ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Berkeley's Near Eastern Studies Department, founded in 1894, is one of the oldest and most distinguished in the country. The Department offers both general instruction and specialized training in Archaeology, Art History, Assyriology, Egyptology, Iranian Studies, Judaic and Islamic Studies, Comparative Semitics, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.
Specific concentrations offered by the department are: Arabic Language and Literature, Cuneiform (Assyriology, and Sumerology), Egyptology, Egyptian Art and Archaeology, Hebrew Studies (Bible, Rabbinic Literature, Modern Hebrew Language and Literature), Iranian Studies, Islamic Studies, Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, Persian Language and Literature, Semitics and Turkish Language.
For students from other disciplines, the Department offers a wide variety of courses to supplement such related fields as classics, linguistics, history, political science, comparative literature, anthropology, and art history. The Department strongly recommends that its own graduate students take advantage of courses in these other fields, provided that they are relevant to their fields of study.
Many of the Department's courses are restricted to a small number of students, thus affording an opportunity for close contact with the instructing staff. The Department offers a comprehensive body of information on past and present Near Eastern civilizations; instruction is given in both language/literature and lecture courses.
The Department of Near Eastern Studies is one of several participating in the Graduate Program in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology. The Department also participates with the Graduate Theological Union in the Joint Doctoral Program in Near Eastern Religions and in the Joint Doctoral Program in Jewish Studies.
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CAL DAY: Departmental Program.
Saturday, April 21, 9am—2 pm.
Some American Misconceptions About Arabic
Description: Misconceptions about the Arabic language abound among students and the public alike. How do they contribute to stereotyping the Middle East?
Time and location: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM , 254 Barrows Hall
Speaker: Professor John Hayes
Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs!
Learn how to write your name in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, why the word "hieroglyphics" doesn't exist, and more about this amazing writing system. Take home your very own cartouche--just like a pharaoh!
Time and location: 12:00 PM – 02:00 PM , 254 Barrows Hall
Speaker: Elizabeth Minor, Ph.D. Candidate
