2023 Fall

MELC 10 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Near Eastern Studies 10

Middle Eastern Worlds: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia

Benjamin Porter

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

03:30 pm - 04:59 pm

Valley Life Sciences 2060

Class #:25436

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: -5

Enrolled: 105

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 100

Waitlist Max: 20

Open Reserved Seats:

1 reserved for MELC Languages & Literature and Middle Easter Worlds Majors

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 9 to 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Final Exam

FRI, DECEMBER 15TH

07:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Valley Life Sciences 2060

Other classes by Benjamin Porter

+ 1 Independent Study

MELC 199 001 001IND

This course introduces students to the Ancient Middle Eastern world through its languages, texts, art, and material culture. Emphasis is placed on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as well as their neighbors in Iran, Turkey, Arabia, and Africa. Students are introduced to techniques scholars use to study this evidence, including philology, archaeology, visual analysis, and digital humanities. Topics include urbanism, kingship, science, religion, and death. Students interact with original materials in campus and Bay Area museums. No prior coursework is required.