Courses
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For course requirements, see the pages on the Graduate and Undergraduate programs.
Course Numbering System
- 1000 : Introductory and intermediate language courses ; AHUM and AFCV introductory seminars.
- 2000 : Introductory MESAAS undergraduate courses.
- 3000: Advanced undergraduate courses.
- 4000: Courses for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
- 5000 and higher : Graduate-only courses; some 8000- and 9000-level courses are reserved for Ph.D. students only.
The following course designators appear in abbreviated form:
- MDES (Designator for all MESAAS courses that are not cross listed)
- AHUM (Asian Humanities)
- ASCM (Asian Civilizations-Middle East)
- CLME (Comparative Literature-Middle East)
- HSME (History-Middle East)
- ANME (Anthropology of Middle East)
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