Program Requirements
The Minor Concentration in Persian Language provides students with comprehensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Persian.
For information about instructors and course descriptions, visit the program鈥檚 website at .
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration in World Islamic and Middle East Studies.
Complementary Courses
18 credits of Persian language (3 levels) from the list below.
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ISLA 241D1 Introductory Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Introduction to the Persian language, beginning with pronouncing, reading and writing the Persian script, and moving to vocabulary and grammatical structures needed to communicate in simple dialogues, read simple texts, and write simple paragraphs.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Sanei, Taraneh (Fall)
Prerequisite: Placement test or permission of the instructor
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ISLA 541 D1/D2.
Students must register for both ISLA 241D1 and ISLA 241D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 241D1 and ISLA 241D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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ISLA 241D2 Introductory Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 241D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Sanei, Taraneh (Winter)
Prerequisite: ISLA 241D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 241D1 and ISLA 241D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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ISLA 342D1 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Speech, comprehension, and reading and writing of more complex grammatical structures, embedded within a variety of short authentic Persian texts.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Sanei, Taraneh (Fall)
Prerequisite(s): ISLA 241D1/D2 or ISLA 541D1/D2 or placement test or permission of the instructor.
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ISLA 542D1/D2.
Students must register for both ISLA 342D1 and ISLA 342D2.
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 342D1 and ISLA 342D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
Students are expected to have knowledge of basic Persian grammar and vocabulary.
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ISLA 342D2 Lower Intermediate Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 342D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Sanei, Taraneh (Winter)
Prerequisite: ISLA 342D1 and ISLA 241D1/D2 or ISLA 541D1/D2 or placement test or permission of the instructor.
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 342D1 and ISLA 342D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 443D1 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Introduction to authentic texts about Persian culture, history, geography, politics, arts, and other topics relevant to Iran, as well as canonical poems of various modern and classical poets, and selected Persian proverbs and their meanings and connotations.
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Sanei, Taraneh (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: ISLA 342D1/D2 or ISLA 542D1/D2 or placement test or permission of the instructor.
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ISLA 543 and ISLA 544.
Note: Language of instruction is Persian.
Students must register for both ISLA 443D1 and ISLA 443D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 443D1 and ISLA 443D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 443D2 Upper Intermediate Persian (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : See ISLA 443D1 for course description.
Terms: Winter 2025
Instructors: Borhan, Behzad (Winter)
Prerequisite: ISLA 443D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both ISLA 443D1 and ISLA 443D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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ISLA 545 Advanced Persian 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Advanced level of Persian language study.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: ISLA 443D1/D2, or ISLA 543, or ISLA 544, or ISLA 643D1/D2, or placement test, or permission of instructor.
Note: Language of instruction is Persian.
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ISLA 546 Advanced Persian 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Advanced level of Persian language study.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Prerequisite: ISLA 545 or placement test or permission of the instructor.
Note: Language of instruction is Persian.
