish communities and the different functions such legislation served in these communities. All texts to be read in the original.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML355H1    Advanced Modern Hebrew I[48S]

The course is designed to deepen the student's knowledge of Hebrew in various fields. Areas of focus include: (1) Comprehension: listening to radio programs on an advanced level and viewing regular television programs; (2) Conversation: increasing the vocabulary used in conversations and discussions, while placing emphasis on different language styles; (3) Reading: Scientific articles, newspaper editorials, prose and poetry passages; (4) Writing: practical writing according to communicative functions, according to models of persuasion, explanation, etc; (5) Grammatical Skills: complementing the student's linguistic knowledge; the handling of irregular forms.

Prerequisite: MHB256H/NML255Y1/NML256H1
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew, MHB355H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML356H1    Advanced Modern Hebrew II[48S]

This course is designed to enable the student to use Hebrew freely, incorporating all of the language skills – comprehension, conversation, reading and writing – with exposure to a wide range of vocabulary, language structures, and academic and scientific texts. Attention is paid to lexical collocations and semantic fields.

Prerequisite: NML255Y1/NML355H1/MHB355H1
Exclusion: OAC Hebrew, MHB356H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML357H1    Midrash Aggadah[24S]

The themes of Eros and Thanatos will be explored in Aggadic texts from Song of Songs Rabbah. This Midrashic text stands halfway in the tradition, both making use of earlier texts and being used by editors of later compilations. These interrelations will be the focus of our study as well as the relationship of work to Scripture.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML358H1    Mishnah and Tosefta (formerly NMC331H1)[24S]

Introduction to Mishnah and Tosefta, two of the three foundational documents of Middle Hebrew. In addition to studying specific features of this level of Hebrew, examining these compositions independently, and analyzing their interaction, students will examine current scholarly literature on these documents and their relationship to each other. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Exclusion: NMC331H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML359Y1    Babylonian Talmud (formerly NMC334Y1)[48S]

Selections from a tractate in Babylonian Talmud in order to gain facility in the understanding of the dialogic structure of the legal discussions. Practice in the use of classical commentaries and critical aids to allow independent study of the text. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML450H1    Advanced Biblical Hebrew Grammar (formerly NML450Y1)[36S]

Advanced survey of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of ancient Hebrew. Introduction to the various methods used to investigate ancient Hebrew.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1, and one NML300-series course
Exclusion: NML450Y1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML451H1    Advanced Babylonian Talmud[24S]

Students will be introduced to the problems of text criticism involving variant readings and the redaction of Talmudic texts. Problems of transmission of the text, its relationship to the Palestinian Talmud, Tosefta and other texts will be explored. Use of Medieval Talmudic commentaries will be addressed.

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML452H1    Halakhic Midrashim (formerly NMC432H1)[24S]

This course familiarizes students with the methodology and terminology of the two midrashic systems: Devei R. Akiba and Devei R. Ishmael. Sections of all the midrashic halakha (Mekhiltot, Sifra and Sifre) are studied and compared to other Tannaitic materials. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Intermediate Hebrew (Modern or Biblical)
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML455H1    Modern Hebrew Poetry[36S]

A study of the poetic works of a major modern Hebrew poet. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML456H1    Modern Hebrew Prose[36S]

A study of an important modern writer of Hebrew fiction. (Conducted in Hebrew) (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML457H1    Introduction to Comparative Semitics[36S]

Advanced language course placing ancient Hebrew within its geographic and typological context. Priority will be given to 1) methods used to reconstruct proto-Semitic and ancient Hebrew (versus the Tiberian Hebrew of the Hebrew Bible); 2) classifications of Semitic languages; 3) comparison of phoneme and lexical inventories, morphology and syntax; and 4) dialectal variation and dialect geography.

Prerequisite: permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation: NML250Y1, and one NML 300-series course
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML458H1    Advanced Readings in The Dead Sea Scrolls[24S]

The discovery at Qumran near the Dead Sea unearthed a library of an ancient Jewish community containing manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures, other Jewish literature now called apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, some of which were previously known, many unknown, and writings composed by the community: collections of rules, wisdom texts, scriptural commentaries, as well as liturgical and theological compositions. This course focuses on selected Scrolls with special attention to the language, form and content, and scribal characteristics of these texts.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1, and one NML300-series course
Recommended Preparation: NMC150H1/NMC250H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

NML459H1    Topics in Second Temple Period Texts[24S]

This course provides an advanced investigation of selected issues in ancient Jewish texts stemming from the Second Temple Period (5th cent. BCE 1st cent. CE), and includes comparative study of biblical writings, apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and writings of ancient Jewish historians and philosophers. The specific topic for the course varies from one semester to another, and can deal with, e.g., language, scriptural interpretation, poetry and liturgy, theology, legal developments, and social and political history. The course has a strong research and writing component.

Prerequisite: NML250Y1, and one NML350-series course. Depending on the specific topic of the semester, knowledge of Greek or Aramaic may be recommended.
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

Persian
NMC258H1    Persian Literary Classics (formerly NMC258Y1)[24L]

Introduction to a millennium of Persian poetry and prose. Selected readings in translation from such classics of Persian literature as the Persian national epic (Shah-nameh), Attars Conference of the Birds, Rumis Masnavi, and Sadis Rose Garden.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML260Y1    Introductory Persian (formerly NMC240Y1)[144L]

The fundamentals of modern standard Persian grammar, with emphasis on attaining fluency in reading and writing simple texts. Also serves as a basis for classical Persian. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: Native users. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML360Y1    Intermediate Persian (formerly NMC340Y1)[144L]

This course involves reading, grammatical analysis, and translation of representative samples of contemporary Persian prose of intermediate difficulty. The reading materials are selected from a wide range of sources in order to ensure balanced, yet comprehensive exposure to the different usage of the language. The course serves as preparation for courses on both classical and contemporary Persian literature.

NEWRecommended preparation: NML260Y1
Exclusion: Native users. Priority enrollment will be given to declared NMC majors/specialists
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML460Y1    Classical Persian Literature (formerly NMC441Y1)[72S]

Survey of Persian literature, chiefly poetry, from the 10th to the 15th centuries, based on selected readings at an advanced level from representative authors, including Rudaki, Nizami, Sadi, Rumi, and Hafiz, as well as from the Persian national epic, Shah-nameh. Introduction to the Persian prosodial system, and analysis of the rhetorical devices and imagery employed by the classical poets Intended for upper year students.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or adequate knowledge of classical Persian
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML461H1    Modern Persian Poetry (formerly NMC442H1)[24S]

A survey of modern Persian poetry using connected passages of Persian texts.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or adequate reading knowledge
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML462H1    Modern Persian Prose (formerly NMC443H1)[24S]

A survey of modern Persian prose using connected passages of Persian texts.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or adequate reading knowledge
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

NML463H1    Structural Development of Persian Language (formerly NML361H1)[24S]

Development of Old Persian (551 BC) to Middle Persian (331 BC) to Modern Persian (7th century) with emphasis on word formation and grammar. Discussion is based on texts written by historians, linguists and grammarians who see language as a system which is changed by internal and external factors like politics, religion, immigration, business, etc.

Prerequisite: NML360Y1 or permission of instructor
Exclusion: NML361H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

Turkish
NML270Y1    Introductory Turkish (formerly NMC245Y1)[96L]

The basic features of modern Turkish grammar. In the second term, Turkish prose and newspapers are studied, with some practice in writing simple Turkish. This course serves as a basis for the study of Ottoman Turkish. (Offered in alternate years)

Exclusion: Native speakers
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NMC370Y1    Intermediate Turkish (formerly NMC345Y1)[96L]

Modern texts literary, scholarly and journalistic. Turkish grammar and syntax; the nature of Turkish culture. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: NML270Y1 or adequate reading knowledge of Turkish
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

NML470Y1    Advanced Turkish (formerly NMC445Y1)[48S]

Advanced Turkish language practice designed to enable students to pursue independent work in Turkish and Ottoman studies. Differences between modern Turkish and Ottoman grammar will be pointed out. Elements of Arabic and Persian grammar that occur in Ottoman will be presented.

Prerequisite: NML370Y1 or adequate knowledge of Turkish
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)


Faculty of Arts & Science Language Citation

The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations participates in the Faculty of Arts & Science’s Language Citation initiative for Arabic, Persian, ancient Egyptian, Biblical Hebrew, and modern Hebrew.  The study of ancient languages is a demanding and intellectually rewarding experience that makes available to the modern student the rich resources of primary texts in the original languages.  The many languages offered by NMC provide invaluable insights into the varieties of human culture and expression and offer many directions in which to take the study of a foreign language.

Students should note that, as explained on page 20 of this Calendar, the Language Citation is not equivalent to an academic program and that enrollment in a program is not necessary in order to earn the recognition bestowed by the Citation.

The Citation in Biblical Hebrew is available to students who complete NML250Y1 (or the equivalent prerequisite training) and earn a grade of at least B- in any 3 FCEs of the following additional Biblical Hebrew courses: NML350H1, NML351H1, NML352H1, NML353H1, NML354H1, NML450H1, NML458H1, or NML459H1.

The Citation in ancient Egyptian is available to students who complete NML240Y1 (or the equivalent prerequisite training) and earn a grade of at least B- in NML340Y1 NML440Y1, and NML441Y1.

The Citation in Arabic is available to students who complete NML110Y1 (or the equivalent prerequisite training) and earn a grade of at least B- in NML211Y1, NML310Y1 and any 2 FCEs of the following additional Arabic courses:  NML315H1, NML410Y1, NML411H1, and NML412Y1

The Citation in Persian is available to students who complete NML260Y1 (or the equivalent prerequisite training) and earn a grade of at least B- in NML360Y1 and any 2 FCEs of the following additional Persian courses:  NML460Y1, NML461H1, NML462H1, NML463H1.

The Citation in modern Hebrew is available to students who complete NML155H1 and NML156H1 (or the equivalent prerequisite training) and earn a grade of at least B- in NML255H1/256H1 and any 2 FCEs of the following additional Hebrew courses:  NML355H1, NML356H1, NML357H1, NML358H1, NML359Y1, NML451H1, NML452H1, NML455H1, NML456H1.