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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations program requirements

What the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialists, Majors and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialist (Ancient)

  • Arts program
  • 11.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE2665

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(11.0 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level.)

At least 9.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 2.0 credits may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 1.0 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

24.0 credits in one or two primary source languages (with NML designator) from among the following languages: Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Aramaic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Hebrew (Biblical, Middle), Persian (Old Persian, Avestan, Pahlavi), Syriac.

3Higher years:

3.0 credits from NMC201H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC267H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC292H1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC362H1, NMC365H1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC458H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1 (History & Society courses) and JRN301H1, NMC231H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC289H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1 (Religion & Thought courses).

2.0 credits from NMC231H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC345H1, NMC349H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC398Y0, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1 (Archaeology courses) and NMC246H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC259H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC450H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1 (Art, Architecture, & Literature courses).

41.0 credit in Medieval or Modern stream courses or those from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

Medieval Stream: NMC201H1, NMC202H1, NMC239H1, NMC240H1, JSN242H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, NMC271H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC374H1, NMC375H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC396H1, NMC399Y1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JHM307H1

Modern Stream: NMC195H1, NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC399Y1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JMH385H1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC374H1The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC385H1Islamic Law in Historical Perspective and Contemporary Debate last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • NMC195H1Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialist (General)

  • Arts program
  • 11.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE1019

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(11.0 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level.)

At least 9.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 2.0 credits may be taken from courses offered by other departments pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 1.0 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

24.0 credits in one or two primary source languages (with NML designator) from among the following languages: Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Arabic, Aramaic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac, Turkish.

3Higher years: 3.0 credits from NMC230H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, JSN242H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC267H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC308H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC362H1, NMC365H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC375H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1 (History & Society courses) and JHM307H1, JMH385H1, JRN301H1, NMC202H1, NMC240H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC271H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC484H1 (Religion & Thought courses).

2.0 credits from NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC345H1, NMC349H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC368H1, NMC369H1, NMC398Y0, NMC445H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC469Y1, NMC470H1 (Archaeology courses) and NMC202H1, NMC230H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC246H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC350H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC396H1, NMC450H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1 (Art, Architecture, & Literature courses).

41.0 credit of NMC or NML courses or those from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialist (Medieval)

  • Arts program
  • 11.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE2667

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(11.0 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level.)

At least 9.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 2.0 credits may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 1.0 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

24.0 credits in one or two primary source languages (with NML designator) from among the following languages: Arabic, Aramaic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Hebrew (Biblical, Middle), Persian, Syriac, Turkish.

3Higher years:

3.0 credits from NMC201H1, NMC239H1, JSN242H1, NMC270H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC372H1, NMC375H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC454H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1 (History & Society courses) and JHM307H1, NMC202H1, NMC240H1, NMC271H1, NMC289H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC484H1 (Religion & Thought courses).

2.0 credits from NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC368H1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1 (Archaeology courses) and NMC202H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC396H1, NMC480H1 (Art, Architecture, & Literature courses).

41.0 credit in Ancient or Modern stream courses or those from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

Ancient Stream: NMC196H1, NMC199H1, NMC201H1, NMC231H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC246H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC259H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC289H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC345H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC349H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC362Y1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC382Y1, NMC398Y0, NMC399Y1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC450H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JRN301H1

Modern Stream: NMC195H1, NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC399Y1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JMH385H1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC385H1Islamic Law in Historical Perspective and Contemporary Debate last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC196H1Law and Order in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC199H1Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC362Y1Ancient Egyptian Sites last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC195H1Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Specialist (Modern)

  • Arts program
  • 11.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE2669

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(11.0 credits, including at least 4.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level.)

At least 9.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 2.0 credits may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 1.0 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

24.0 credits in one or two primary source languages (with NML designator) from among the following languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish.

3Higher years:

3.0 credits from NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1 (History & Society courses) and JMH385H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC484H1 (Religion & Thought courses).

2.0 credits from NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC304H1, NMC368H1, NMC465H1 (Archaeology courses) and NMC230H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC480H1 (Art, Architecture, & Literature courses).

41.0 credit in Ancient or Medieval stream courses or those from a list of pre-approved courses offered by other departments.

Ancient Stream: NMC196H1, NMC199H1, NMC201H1, NMC231H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC246H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC259H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC289H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC345H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC349H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC362Y1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC382Y1, NMC398Y0, NMC399Y1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC450H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JRN301H1

Medieval Stream: NMC201H1, NMC202H1, NMC239H1, NMC240H1, JSN242H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, NMC271H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC368H1, NMC374H1, NMC375H1, NMC384H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC396H1, NMC399Y1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JHM307H1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC196H1Law and Order in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC199H1Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC362Y1Ancient Egyptian Sites last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC374H1The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Major (Ancient)

  • Arts program
  • 6.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ2665

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(6.0 credits including at least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)

At least 5.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 1.0 credit may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 0.5 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

2Higher years:

2.0 to 3.0 credits from Group A and 1.0 credit from Group B/Group C.

1.0 to 2.0 credits in Ancient Stream languages: Akkadian, Ancient Egyptian, Aramaic, Coptic, Ge'ez, Hebrew (Biblical, Middle), Persian (Old Persian, Avestan, Pahlavi), Syriac.

Group A (Ancient Stream) JRN301H1, NMC196H1, NMC199H1, NMC201H1, NMC231H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC246H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC259H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC289H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC345H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC349H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC398Y0, NMC399Y1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC450H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1

Group B (Medieval Stream) NMC201H1, NMC202H1, NMC239H1, NMC240H1, JSN242H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, NMC271H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC374H1, NMC375H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC396H1, NMC399Y1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JHM307H1

Group C (Modern Stream) NMC195H1, NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC399Y1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JMH385H1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC196H1Law and Order in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC199H1Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC374H1The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC385H1Islamic Law in Historical Perspective and Contemporary Debate last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • NMC195H1Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Major (General)

  • Arts program
  • 6.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ1019

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(6.0 credits including at least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)

At least 5.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 1.0 credit may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 0.5 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

2Higher years:

3.0 to 4.0 credits from any NMC courses

1.0 to 2.0 credits in language (NML courses)

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Major (Medieval)

  • Arts program
  • 6.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ2667

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(6.0 credits including at least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)

At least 5.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses. 1.0 credit may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 0.5 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

2Higher years:

2.0 to 3.0 credits from Group B and 1.0 credit from Group A/Group C.

1.0 to 2.0 credits in Medieval Stream languages: Arabic, Aramaic, Coptic, Hebrew (Biblical, Middle), Persian, Syriac, Turkish.

Group A (Ancient Stream)

NMC196H1, NMC199H1, NMC201H1, NMC231H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC246H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC259H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC289H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC345H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC349H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC362Y1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC382Y1, NMC398Y0, NMC399Y1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC450H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JRN301H1

Group B (Medieval Stream)

JHM307H1, NMC201H1, NMC202H1, NMC239H1, NMC240H1, JSN242H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, NMC271H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC375H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC396H1, NMC399Y1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1

Group C (Modern Stream)

NMC195H1, NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC385H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC399Y1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JMH385H1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC196H1Law and Order in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC199H1Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC362Y1Ancient Egyptian Sites last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC385H1Islamic Law in Historical Perspective and Contemporary Debate last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • NMC195H1Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Major (Modern)

  • Arts program
  • 6.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ2669

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(6.0 credits including at least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level, of which 1.0 credit must be at the 400-level)

At least 5.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses.1.0 credit may be taken from courses offered by other departments, pending approval by the Associate Chair Undergraduate of NMC.

1First Year: 0.5 credit from NMC101H1/ NMC102H1/ NMC103H1/ NMC104H1/ NMC105H1/ NMC106H1.

2Higher years: 2.0 to 3.0 credits from Group C and 1.0 credit from Group A/Group B.

1.0 to 2.0 credits in Modern Stream languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish.

Group A (Ancient Stream)

NMC196H1, NMC199H1, NMC201H1, NMC231H1, NMC238H1, NMC239H1, NMC246H1, NMC248H1, NMC249H1, NMC250H1, NMC251H1, NMC252H1, NMC253H1, NMC254H1, NMC257H1, NMC259H1, NMC260H1, NMC261Y0, NMC262H1, NMC263H1, NMC264H1, NMC265H1, NMC266H1, NMC267H1, NMC268H1, NMC269H1, NMC270H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC289H1, NMC290H0, NMC291H0, NMC292H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC320H1, NMC330H1, NMC331H1, NMC343H1, NMC344H1, NMC345H1, NMC346H1, NMC347H1, NMC349H1, NMC351H1, NMC352H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC362H1, NMC362Y1, NMC365H1, NMC366H1, NMC369H1, NMC371H1, NMC380H1, NMC382Y1, NMC398Y0, NMC399Y1, NMC414H1, NMC423H1, NMC445H1, NMC446H1, NMC447H1, NMC449H1, NMC450H1, NMC458H1, NMC459H1, NMC460H1, NMC461H1, NMC462H1, NMC463H1, NMC465H1, NMC466H1, NMC467H1, NMC468H1, NMC470H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC491H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JRN301H1

Group B (Medieval Stream)

NMC201H1, NMC202H1, NMC239H1, NMC240H1, JSN242H1, NMC255H1, NMC256H1, NMC258H1, NMC259H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, NMC271H1, NMC272H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC280H1, NMC281H1, JSN282H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC301H1, NMC308H1, NMC309H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC350H1, NMC354H1, NMC357H1, NMC368H1, NMC374H1, NMC375H1, NMC384H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC396H1, NMC399Y1, NMC465H1, NMC469Y1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1, JHM307H1

Group C (Modern Stream)

JMH385H1, NMC195H1, NMC230H1, NMC239H1, NMC241H1, NMC243H1, NMC244H1, NMC261Y0, NMC264H1, NMC270H1, JSN274H1, JSN275H1, NMC276H1, NMC277H1, NMC278H1, NMC284H1, NMC289H1, NMC299Y1, NMC304H1, NMC309H1, NMC315H1, NMC316H1, NMC340H1, NMC341H1, NMC348H1, NMC355H1, NMC358H1, NMC368H1, NMC372H1, NMC373H1, NMC378H1, NMC379H1, NMC381H1, NMC384H1, NMC386H1, NMC387H1, NMC388H1, NMC389H1, NMC399Y1, NMC452H1, NMC454H1, NMC465H1, NMC471H1, NMC472H1, NMC473H1, NMC477H1, NMC478H1, NMC480H1, NMC484H1, NMC495Y1, NMC496H1, NMC497H1, NMC499Y1

Courses these requirements name

  • NMC101H1Land of the Pharaohs
  • NMC102H1Heartland of Ancient Empires
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC104H1The Biblical World
  • NMC105H1Middle Eastern Wars: From Chariots to Drones
  • NMC106H1Arab Worlds
  • NMC196H1Law and Order in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC199H1Babylon: Fact vs. Fiction
  • NMC201H1Slavery in Islamic History 600-1600
  • NMC231H1Sexuality in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC238H1The Persian Empire: Superpower of the Ancient World
  • NMC239H1Women and Gender in the Near and Middle East
  • NMC246H1Sumerian and Babylonian Literature in Translation
  • NMC248H1Ancient Bureaucracies
  • NMC249H1Health and Healing on the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Medicine
  • NMC250H1Pyramids, Temples, and Tombs: An Introduction to Egyptian Art and Architecture
  • NMC251H1Voices from Ancient Egypt
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC253H1Egyptian Myths
  • NMC254H1The Mummy: Technology and Transformation
  • NMC257H1Vice and Virtue in Biblical Traditions
  • NMC259H1Literature of Ancient and Late Antique Iran
  • NMC260H1From Agriculture to Urbanism: The Archaeology of the Pre- and Proto-historic Near East
  • NMC261Y0Field Archaeology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • NMC262H1Empires and Internationalism: The Archaeology of the Historic Near East
  • NMC263H1The Archaeology of Gods, Ghosts, Witches and Demons
  • NMC264H1The Archaeology of Stuff
  • NMC265H1Archaeology in War Zones: Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
  • NMC266H1Archaeologies of Power
  • NMC267H1Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt
  • NMC268H1Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC269H1Ancient Egyptian Science
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC276H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC289H1Introduction to Coptic Studies
  • NMC290H0Field Archaeology 1
  • NMC291H0Field Archaeology 2
  • NMC292H1The Rise of the City
  • NMC299Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC304H1GIS and Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
  • NMC320H1The Archaeology of Death
  • NMC330H1King David: Musician, Monarch, or Murderer?
  • NMC331H1Samson: Lover, Liar, lion-slayer
  • NMC343H1History of Ancient Egypt I: From Farmers to Pyramid Builders
  • NMC344H1History of Ancient Egypt II: From Hyksos Subjects to Empire Builders
  • NMC345H1Nubian Archaeology
  • NMC346H1Ancient Mesopotamia I: Sumerians and Akkadians
  • NMC347H1Ancient Mesopotamia II: Assyrians and Babylonians
  • NMC349H1Climate and Collapse in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC352H1Ancient Egyptian Literature
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC362H1The World of the Last Pharaohs: History, Culture, and Society in Graeco-Roman Egypt
  • NMC362Y1Ancient Egyptian Sites last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC365H1Women and Gender in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC366H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia I: Rise of Civilization
  • NMC369H1Archaeology of Mesopotamia II: States and Empires
  • NMC371H1Topics in Hebrew Bible
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC398Y0Research Excursions
  • NMC399Y1Research Opportunity Program
  • NMC414H1Ancient Egyptian Artifacts
  • NMC423H1Debates in Egyptian Archaeology
  • NMC445H1Sacred versus Secular Space: Mesopotamian Architecture in Context
  • NMC446H1The Babylonian City
  • NMC447H1The Neo-Assyrian Empire
  • NMC449H1Mesopotamian Society and Economy
  • NMC450H1Research Seminar on Ancient Jewish Literature
  • NMC458H1Minecrafting the Ancient Household: Archaeology of Daily Life
  • NMC459H1Advanced Data Science Applications in Archaeology
  • NMC460H1The Archaeology of Borders in Egypt and the Ancient Near East
  • NMC461H1The History and Archaeology of the Horn of Africa and South Arabia
  • NMC462H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology I: Foundations
  • NMC463H1Warfare: The Archaeology of Conflict in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC465H1Ceramic Analysis
  • NMC466H1Near Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC467H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology I
  • NMC468H1Seminar in Egyptian Archaeology II
  • NMC470H1Polarized-light Microscopy in Archaeology II: Applications
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC472H1Theory & Method in Middle East Studies
  • NMC480H1Structural Development of the Iranian Languages
  • NMC491H1Mesopotamian Material Culture: Art versus Artifact
  • NMC495Y1Independent Studies
  • NMC496H1Independent Studies
  • NMC497H1Independent Studies
  • NMC499Y1Senior Thesis
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • NMC202H1The Birds and the Deer: Hebrew Poetry from the Bible to Modernity
  • NMC240H1For the Love of the Prophet: Muhammad in the Islamic Tradition
  • JSN242H1Women and Money in the Medieval Middle East
  • NMC255H1Love, Battle, and Wit: Classics of Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC256H11001 Nights Around the World
  • NMC258H1The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC272H1Hajj and History
  • JSN274H1The Turks in History: From Nomads of the Steppe Frontier to Islamic Rulers
  • JSN275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made
  • NMC280H1The Caliphate: Early Islamic History from Ancient Arabia to the Abbasid Empire
  • NMC281H1Islamic History from the Crusades to Slave Sultans
  • JSN282H1Medicine in the Medieval Islamic World
  • NMC301H1Religious Revolts, Popular Uprisings, and Internal Conflicts in Islamic History 610-1600 CE
  • NMC308H1Getting Justice: Women, Slaves, and Religious Minorities in the Courts in the Pre-modern Middle East
  • NMC309H1The Plague in the Middle East: 13th-19th Centuries
  • NMC340H1History of Late Antique & Early Islamic Iran
  • NMC341H1Safavid Iran: Reign of the Shahs
  • NMC350H1Christian Literature from the Middle East in Translation
  • NMC354H1Science and Literature: Baghdad inherits Athens
  • NMC357H1Gender and Sexuality in Premodern Arabic Literature
  • NMC368H1Coptic Art & Archaeology
  • NMC374H1The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC375H1Conversion to Islam in Medieval History
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC386H1Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC387H1Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ottoman Empire
  • NMC388H1The Rise of the Ottomans
  • NMC389H1The Ottoman Empire in its Classical Age
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC469Y1Medieval Middle Eastern Ceramics
  • NMC484H1Gender Issues in Jewish Law
  • JHM307H1Islamic Legal History: Formation and Encounters
  • JMH385H1Islamic Law and the Modern State
  • NMC195H1Rebels, Misfits, and Outcasts in Modern Arabic Literature
  • NMC230H1Ancient Egypt in Popular Media
  • NMC241H1Anthropology of the Middle East
  • NMC243H1The Arabic Novel
  • NMC244H1The Arab Spring and Cultural Production
  • NMC278H1Modern Middle East: A Historical Introduction
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC315H1The Structure of Arabic Language
  • NMC316H1Cultural Encounter in Arabic Narrative
  • NMC348H1Kurdish Studies: A Critical Introduction
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC358H1Gender and Sexuality in Modern Middle Eastern Cultures
  • NMC372H1Islam and Muslims in the Balkans
  • NMC373H1Modern Iran
  • NMC378H1Modern Arab History
  • NMC379H1Capital, Technology, and Utopia in the Modern Middle East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC452H1Iranian Modernity
  • NMC454H1Mapping the Ottoman World
  • NMC473H1Intellectuals of the Modern Arab World
  • NMC477H1Modern Turkey
  • NMC478H1Modern Arab Societies
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Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Minor

  • Arts program
  • 4.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMIN1019

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

4.0 credits, including at least 1.0 credit at the 300+ level. All 4.0 credits must be NMC and/or NML courses.

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