Department Listing: Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies Courses in the Fall 2026 Semester

     Number Sec  Call#      Pts  Title                           Day Time          Room Building        Faculty
                 L App Activity  Subject

MDES UN1003 001  10654        4  Premodern Islamic Worlds                                               Van Dalen, Elaine
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 001  12205        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 002  12206        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 003  12207        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1004 004  12208        0  Premodern Islamic Worlds-                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1003 must register for MDES UN1004.
MDES UN1030 001  10655        4  Game of Thrones: Epics/Em                                              Dabashi, Hamid
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 001  12209        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 002  12210        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 003  12211        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 004  12212        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 005  12213        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 006  12214        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 007  12215        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 008  12216        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 009  12217        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 010  12218        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 011  12219        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1031 012  12220        0  Game of Thrones Discussio                                              
                 L     DISCUSSI  Middle East                                                            
                            Note: Students in MDES UN1030 must register for MDES UN1031.
MDES UN1101 001  10954        4  ELEMENTARY TAMIL I                                                     Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
SWHL UN1101 001  10942        4  ELEMENTARY SWAHILI I                                                   Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN1101 001  10999        4  ELEMENTARY WOLOF I                                                     Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN1210 001  10880        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 002  10881        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 003  10882        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1210 004  10883        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1211 001  10884        5  FIRST YEAR ARABIC II                                                   Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1301 001  10969        4  ELEMENTARY ARMENIAN I                                                  Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
AHUM UN1399 003  10700        4  COLLOQUIUM ON MAJOR TEXTS                                              Hallaq, Wael
                 L     COLLOQUI  Asian Humanities                                                       
MDES UN1401 001  10958        4  ELEMENTARY SANSKRIT I                                                  Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1501 001  10981        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW: ELEM I                                              
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1501 002  10982        5  1ST YR MOD HEBREW: ELEM I                                              
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1601 001  10839        5  ELEMENTARY HINDI-URDU I                                                Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1608 001  10847        5  HINDI FOR HERITAGE SPEAKE                                              Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1614 001  10848        5  URDU FOR HERITAGE SPEAKER                                              Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1701 001  10921        4  ELEMENTARY PERSIAN I                                                   Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN1901 001  10904        4  ELEMENTARY MODERN TURKISH                                              Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2042 001  10768        3  S. Asia Crossroads of Emp                                              Huacuja Alonso, Isabel
                 L      LECTURE  Middle East                                                            
SWHL UN2101 001  10943        4  INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI I                                                 Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN2101 001  11000        4  INTERMEDIATE WOLOF I                                                   Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN2201 001  10885        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Bettaieb, Rym
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 002  10886        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2201 003  10887        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC I                                                   Ahmar, May
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2202 001  10888        5  SECOND YEAR ARABIC II                                                  Abdo, Nasr
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2208 001  10889        5  ARABIC FOR HERITAGE SPEAK                                              Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2301 001  10970        4  INTERMEDIATE ARMENIAN I                                                Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2401 001  10963        4  INTERMEDIATE SANSKRIT I                                                Ramesh, Jay
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2501 001  10983        5  2ND YR MOD HEBREW:INTER I                                              Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2516 001  10988        4  INT HEBREW:INTENSVE GRAMM                                              
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2517 001  10995        4  HEBREW FOR HERITAGE SPEAK                                              Flusser, Yael
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2601 001  10840        5  INTERMEDIATE HINDI-URDU I                                              Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2701 001  10922        4  INTERMEDIATE PERSIAN I                                                 Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES UN2901 001  10905        4  INTERMEDIATE MODERN TURKI                                              Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
SOCI UN3285 001  11074        3  ISRAELI SOC & ISR-PLS CON                                              Cohen, Yinon
                 L                                                                                      
SWHL UN3301 001  10945        4  ADVANCED SWAHILI I                                                     Nanji, Abdul
                 L     LANGUAGE  Swahili                                                                
WLOF UN3301 001  11001        4  ADVANCED WOLOF I                                                       Sy, Mariame S
                 L     LANGUAGE  Wolof                                                                  
MDES UN3335 001  10766        3  Intro to Armenian Studies                                              Vacca, Alison
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
CLME UN3928 001  10767        3  ARABIC PRISON WRITING                                                  Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES UN3960 001  11006        1  HONORS THESIS SEMINAR PAR                                              
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4122 001  10773        4  THE NOVEL IN AFRICA                                                    Wenzel, Jennifer
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4210 001  10890        5  THIRD YEAR ARABIC I                                                    Absi, Ouijdane
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4212 001  10892        4  FOURTH YEAR MODERN ARABIC                                              Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4218 001  10891        4  SPOKEN ARABIC I                                                        Faraj, Reem
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4221 001  10893        3  Readings in Qur   an and                                               Nouhi, Youssef
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
CLME GU4231 001  10782        4  COLD WAR ARAB CULTURE                                                  Al-Musawi, Muhsin
                 L      SEMINAR  Comparative Literature: Middle                                         
MDES GU4310 001  10972        3  ADVANCED ARMENIAN I                                                    Karamanoukian, Charry
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4502 001  14953        4  READINGS IN HEBREW TEXTS                                               Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4510 001  10997        4  3RD YR MODERN HEBREW I                                                 Harel, Naama
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4601 001  10786        4  POLITICS IN INDIA                                                      Kaviraj, Sudipta
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4624 001  10849        5  ADVANCED HINDI I                                                       Ranjan, Rakesh
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4627 001  11003        4  Significant Others                                                     Kia, Mana
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4640 001  10850        4  ADVANCED URDU                                                          Ahmad, Aftab
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
CPLS GU4685 001  11060        4  Theory from the South                                                  Rao, Anupama
                 L                                                                                      
MDES GU4710 001  10923        3  ADVANCED PERSIAN I                                                     Honarmand, Saeed
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4810 001  10780        4  ADVANCED SANSKRIT I                                                    Peterson, Jonathan
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4825 001  10781        4  Indo-Islamic Culture in L                                              Masud, Timsal
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4910 001  10906        3  ADVANCED TURKISH I                                                     Fikret, Zuleyha M
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4926 001  10909        3  READINGS IN OTTOMAN TEXTS                                              Oztoprak, Dilek
                 L     LANGUAGE  Middle East                                                            
MDES GU4953 001  10831        4  The Ottoman Empire: Histo                                              Mouradian, Khatchig
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR5000 001  11002        4  THEORY AND METHODS I                                                   Hallaq, Wael
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6008 001  11004        2  MESAAS RESEARCH COLLOQUIU                                              Vacca, Alison
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
SOCI GR6161 001  11086        4  Dynamics of the Israeli-P                                              Cohen, Yinon
                 L                                                                                      
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MDES GR6410 001  10832        4  Settlers and Natives                                                   Mamdani, Mahmood
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR6610 001  10788        4  Theories of Secularity                                                 Kaviraj, Sudipta
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8008 001  11005        0  DISSERTATION COLLOQUIUM                                                Mitchell, Timothy
                 L     COLLOQUI  Middle East                                                            
MDES GR8101 001  14977        4  Modern Middle East: Theme                                              Mitchell, Timothy
                 L      SEMINAR  Middle East                                                            
L Code
L Limited Enrollment
Course Approval Codes
D-I Department and Instructor
DEP Department
I-D Instructor and Department
INS Instructor
Day Codes
M Monday
T Tuesday
W Wednesday
R Thursday
F Friday
S Saturday
U Sunday