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Classes
NES 1312
Course Description
This class is an introductory class for beginners. This course will teach students how to listen, speak, read and write Urdu through vocabulary, grammar, oral and written activities, with an emphasis on ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 1125
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisite: HINDI 1101 or permission of instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 1602
Course Description
This introductory course surveys the archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman Mediterranean. Each week, we will explore a different archaeological discovery that transformed scholars' understanding of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 1702, CLASS 1702
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 1777
Course Description
Intended for advanced beginners. Builds further competence in reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking and grammar. Course material is presented and discussed in the context of Ashkenazi ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1777, JWST 1777
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Forman, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 1921
Course Description
The eleventh century Muslim poet Rumi called love "the water of life." While Islam today is often viewed through the lens of politics and violence, this class will provide an introduction to the mystical ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
NES 1933
Course Description
Ruins move people to write. They inspire poets and philosophers, archaeologists and anthropologists, geographers and architects to think about the remnants of the worlds humans create, abandon, and destroy. ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Khatchadourian, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
NES 1960
Course Description
Though science fiction is a genre of literature traditionally far removed from the study of the Ancient Near East, they are both united in their efforts to describe cultures (be they real or imaginary), ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Staley, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
NES 2167
Course Description
Representations of masculinity play important roles in modern Hebrew texts. Through introduction to scholarship on gender and sexuality, students learn to critically analyze Hebrew texts featuring such ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2167
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Hollander, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2202
Course Description
This course is designed to develop competence in Urdu reading and writing for students with a first-year knowledge of Hindi and knowledge of Urdu script. The goal of this course is to improve listening, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: URDU 2226
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rizvi, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisite: NES 2201 or permission of instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 2522
Course Description
This course examines the production and exchange of wine, beer, coffee and tea, and the social and ideological dynamics involved in their consumption. We start in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2522, CLASS 2630, JWST 2522
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2599
Course Description
This course explores the history of medicine and other sciences in the ancient Near East, broadly defined. In addition to medicine, the other scientific disciplines covered in this course include mathematics, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2599, RELST 2599
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2601
Course Description
The pyramids and mummies of Egypt, the ziggurats of Babylonia, and the armies of Assyria are all part of the legacy of the ancient Near East. This course serves as a basic introduction to the history, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2601
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Tenney, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2644
Course Description
This course is an introduction to Jewish identities, values, and practices from the ancient to modern era. Organized thematically, it examines Judaism as a religious phenomenon, with a particular emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2644, RELST 2644
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2649
Course Description
Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2247, RELST 2247, SHUM 2247
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2661
Course Description
A survey of the history and development of ships and seafaring as revealed by shipwrecks, boat burials, texts, art, and other evidence. The role of nautical technology and seafaring among the maritime ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2661
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2688
Course Description
Following the conquests of Alexander, the ancient civilization of Egypt came under Greek rule. This period is best known for its famous queen Cleopatra, the last independent ruler of ancient Egypt. But ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688, ASRC 2688, CLASS 2688, HIST 2688
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Library 2B02
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Bill and Melinda Gates Hll G01
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2688, ASRC 2688, CLASS 2688, HIST 2688
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Barrett, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Please email lmb296@cornell.edu if you would like to be added to the waiting list.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 2695
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the history of Christianity from the first century through the seventeenth and perhaps a bit beyond. Our emphasis will be on the diversity of Christian traditions, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2636, MEDVL 2695, RELST 2695
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2790
Course Description
What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, JWST 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 2812
Course Description
An introduction to the history and theory of writing systems from cuneiform to the alphabet, historical and new writing media, and the complex relationship of writing technologies to human language and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2812, CLASS 2812, LING 2212, SHUM 2812, STS 2812, VISST 2812
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Kirk, A
Sansom, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 3519
Course Description
In the conditions of strict censorship and numerous limitations on various forms of political organization and activism, literature and cinema, especially Iran's internationally acclaimed art cinematography, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3519
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Gocheleishvili, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 3655
Course Description
This course examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3743, JWST 3655, NES 6655, SHUM 3655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 3750
Course Description
This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3950, ASIAN 3375, SHUM 3750
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Ghosh, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 3887
Course Description
This class analyzes the phenomenon of political uprising through the case study of the Iranian Revolution. Undoubtedly one of the watershed moments of the twentieth century, it was declared by political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 6887, RELST 3887
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4560
Course Description
Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 6560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4618
Course Description
An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 6618, RELST 4618, RELST 6618
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Mann Library 102
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 6618, RELST 4618, RELST 6618
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4628
Course Description
What is "Gnosticism" and why has it come to be so hotly debated among scholars and in our contemporary media? What is the Gospel of Judas and are its ideas "heretical"? Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4636, JWST 4628, NES 6628, RELST 4628
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4659
Course Description
This course examines the raw materials and discursive processes by which Biblical scribes fabricated a history of ancient Israel that featured static and defensible geographic and genealogical boundaries. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4659, JWST 6659, NES 6659, RELST 4659, RELST 6659, SHUM 4659, SHUM 6659
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4666
Course Description
This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century. We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4666, HIST 6666, NES 6666
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4691
Course Description
What does it mean to live in the aftermath of slavery? How has the human history of slavery contributed to the production of "natural" values that we take for granted—such as community, property, citizenship, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4352, COML 6352, FGSS 4691, ILRLR 4691, ILRLR 6691, NES 6691
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4700
Course Description
Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image. A commonplace in the scholarly literature surrounding late medieval visual culture in Spain is that it was always "late". The Spaniards lagged behind the Italians ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 6700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 4721
Course Description
This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4721, DSOC 4721, GOVT 4723, IARD 4721, JWST 4721, STS 4721
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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R
Online Meeting
Washington, DC - Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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R
Online Meeting
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program. Essay required for selective admission to field-trip.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 4992
Course Description
For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Brann, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
NES 4998
Course Description
Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
NES 4999
Course Description
Each fall, a small number of highly qualified seniors enter the Near Eastern Studies Honors Program. The Honors Program is open to NES majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
NES 4999 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email cmc40@cornell.edu to request a permission number.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
NES 6560
Course Description
Requirement for NES majors. In this seminar we will read and discuss a range of theories and methods that have been employed by scholars in the interdisciplinary area of Near Eastern Studies. After giving ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 4560
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6618
Course Description
An examination of Islamic history from 600-750, with special attention to historiography and interpretive issues. Topics to be discussed will include: Arabia and the Near East before Islam; the collection ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 4618, RELST 4618, RELST 6618
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Mann Library 102
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4614, HIST 6710, MEDVL 4618, NES 4618, RELST 4618, RELST 6618
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Powers, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6628
Course Description
What is "Gnosticism" and why has it come to be so hotly debated among scholars and in our contemporary media? What is the Gospel of Judas and are its ideas "heretical"? Who wrote the Gospel of Thomas and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4636, JWST 4628, NES 4628, RELST 4628
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Credits and Grading Basis
0 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6655
Course Description
This examines the historic diversity of the modern Middle East, exploring histories of inter-communal contact and conflict. We begin by investigating the legacy of the Ottoman Empire and the impact of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3743, JWST 3655, NES 3655, SHUM 3655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6659
Course Description
This course examines the raw materials and discursive processes by which Biblical scribes fabricated a history of ancient Israel that featured static and defensible geographic and genealogical boundaries. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4659, JWST 6659, NES 4659, RELST 4659, RELST 6659, SHUM 4659, SHUM 6659
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6666
Course Description
This reading seminar will explore the expansion and influence of mass media in the Middle East from the late nineteenth to the turn of the twenty-first century. We will examine how the intersection of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4666, HIST 6666, NES 4666
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6691
Course Description
What does it mean to live in the aftermath of slavery? How has the human history of slavery contributed to the production of "natural" values that we take for granted—such as community, property, citizenship, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4352, COML 6352, FGSS 4691, ILRLR 4691, ILRLR 6691, NES 4691
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Vaziri, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6700
Course Description
Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image. A commonplace in the scholarly literature surrounding late medieval visual culture in Spain is that it was always "late". The Spaniards lagged behind the Italians ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, RELST 4310, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: The Late Medieval Devotional Image
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Robinson, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6722
Course Description
A series of lectures on a range of themes in the discipline sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies. Presentations include lectures by invited speakers and works in progress presented by faculty ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6887
Course Description
This class analyzes the phenomenon of political uprising through the case study of the Iranian Revolution. Undoubtedly one of the watershed moments of the twentieth century, it was declared by political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 3887, RELST 3887
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Golestaneh, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
NES 6992
Course Description
For graduate students who wish to do intensive reading on a focused topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member that has agreed to supervise the course. view course details