The University of Arizona


Program in Persian and Iranian Studies

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Welcome to the web page for the program in Persian and Iranian studies in the Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES) at the University of Arizona. The Department was recently rated second after Harvard University in a study cited by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Near Eastern Studies offers Bachelors' Masters' and Doctoral degrees in Persian and Iranian studies. At the BA level, students earn a BA in Near Eastern Studies with a focus in Persian language and culture. See the NES BA page for more information.

Master's students earn the MA in Near Eastern Studies focusing on Persian with concentrations such as 1) language and literature; 2) history, culture & politics, and 3) linguistics. Ph.D. students can choose tracks such as 1) critical studies in modern Middle Eastern culture and society; 2) linguistics of Persian language; and 3) literatures among others. For full details and descriptions of the concentrations and tracks, visit the NES web with full program descriptions for the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Near Eastern Studies.

The Roshan Institute Graduate Fellowship for Persian and Iranian Studies was first endowed in 2003. See information page.

Below is more information specific to the program in Persian and Iranian studies as well as the names of faculty who can help you design your course work.

Persian Courses at the University of Arizona:
        http://catalog.arizona.edu/2007-08/courses/084/PRSx.html

Faculty and Graduate Teaching Associates teaching courses on the Persian language and Iran:

Michael Bonine (Geography and Islamic cities)
Kamran Talattof (Language, literature, and culture, gender studies)
Yaseen Noorani (Persian and Arabic literature)
Ann Betteridge (Culture, anthropology of religion, Shiites shrines)
Mansour Rastegar (Language, literature, and history)
Amy Newhall (Middle Eastern Art & Arch)
Ludwig Ademec (Professor Emeritus, Afghanistan)
Amir Ajami (CALS)
Simin Karimi (Linguistics)
Richard Eaton (History)
Mehrak Kamali (Graduate Teaching Associate)
Razi Ahmad (Graduate Teaching Associate)
Julie Ellison (Graduate Teaching Associate)

Persian Language Learning Resources

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~talattof/persian/

Information, News, and Journals

http://www.persianacademy.ir/fa/
http://gooya.com/
http://www.irna.ir/
http://payvand.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/
http://www.iranian.com/main/node
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/iran.shtml

Literature and Culture:

http://shahnama.caret.cam.ac.uk/shahnama/faces/text/about-shahnama.html
http://www.persianacademy.ir/fa/
http://www.shahnameh.com/
http://www.iranica.com/newsite/
http://www.roshan-institute.org/templates/System/default.asp?id=39783
http://www.persian-language.org/Index.asp