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Course List :: Course Offerings

This is a listing of all courses pertaining to the Central Eurasian field which are offered by Departmental faculty. Not all of the courses listed here are taught every year. The Department offers between 50 and 60 courses each semester.

Area Courses

Course Number Course Credits Instructor
U190 Introduction to Inner Asia 3 Beckwith
U194 Religion & Religions in Central Eurasia 3 Staff
U254 Introduction to the Ancient Near East and Central Asia 3 Choksy
U284 The Civilization of Tibet 3 Sperling
U292 Inner Asian Religious Beliefs 3 DeWeese
U311 Prophets, Poets, and Kings:  Iranian Civilization 3 Choksy
U320** Central Eurasian Topics 1-4 Staff
U324 Romanticism and the Rise of Nationalism 3 Szegedy-Maszak
U333 Finland in the 20th Century 3 Raun
U345 Finno-Ugric & Siberian Mythology & Religion 3 Staff
U346 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation 3 Silay
U350 Turkish Literature in Translation 3 Silay
U368 The Mongol Century 3 Atwood
U369 Inner Asia After the Mongol Conquest 3 Staff
U370 The Uralic Peoples 3 Raun
U372 Persian Literature in Translation 3 Losensky
U373 Persian Mystical Literature in Translation 3 Losensky
U374 EnvironmentalProblems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia 3 Zlotin
U383 Survey of Inner Asian Literature in Translation 3 Staff
U385 Buddhism in Central Asia 3 Staff
U388 Chinese Inner Asia to 1949 3 Atwood
U390 Shamanism in Inner Asia 3 Staff
U392 Shrine and Pilgrimage in Central Asian Islam 3 DeWeese
U393 The Yasavi Sufis and Central Asian Islam 3 DeWeese
U394* Islam in the Soviet Union and Successor States 3 DeWeese
U395* Politics and Society in Central Asia 3 Fierman
U397 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East 3 Shahrani
U398 Peoples and Cultures of the Central Asia 3 Shahrani
U399 Topics in Studies of Iranian Languages 3 Choksy
U423 Hungary between 1890 and 1945 3 Staff
U424 Hungarian Literature from its Beginnings to 1900 3 Szegedy-Maszák
U426 Modern Hungarian Literature 3 Szegedy-Maszák
U427 Hungary from 1945 to the present 3 Szegedy-Maszák
U430 Finnic Folklore 3 Staff
U436 Finnish Civilization to 1810 3 Staff
U437 Finnish Civilization l8l0 to Present 3 Staff
U469 The Mongols in the 20th Century 3 Atwood
U481 Survey of Tibetan Literature 3 Staff
U483* Introduction to the History of Tibet 3 Sperling
U484 The Religions of Tibet 3 Staff
U485 Tibetan Oral Literature 3 Staff
U489 Tibet & the West 3 Sperling
U490* Sino-Tibetan Relations 3 Sperling
U493 Islamic Central Asia in the 16th-19th Centuries 3 DeWeese
U494 Central Asia Under Russian Rule 3 Staff
U495 Islamic Central Asia to the 16th Century 3 Staff
U496 Ethnic History of Central Asia 3 Staff
U497 Inner Asian Peoples & Nationality Policy in the People's Republic of China 3 Sperling
U498 Religion and Power in Islamic Central Asia 3 DeWeese
U511 Prophets, Poets, and Kings:  Iranian Civilization 3 Choksy
U518 Empire and Ethnicity in Modern Russian History 3 Raun
U519 Soviet & Post-Soviet Nationalities and Problems 3 Fierman
U520** Selected Topics in Central Eurasian Studies 3 Staff
U524 Romanticism and the Rise of Nationalism 3 Szegedy-Maszak
U533 Finland in the 20th Century 3 Raun
U534 Classical Finnish Literature 3 Staff
U535 Modern Finnish Literature 3 Staff
U543 Estonian Culture and Civilization 3 Raun
U544 Baltic States since 1918 3 Raun
U546 Literature of the Ottoman Court in Translation 3 Silay
U564 Mongolian Literature & Folklore 3 Kara
U565 Mongolian Civilization & Folk Culture 3 Kara
U568 Mongolian Dialects 3 Kara
U569 Modern Inner Mongolia 3 Atwood
U574 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia 3 Zlotin
U588 Chinese Inner Asia to 1949 3 Atwood
U590 Shamanism in Inner Asia 3 Staff
U595 Introduction to Central Eurasian History 3 Beckwith
U596 Post-Soviet Transition in Central Asia 3 Fierman
U597 Politics and Society in Central Asia 3 Fierman
U598 Peoples and Cultures of Central Asia 3 Shahrani
U599 Seminar on Social Change in Central Asia 3 Shahrani
U600 Advanced Readings in Central Eurasian Studies Arr. Staff
U601 MA Thesis Course 3 Staff
U698 Islamic Hagiography of Central Asia 3 DeWeese
U710 Seminar in Uralic Studies 3 Staff
U720 Seminar in Central Eurasian Studies 3 Staff
U730 Seminar in Hungarian Studies 3 Staff
U785 Seminar in Tibetan Literature 3 Staff
U790 Colloquium in Central Eurasian Studies 1 Staff
U797 Seminar on Comparative Study of Muslim Societies of Central Asia and the Middle East 3 Shahrani
U798 Seminar on Central Asian Nomadic Pastoral Societies 3 Shahrani
U800 Research in Central Eurasian Studies Arr. Staff
G901 Advanced Research 6 Staff
D421 Hungarian History (History Department) 3 Bayerle
R551 Buddhism (Religious Studies Department) 3 Staff
R656 Buddhism in Central Asia (Religious Studies Department) 3 Staff
       
  *Culture option    
  **Instructors or topics vary. Courses may be taken more than once.    

Language Courses

Language Course Number Course Name Credits Instructor
Azeri U520-U520 Introductory Azeri I-II 3-3 Staff
U520-U520 Intermediate Azeri I-II 3-3 Staff
Chagatay U593 Chagatay 3 DeWeese
U594 Advanced Readings in Chagatay 3 Staff
Estonian U341-U342 Introductory Estonian I-II 3-3 Kivik
U441-U442 Intermediate Estonian I-II 3-3 Kivik
U541-U542 Advanced Estonian I-II 3-3 Kivik
Finnish U331-U332 Introductory Finnish I-II 3-3 Staff
U431-U432 Intermediate Finnish I-II 3-3 Staff
U53l-U532 Advanced Finnish I-II 3-3 Staff
U631 Old Finnish 3 Staff
U632 Finnish Grammar 3 Staff
Hungarian U321-U322 Introductory Hungarian I-II 3-3 Varga
U421-U422 Intermediate Hungarian I-II 3-3 Varga
U320/U520 The Structure of Hungarian 3 Staff
U521-U522 Advanced Hungarian I-II 3-3 Varga
U623 History of the Hungarian Language 3 Staff
U624 Hungarian Grammar 3 Staff
Kazak U575-U576 Introductory Kazak I-II 3-3 Staff
U675-U676 Intermediate Kazak I-II 3-3 Staff
U520-U520 Advanced Kazak I-II 3-3 Staff
Mari U504 Introductory to Mari (Cheremis) 3 Staff
Mongolian U361-U362 Introductory Mongolian I-II 3-3 Tserenchunt
U461-U462 Intermediate Mongolian I-II 3-3 Tserenchunt
U561-U562 Advanced Mongolian I-II 3-3 Tserenchunt
U566-U567 Classical Mongolian I-II
 3-3 Kara
Pashto U520-U520 Introductory Pashto I-II 3-3 Staff
U520-U520 Intermediate Pashto I-II 3-3 Staff
Persian U520-U520 Introductory Persian I-II 3-3 Daneshgar
  U520-U520 Intermediate Persian I-II 3-3 Daneshgar
  U520-U520 Advanced Persian I-II 3-3 Losensky/Choksy
  U577 Research in Classical Persian Texts 3 Losensky
Tajik U520-U520 Introductory Tajik I-II 3-3 Staff
U520-U520 Intermediate Tajik I-II 3-3 Staff
Tibetan U381-U382 Introductory Tibetan I-II 3-3 Rabsal
U486-U487 Intermediate Tibetan I-II 3-3 Rabsal
U586-U587 Advanced Tibetan I-II 3-3 Rabsal
U589 Classical Tibetan 3 Staff
Turkish U351-U352 Introductory Turkish I-II 3-3 Trainham
  U451-U452 Intermediate Turkish I-II 3-3 Alkan
  U551-U552 Advanced Turkish I-II 3-3 Jones
  U554-U555 Introductory Ottoman Turkish I-II 3-3 Silay
  U654-U655 Advanced Ottoman Turkish I-II 3-3 Silay
Turkmen U520-U520 Introductory Turkmen I-II 3-3 Staff
U520-U520 Intermediate Turkmen I-II 3-3 Staff
Uygur U591-U592 Introductory Uygur I-II 3-3 Nazarova
U691-U692 Intermediate Uygur I-II 3-3 Nazarova
U520-U520 Advanced Uygur I-II 3-3 Nazarova
Uzbek U353-U354 Introductory Uzbek I-II 3-3 Hodjaev
U453-U454 Intermediate Uzbek I-II 3-3 Hodjaev
U556-U557 Advanced Uzbek I-II 3-3 Hodjaev

Linguistics Courses

Course Number Course Name Credits Instructor
U488 Readings in Modern Tibetan Texts 3 Sperling
U502 Introductory to Yakut 3 Staff
U503 Old Turkic 3 Kara
U505 Structure of Uygur 3 Staff
U520** Selected Topics in Central Eurasian Studies Arr. Staff
U523 Hungarian Readings 3 Staff
U554-U555 Ottoman Turkish I-II 3-3 Silay
U563 Mongolian Historical Writings 3 Kara
U568 Mongolian Dialects 3 Kara
U571 Uralic Languages 3 Staff
U581 Languages of Eastern Inner Asia 3 Beckwith
U582 Old Tibetan 3 Beckwith
U584 Introductory to Manchu 3 Kara
U600** Advanced Readings in Uralic and Altaic Studies Arr. Staff
U670 Comparative Uralic Linguistics I 3 Staff
U671 Comparative Uralic Linguistics II 3 Staff
U673 Central Eurasian Languages 3 Beckwith
U674 Comparative Finnic 3 Staff
U683 Altaic Linguistics 3 Kara
U688 Readings in Buddhist Religious Texts 3 Staff
U690 Comparative Turkic Linguistics 3 Staff
U800** Research in Central Eurasian Studies Arr. Staff
  ** Instructors or topics vary. Courses may be taken more than once.    

Undergraduate Language Courses

Language Course Number Course Name Credits Instructor
Azeri U105-U106 Introductory Azeri I-II 4-4 Daneshgar
U205-U206 Intermediate Azeri I-II 3-3 Staff
Estonian U111-U112 Introductory Estonian I-II 4-4 Kivik
U211-U212 Intermediate Estonian I-II 3-3 Kivik
Finnish U121-U122 Introductory Finnish I-II 4-4 Staff
U221-U222 Intermediate Finnish I-II 3-3 Staff
Hungarian U131-U132 Introductory Hungarian I-II 4-4 Varga
U231-U232 Intermediate Hungarian I-II 3-3 Varga
Kazak U175-U176 Introductory Kazak I-II 4-4 Staff
U275-U276 Intermediate Kazak I-II 3-3 Staff
Mongolian U141-U142 Introductory Mongolian I-II 4-4 Tserenchunt
U241-U242 Intermediate Mongolian I-II 3-3 Tserenchunt
Pashto U299-U299 Introductory Pashto I-II 4-4 Staff
U520-U520 Intermediate Pashto I-II 3-3 Staff
Persian U177-U178 Introductory Persian I-II 4-4 Daneshgar
U277-U278 Intermediate Persian I-II 3-3 Daneshgar
Tajik U299-U299 Introductory Tajik I-II 4-4 Staff
U299-U299 Intermediate Tajik I-II 3-3 Staff
Tibetan U151-U152 Introductory Tibetan I-II 4-4 Rabsal
U251-U252 Intermediate Tibetan I-II 3-3 Rabsal
Turkish U161-U162 Introductory Turkish I-II 4-4 Trainham
U261-U262 Intermediate Turkish I-II 3-3 Alkan
Turkmen U107-U108 Introductory Turkmen I-II 4-4 Staff
U207-U208 Intermediate Turkmen I-II 3-3 Staff
Uygur U115-U116 Introductory Uygur I-II 4-4 Nazarova
U215-U216 Intermediate Uygur I-II 3-3 Nazarova
Uzbek U171-U172 Introductory Uzbek I-II 4-4 Hodjaev
U271-U272 Intermediate Uzbek I-II 3-3 Hodjaev