Course Listing: TPCS IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES

Information on this report reflects data as of the end of the day Sunday, January 23, 2011

	NELC-N 306  TPCS IN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES (3 CR)
           VT: POETRY/FICT/PHIL ANCIENT EGYPT
              21164          04:00P-05:15P   TR     BH 247    Vinson S                      26   22    0
                 Above class open to undergraduates only
                 Above course will introduce students to the literature of
                 Ancient Egypt: its poetry, its prose fiction, and its
                 philosophical and religious literature. Problems to be
                 addressed include: the definition of literature; the problem
                 of genre classification; major themes; the cultural functions
                 of literature; methods of interpretation; compositional
                 techniques, including description, characterization,
                 plotting, word-play, etc.; and problem of translation.  All
                 Egyptian texts will be read in English translation.
                 Above class meets with NELC-N 695
           VT: ELEMENTARY MIDDLE EGYPTIAN I
              21170          02:30P-03:20P   MTWR   SY 0008   Vinson S                      26   19    0
                 Above class open to undergraduates only
                 Above course will introduce students to the Middle Egyptian,
                 the phase of the ancient Egyptian language as spoken and
                 written from about 2000 to about 1300 BCE. Students will
                 acquire a basic knowledge of the hieroglyphic script,
                 essential grammar, and a working vocabulary of about 500
                 words.
                 Above class meets with NELC-N 695