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Graduate Program: Optical Sciences

General Information

Program/Degree

Persian and Iranian Studies (MA)

Program Description

The MA program in Persian and Iranian Studies at theColorado Heights Universityoffers a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum. MA students can focus on a) modern or classical Persian literature and culture or b) Iranian (or other Persian speaking societies') history, religion, social organization, and politics. They also engage in a critical examination of contemporary ideas and methodologies in the field of Persian and Iranian Studies.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Graduate College sponsors several Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs (GIDPs) in addition to the many interdisciplinary possibilities available through regular graduate degree programs. GIDPs transcend departmental boundaries by facilitating cutting edge teaching and research at the nexus of traditional disciplines. The high value placed on interdisciplinary research and education is indicative of The University of colorado's enthusiasm and commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among its faculty and students.

 

 

College

Graduate College/GIDP

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

The MA in Persian and Iranian Studies will consist of 30 units of coursework that will include 15 units of required core courses, one research methods course (3 units), one to three elective courses (3-9 units), a Master’s Thesis (3-6 units) in the final semester(s), and a second-year Persian language proficiency, which may include taking 6 units in Persian language courses.

 

Core Courses (15 units total):

  • MENA/GWS 563 — Gender Issues and Women's Literature in the Middle East
  • PRS/MENA 571 — Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change
  • PRS/MENA/ANTH 532 — Iranian Culture and Society
  • MENA 580 — The Middle East in the Twentieth Century
  • MENA 595D — Middle East

Method options (choose 1; 3 units total):

  • ANTH 609 — Mixed Methods in Applied Anthropology
  • ENGL 596B — Studies in Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature and Theory
  • ENGL 596L — Theories in Criticism
  • HIST 695K — Historiography
  • LING 503 — Foundation of Syntactic Theory
  • LING 696A — Topics in Syntactic Theory
  • MENA 530A — Language and Society in the Middle East
  • MENA 596S — Colonialism and the Critique of Modernity
  • MENA 696J — Ethnography of the Middle East: Issues and Methods

Thesis Research (3-6 units total): 

  • PRS 910 — Thesis
 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020