21.1 Winter - MENAS - UG, G, FLAS

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1	MENAS 2021 Winter Complete Course List
2	Approvals indicated on this list were relevant at the time of creation and may no longer be accurate. If you would like more information on a specific course, please reach out to your advisor.
3	The following list includes courses on topics related to the study of Middle Eastern and North African societies. Students electing the Academic Major or Minor in Middle Eastern and North African Studies should consult the MENAS advisor for approval of any course to be used toward the program. Independent study and directed reading courses may also be used toward a major or minor when appropriate. Please consult the LSA Course Guide (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/cg/) and relevant departments for details. Courses in modern language departments are listed only when their topics are relevant to an understanding of the culture, history, and politics of Middle Eastern and North African societies. Students are invited to consult the LSA Course Guide for a complete list of language courses. The following list includes courses relating to the Modern Middle East and North Africa, many of which can be applied to MENAS master's degree. Courses marked as MENAS approved will count toward the maters degree program without further approval. MENAS related courses require approval from the MENAS advisor to be applied to a degree. Independent study and directed reading courses may also be used toward a MENAS degree when appropriate. Longer descriptions and additional information for each course can be found in the LSA Course Guide (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/cg/) and relevant department for details. Courses at the 400 level must be approved by an advisor to be eligible for graduate credit.
4	UM Subject	Course/ Section	Title	Instructor	Credits	Level	MENAS Major	MENAS Minor	Anthro, Soc or Women Std	pre-1800 ME history	POLSCI 351, 352, 353	MENAS 493 (offered in Fall term)	Electives	MIRS Approved	MIRS Requires Further Approval	FLAS Pre-approved

5	RELIGION	204.001	Islam in History	Knysh,Alexander D	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
6	ISLAM	216.001	Islam in History	Knysh,Alexander D	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
7	MIDEAST	216.001	Islam in History	Knysh,Alexander D	4	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
8	MIDEAST	239.001	Mythology of the Ancient Middle East	Beckman,Gary M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x	x			x			x
9	HISTORY	230.006	Humanities Topics in History: The Byzantine Empire: Triumph and Twilight, 9th to 15th Centuries	Poteet, Ellen Spence	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
10	HISTORY	230.003	Humanities Topics in History: Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, Ideas	Pinsker, Shachar	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
11	JUDAIC	281.001	Humanities Topics in History: Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, Ideas	Pinsker, Shachar	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
12	MIDEAST	281.001	Humanities Topics in History: Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, Ideas	Pinsker, Shachar	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
13	SLAVIC	281.001	Humanities Topics in History: Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, Ideas	Pinsker, Shachar	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
14	ENGLISH	290.010	Humanities Topics in History: Jews in the Modern World: Texts, Images, Ideas	Pinsker, Shachar	4	Undergrad	x	x					x
15	HISTORY	244.001	The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Lieberman,Victor B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
16	JUDAIC	244.001	The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Lieberman,Victor B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
17	MENAS	244.001	The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Lieberman,Victor B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
18	MIDEAST	284.001	The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict	Lieberman,Victor B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
19	MIDEAST	290.001	Topics in Middle East Studies: Mossad	Raz,Adi	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
20	MIDEAST	290.002	Topics in Middle East Studies: Israeli Cinema in Search for Identity	Eubanks Segal, OREN	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
21	MIDEAST	291.001	Humanities Topics in Middle East Studies: Travelers and Travelogues	Cross,Cameron	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
22	MIDEAST	291.003	Humanities Topics in Middle East Studies: Policing and Civil Rights	Roby,Bryan Karle	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
23	MIDEAST	295.001	First Year Seminar in Middle East Studies: Ancient Empire	DeGrado,Jessie	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
24	MIDEAST	295.002	First Year Seminar in Middle East Studies: Archaeology in Israel	Eliav, Yaron Z	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
25	MIDEAST	295.003	First Year Seminar in Middle East Studies: Monstrous Creatures and Wise Kings: Wonder Tales in Middle Eastern Literature	Macfarlane,Alexandra Dally	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
26	HISTORY	304.001	Interdisciplinary Topics in History: Science and Technology in the Ancient Middle East	Crisostomo, Jay	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x			x
27	BA	310.001	Business & Culture	Branch, John	3	Undergrad	x						x		x
28	HISTORY	307.001	History of the Ottoman Empire: The "Post-Classical Age", (ca. 1600-1922)	Cipa,Hakki Erdem	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x	x
29	ISLAM	320.001	History of the Ottoman Empire: The "Post-Classical Age", (ca. 1600-1922)	Cipa,Hakki Erdem	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x	x
30	MIDEAST	320.001	History of the Ottoman Empire: The "Post-Classical Age", (ca. 1600-1922)	Cipa,Hakki Erdem	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x	x
31	ENGLISH	317.005	Connecting Life Stories Connecting Lives, Middle East and Beyond	Bardenstein,Carol B	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
32	MIDEAST	329.001	Connecting Life Stories, Connecting Lives: The Middle East and Beyond	Bardenstein,Carol B	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
33	ARABAM	311.002	Arab American Studies and the Humanities: Art and Music of the Islamic World	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x
34	RCHUMS	334.005	Special Topics in the Humanities: Art and Music of the Islamic World	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x
35	ISLAM	315.001	Introduction to Arab Culture	Bardenstein,Carol B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
36	MIDEAST	315.001	Introduction to Arab Culture	Bardenstein,Carol B	4	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
37	MIDEAST	321.001	Jihad in History	Knysh, Alexander	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
38	RELIGION	326.001	Jews in the Roman Mediterranean: Archaeology, Religion, and Culture	Eliav,Yaron Z	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x
39	CLCIV	327.001	Jews in the Roman Mediterranean: Archaeology, Religion, and Culture	Eliav,Yaron Z	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x
40	MIDEAST	355.001	Jews in the Roman Mediterranean: Archaeology, Religion, and Culture	Eliav,Yaron Z	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x
41	CLARCH	244.000	Jews in the Roman Mediterranean: Archaeology, Religion, and Culture	Eliav,Yaron Z	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x
42	HISTORY	328.004	Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths	Hussein, Mostafa Mahmoud Hassan	3	Undergrad	x	x					x			x
43	HISTORY	328.007	Humanities Topics in History: Jewish Life in Colonial North Africa	Roby,Bryan Karle	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
44	ISLAM	328.001	Peace and Nonviolence in Islamic Cultures	Ali, Samer M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
45	MENAS	332.002	MENAS Topics: Peace and Nonviolence in Islamic Cultures	Ali, Samer M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
46	MIDEAST	328.001	Peace and Nonviolence in Islamic Cultures	Ali,Samer M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
47	MENAS	332.001	MENAS Topics in the Humanities: Jewish Life in Colonial North Africa	Roby,Bryan Karle	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
48	HISTORY	328.006	Humanities Topics in History: Genocide in the Twentieth Century: The Armenian Case	Sekeryan, Ari	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
49	RCHUMS	334.009	Special Topics in the Humanities: Palestinian Art	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
50	ISLAM	390.002	Topics in Islamic Studies: Palestinian Art 1945-Present	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
51	MIDEAST	337.001	Ancient Mesopotamia: History and Culture	Beckman,Gary M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x	x			x			x
52	ANTHRARC	384.001	Ancient Mesopotamia: History and Culture	Beckman,Gary M	3	Undergrad	x	x	x	x			x			x
53	MIDEAST	338.001	Introduction to Egyption Archaeology	Richards,Janet E	4	Undergrad	x	x	x				x			x
54	JUDAIC	340.001	Jewish Life in Colonial North Africa	Roby,Bryan Karle	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
55	MIDEAST	341.001	Science and Technology in the Ancient Middle East	Crisostomo, Jay	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x	x
56	RCIDIV	341.001	Science and Technology in the Ancient Middle East	Crisostomo, Jay	3	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x	x
57	HISTORY	358.001	Religion, Magic, and Mystery After Alexander	Moyer,Ian S	4	Undergrad	x	x		x			x		x
58	ENGLISH	378.001	Muslim and Arab Literatures: Arab American Literature	Mattawa,Khaled Ahmad	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x
59	ANTHRARC	381.001	Introduction to Egyption Archaeology	Richards,Janet E	4	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
60	HISTART	382.001	Introduction to Egyption Archaeology	Richards,Janet E	4	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
61	POLSCI	389.040	Topics in Contemporary Political Science: State Repression of Human Rights	Nordaas,Ragnhild	4	Undergrad									x
62	MIDEAST	390.001	Topics in Middle East Studies: Queer Israel	Eubanks Segal, Oren	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
63	MIDEAST	391.001	Humanities Topics in Middle East Studies: Jewish Languages	Luchina,Elena	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
64	ISLAM	392.001	Humanities Topics in Islamic Studies: Art of the Islamic World	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x
65	HISTART	393.002	Undergraduate Seminar: Arts of the Saharan Crossroads	Miller,Ashley Vanessa	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x
66	HISTART	393.008	Undergraduate Seminar: Art and Conflict in the Middle East, 1900-Present	Crasnow,Sascha M	3	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
67	HISTORY	397.001	Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran	Babayan,Kathryn	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
68	MIDEAST	387.001	Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran	Babayan,Kathryn	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
69	WGS	397.001	Religion and Politics in Contemporary Iran	Babayan,Kathryn	3	Undergrad	x	x	x				x		x	x
70	HEBREW	410.001	Topics in Modern Hebrew Language: Multicultural Israel	Raz, Adi	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
71	MIDEAST	426.001	An Introduction to Modern Armenian Literature	Pifer,Michael Bedrosian	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
72	MIDEAST	427.001	Rumi and the Great Persian Mystical Poets	Cross, Cameron	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
73	POLSCI	435.001	Research Seminar on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict	Tessler, Mark A	3	All	x	x					x	x
74	HISTORY	443.001	Modern Middle East History	Cole,Juan R	4	All	x	x					x	x		x
75	ISLAM	443.001	Modern Middle East History	Cole,Juan R	4	All	x	x					x	x		x
76	MENAS	462.001	Web Based Mentorship: Learning Through Character Play	Stanzler, Jeff	3	All	x	x					x	x
77	MENAS	463.001	Web Based Mentorship: Arab-Israeli Conflict Simulation	Stanzler, Jeff	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
78	MIDEAST	445.001	Selected Topics in Ancient Egyptian History and Culture: Language Learning in the Ancient World	Crisostomo, Jay	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
79	MIDEAST	445.002	Selected Topics in Ancient Egyptian History and Culture: Local Saint Cults in Cross-Cultural Perspective	Richards,Janet E	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
80	MIDEAST	487.001	Modern Middle East History	Cole,Juan R	4	All	x	x					x	x		x
81	MIDEAST	490.001	Topics in Middle East Studies: The Jewish Child, from the Bible to the Holocaust	Boccaccini,Gabriele	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
82	MIDEAST	490.003	Rap, Rhythm, and Jews: Jewish Poetry, Religion, and Popular Culture	Ginsburg,Elliot K	3	All	x	x					x	x		x
83	MIDEAST	490.004	Topics in Middle East Studies: Egypt Before the Pharaohs	TBD	3	All	x	x		x			x	x		x
84	HISTORY	496.001	History Colloquium: Monks & Mystics: Spiritual Striving in Medieval Europe and Byzantium Monks & Mystics: Spiritual Striving in Medieval Europe and Byzantium	Poteet,Ellen Spence	4	Undergrad	x	x					x		x	x
85	MIDEAST	499.001	Independent Study in Middle East Studies	N/A	1-4	All	x	x					x
86	MIDEAST	499.001	Independent Study in Middle East Studies	N/A	1-4	All	x	x					x
87	MIDEAST	499.001	Independent Study in Middle East Studies	N/A	1-4	All	x	x					x
88	ARABIC	504.001	Advanced Arabic Media I	Alsayegh, Wijdan	4	Grad								x
89	MIDEAST	521.001	Modern Arabic Fiction	Le Gassick, Trevor	3	Grad								x		x
90	MIDEAST	595.002	Jihad in History	Knysh, Alexander	3	Grad								x		x
91	MIDEAST	601.001	Studies in the Modern Middle East	Cole,Juan R	3	Grad								x		x
92	HISTORY	664.001	Studies in the Modern Middle East	Cole,Juan R	3	Grad								x		x
93	MIDEAST	620.001	Reading Modern Arab Authors in Arabic	Shammas,Anton	3	Grad								x
94	INTLRGN	502.001	International and Regional Studies Research Design Seminar I	Cassel, Pär; Pitcher, Anne	1	Grad
95	INTLRGN	600.001	International and Regional Studies Graduate Colloquium	Cassel, Pär	1	Grad
96	URP	570.001	Global & Comparative Planning	Taru	3	Grad									x
97	PUBPOL	621.001	Peacebuilding: Law, Diplomacy, and the Transition from Conflict	Ciorciori, John	3	Grad									x
98	COMM	840.002	Special Topics in SocSci: Decentering Social Inquiry: Qualitative Methods in Global Settings	Hussain, Muzammil	3	Grad									x