Curriculum Bulletin, Volume 16, nos. 9-10
Arranged by course prefix

NATURAL SCIENCES (NSC)
NSC 101. Change course description and units to: (3) Topics include time and space, motion and energy, behavior of gases, power and heat, atoms and elements, and electricity and magnetism. Labs include computers, water analysis and solar cooking. Field trips: Planetarium, Rainbird factory, Tree Ring Research Lab, University Medical Center, Auto Emissions Testing Facility, Tucson Wetlands and Wastewater Treatment, Tucson Electric Power and Biosphere 2. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)

NEAR EASTERN STUDIES (NES)
NES 277a-277b. Course number changed from 477a-477b to 277a-277b. Course description changed to: Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the present. 277a: From the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453. 277b: Modern Middle East: the Ottoman Empire, Iran, and the Arab lands, 1453-present. 277a is not prerequisite to 277b. (Identical with HIST 277a-277b). 277a-277b are Writing-Emphasis Courses* for Middle East specializations. (CB16:10)
NES 310. NEW COURSE: Middle Eastern Literature in Translation (3) 1997-98 Comparative survey of Arabic, Persian and other Middle Eastern literature in English. Eff. F. 1997. (CB16:10)
NES 334. Course number changed from 434 to 334. Change crosslist to: (Identical with RELI 334). Delete convening statement. (CB16:10)
NES 344.+ NEW COURSE: The Art and Architecture of the Islamic World (3) I II 1997-98 Introduction to the major forms and styles of Islamic art and architecture to 1500, including the function and meaning of these buildings and objects in Islamic society. (Identical to AR H 344 and ARCH 344). Newhall Eff. Spr. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 348. Course number changed from 448 to 348. Delete convening statement. (CB16:10)
NES 349. Course number changed from 449 to 349. Delete convening statement. (CB16:10)
NES 350. Course number changed from 450 to 350. Delete convening statement. (CB16:10)
NES 369. Course number changed from 469 to 369; Change crosslist to: (Identical with C E 551) Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
NES 379.+ NEW COURSE: The Ottoman Turkish Empire, 1300-1924 (3) I 1997-98 A survey of Ottoman history noting its expansion into Europe and the Middle East and its political and social institutions. (Identical with HIST 379). Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 383.- Add: Religion and State in Islam (3) I 1997-98 (Identical with HIST 383, which is home) Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 434. Course number changed from 434 to 334. See new course number for additional changes. (CB16:10)
NES 448. Course number changed from 448 to 348. See new course number for additional changes. (CB16:10)
NES 449. Course number changed from 449 to 349. See new course number for additional changes. (CB16:10)
NES 450. Course number changed from 450 to 350. See new course number for additional changes. (CB16:10)
NES 466.+ NEW COURSE: The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism (3) I 1997-98 Examines the physical and socioeconomic characteristics of the city in the Middle East and North Africa; the Islamic city model, the traditional and contemporary bazaar and medina, urban evolution and transformation. P, 277a and 277b, or consent of instructor. (Identical with GEOG 466) May be convened with 566. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 469.- Change course number to 369. Add crosslist: (Identical with GEOG 369) Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
NES 477a-477b. Course number changed from 477a-477b to 277a-277b. See new course number for additional changes. (CB16:10)
NES 478.+ COURSE DELETION: Modern History of the Middle East (3) (Identical with HIST 478) Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
NES 479.- Add crosslist: (Identical with HIST 479) Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
NES 480.+NEW COURSE: The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (3) I 1997-98 The modern Middle East in the age of imperialism, world wars, state formation, decolonization, and Islamic resistance. (Identical with HIST 480). P, 277b or consent of instructor. Writing emphasis course. May be convened with 580. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 484.+ NEW COURSE: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800-Present (3) II 1997-98 Origins of Zionism, and Palestinian and other Arab nationalisms from the nineteenth century and the post-1948 Arab-Israel state conflict in the Cold War era. P, 277b or permission of instructor. (Identical with HIST 484). May be convened with 584. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 485.+ COURSE DELETION: Social Organization of India and Pakistan (3) May be convened with 585. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
NES 485a-485b.+ NEW COURSE: Social, Cultural and Political History of Iranian Plateau from the 7th Century to Present (3-3) 485a: 600-1500. From Islamic invasions to the aftermath of the Mongol invasions. 485b: The Iranian plateau in the modern era of western imperialism and nationalist. Islamic responses. P, NES 277a, 277b, or consent of instructor. (Identical with HIST 485a-485b). May be convened with 585a-585b. Nawid Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
NES 486.+ COURSE DELETION: Political Systems of India and Pakistan (3)May be convened with 586. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
NES 496c. + NEW COURSE: Seminar: c. Women and the Literature of Identity in Modern Middle East and North Africa (3) II (1997-98) P, NES 480, 439, or consent to instructor (Identical with HIST 496c and W S 496c) May be convened with 596c. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
NES 496d.+ NEW COURSE: Seminar d. Mediterranean Cities in the 15th-16th Centuries: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence and Venice (3) II 1997-98 (Identical with ARCH 496d and AR H 496d). May be convened with 596d. Newhall Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 534. COURSE DELETION: Islamic Thought (3) Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 566. + NEW COURSE: The Middle Eastern City and Islamic Urbanism (3) I 1997-98 For a description of course topics, see 466. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and completion of an original research paper on an approved topic. (Identical with GEOG 566) May be convened with 466. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 577a-577b. DELETE COURSE: History of the Middle East. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 578.+ COURSE DELETION: Modern History of the Middle East (3) (Identical with HIST 578) Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
NES 579.- Add crosslist: (Identical with HIST 579) Eff. F. '96. (CB16:09)
NES 580. + NEW COURSE: The Middle East in the Twentieth Century (3) I 1997-98 For a description of course topics, see 480. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings on selected topics and an extensive research paper. (Identical with HIST 580) May be convened with 480. Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 584.+NEW COURSE: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800-Present (3) II 1997-98. For a description of course topics see 484. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper. (Identical with HIST 584). May be convened with 484. Smith Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 585.+ COURSE DELETION: Social Organization of India and Pakistan (3) May be convened with 485. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
NES 585a-585b.+ NEW COURSE: Social, Cultural and Political History of the Iranian Plateau from the 7th Century to the Present (3-3) For a description of course topics see 485a-485b. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and an extensive research paper. P, 277a, 277b, or permission of instructor. (Identical with HIST 585a-585b). May be convened with 485a-485b. Nawid Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 586.+ COURSE DELETION: Political Systems of India and Pakistan (3) May be convened with 486. Eff. Sp. '97. (CB16:09)
NES 596c. + NEW COURSE: Seminar: c. Women and the Literature of Identity in Modern Middle East and North Africa (3) II (1997-98) (Identical with HIST 596c and W S 596c) May be convened with 496c. Eff. F '97. (CB16:10)
NES 596d.+ NEW COURSE: Seminar. d. Mediterranean Cities in the 15th-16th Centuries: Cairo, Istanbul, Florence and Venice (3) II 1997-98. (Identical with ARCH 596d and AR H 596d). May be convened with 496d. Newhall Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)
NES 696o.+ NEW COURSE: Seminar: o. History and Historiography of Colonial North Africa, c. 1800-1962 (3) I. P, 439, 478, 539, or consent of instructor. (Identical with HIST 696o). Eff. F. '97. (CB16:10)

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