Approved Courses
The following list includes undergraduate courses that have been approved as of June 2010. Courses added after that date do not appear in this list. Courses eliminated after that date may still appear. Not every course is offered regularly. Students should consult the Schedule of Classes at www.testudo.umd.edu to ascertain which courses are actually offered during a given semester.
COURSE NUMBERING SYSTEM
| Number |
|
Eligibility |
| 000-099 |
|
Non-credit course |
| 100-199 |
|
Primarily freshman course |
| 200-299 |
|
Primarily sophomore course |
| 300-399 |
|
Junior, senior course not acceptable for credit toward graduate degrees |
| 386-387 |
|
Campus-wide internship courses; refer to information describing Experiential Learning |
| 400-499 |
|
Junior, senior course acceptable for credit toward some graduate degree |
| 500-599 |
|
Professional School course (Dentistry, Architecture, Law, Medicine) or post-baccalaureate course |
| 600-899 |
|
Course restricted to graduate students |
| 799 |
|
Master Thesis credit |
| 899 |
|
Doctoral Dissertation credit |
Use the search box below to view the approved courses.
Courses in "PERS-Persian"
PERS - Persian
PERS 101 Elementary Persian I (4)
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Test
(FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be native/fluent speaker of Persian.
Introduction to the alphabet, pronunciation patterns, greetings, basic
structures, and other fundamentals, with emphasis on oral and aural
skills.
PERS 102 Elementary Persian II (4)
Prerequisite: PERS101; or Must have appropriate Foreign Language
Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be native/fluent
speaker of Persian.
Continuation of PERS101 with emphasis on the use of formal language,
vocabulary building, and reading.
PERS 201 Intermediate Persian I (3)
Prerequisite: PERS102; or Must have appropriate Foreign Language
Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be native/fluent
speaker of Persian.
Development of speaking, reading, writing, listening and cultural
knowledge through wide variety of activities.
PERS 202 Intermediate Persian II (3)
Prerequisite: PERS201; or Must have appropriate Foreign Language
Placement Test (FLPT) score. Restriction: Must not be native/fluent
speaker of Persian.
Further development of speaking, writing, listening and cultural
knowledge, with special focus on culture.
PERS 211 Intermediate Conversation (3)
Prerequisite: PERS102; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Recommended:
Concurrent enrollment in PERS201.
Development of aural and oral skills in Persian. Various genres and
registers of speech. Special focus on contemporary daily life, with
use of up-to-date media sources.
PERS 212 Intermediate Reading in Persian (3)
Prerequisite: PERS211 and PERS201; or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: Concurrently enrolled in PERS202; or Permission of
instructor.
Focus on linguistic skill specific to reading; introduction to written
traditions of Persian.
PERS 251 Modern Iran (3)
General sociopolitical introduction to modern Iran from establishment of
the Qajar dynasty in the late 18th century to the present day. Taught in
English.
PERS 269 Special Topics in Study Abroad II (1-6)
Repeatable to 15 credits if content differs.
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program.
PERS 283 Iranian Cinema (3)
Introduction to Iranian cinema, society, and culture. Taught in English.
PERS 299 Directed Study in Persian Language (1-3)
Prerequisite: PERS202; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures department.
Directed study in Persian. Taught in Persian.
PERS 301 Advanced Persian I (3)
Prerequisite: PERS202; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures department. Restriction: Must not be
native/fluent speaker of Persian.
Development of speaking, reading, writing, listening and cultural
knowledge through wide variety of activities, especially reading.
PERS 302 Advanced Persian II (3)
Prerequisite: PERS301; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Restriction:
Must not be native/fluent speaker of Persian.
Further development of speaking, reading, writing, listening and
cultural knowledge, with special focus on reading, in a variety of
literary genres.
PERS 311 Persian Media (3)
Prerequisite: PERS301; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures department.
Examines issues, values, institutions of the contemporary Persian and
Persianete world, primarily through analysis and discussion of current
events as reported in the written and audiovisual press. Focus will be
on increasing content knowledge as well as linguistic competency in
Persian. Taught in Persian.
PERS 312 Contemporary Iranian Culture (3)
Prerequisite: PERS301; or students who have taken courses with similar
or comparable course content may contact the department. Restriction:
Must not be native/fluent speaker of Persian.
Study of the culture of contemporary Iran (post-evolution) with focus on
the contemporary social, political, literary and artistic life in Iran.
Taught in Persian.
PERS 353 Iranian Life in Literature and Film (3)
Treats major themes in modern literature and life of Iranians. Topics
examined include Iranian identity, religious traditions, modern life,
and expatriate communities. Taught in English.
PERS 369 Special Topics in Study Abroad III (1-6)
Repeatable to 15 credits if content differs.
Special topics course taken as part of an approved study abroad program.
PERS 371 Introduction to Persian Literature in Translation (3)
Introduction to classical and modern canons of Persian literature
in historical, esthetic, and social context. Taught in English.
PERS 398 Special Topics in Persian Studies (1-3)
Prerequisite: PERS301; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures department.
Special topic to be announced when course is offered. Taught in Persian.
PERS 399 Directed Study in Persian (1-3)
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures department. Restriction: Sophomore standing or higher.
Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs.
Directed study with faculty supervision.
PERS 401 Persian Composition (3)
Prerequisite: PERS302; or permission of ARHU-School of Languages,
Literatures, and Cultures department.
A genre approach to writing, focusing on how and why different texts are
structured and written as they are. The purpose, context, and intended
audience for written communication will guide the writing tasks
conducted in and out of class. Students analyze and investigate a
variety of purposes and audiences of particular relevance to Persian
flagship students. Taught in Persian.
PERS 411 Readings in Iranian Islam (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures department.
In-depth study of Iranian Islam via Islamic texts. Develops competency
in speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension at advanced
level. Taught in Persian.
PERS 441 Islam in Iran (3)
Advent and development of Islamic culture in Iran. Taught in English.
PERS 452 Modern Persian Literature: A Survey (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and
Cultures department.
Surveys development of poetry and prose in the Persian-speaking world in
modern times. Periods and genres. Content varies. Mastery of Persian is
required.
PERS 498 Special Topics in Persian Studies (3)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to 9 credits if
content differs.
Topic and language to be announced when offered.
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