The Specialization’s full course catalogue can be found in the UCI Course Catalogue. Approved courses and current topics-vary courses for the next registration cycle will be posted here once they are available for planning purposes. Consult the Schedule of Classes maintained by the UCI Registrar for the current official course schedule.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS FOR THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR (2024/2025)
Fall
IRAN 281 Sogdian (taught remotely by Adam Benkato, UCB)
IRAN 290 (Art History 298) Premodern Foodways
Winter
IRAN 231B Ancient Persia (Daryaee)
IRAN 290 (Art History 103) Studies in Greek Art and Archaeology (Acosta)
IRAN 290 (Art History 155A) Ancient India (Patel)
IRAN 296 (Art History 196) Ethics Law and Art (Acosta)
Spring
IRAN 231A Zoroastrianism (Cereti)
IRAN 290 Comparative Indo-European Mythology (Cereti)
IRAN 290 (Art History 101) Topics in Egyptian Art (Silva)
IRAN 290 (Art History 150) Topics in South Asian Art and Archaeology (Patel)
IRAN 255B (Art History 155B) Medieval India (Patel)
IRAN 292 (VS 295) Ph.D. Research Seminar: Power at Hand (Parthian Silver and Archaeological Theory) (Canepa)
In addition to the quarterly offerings listed above, students may take the reading courses and directed studies with the approval and consultation of the Specialization faculty member with whom a student wishes to work (see below).
Course Catalogue
The following topics-vary courses may be offered both as independent directed readings courses or as group classes:
IRAN 280: Studies in Old Iranian IRAN 281: Studies in Middle Iranian
IRAN 282: Studies in Classical Persian
IRAN 294: Curatorial Methods (taken in conjunction with a museum internship or GSR)
IRAN 295: Special Methods
Specialization faculty may offer individualized directed readings through the following:
IRAN 293: Directed Readings in Premodern Iranian Studies
IRAN 297. Directed Readings in Persian/Iranian Studies
IRAN 298. Special Topics in Persian/Iranian Studies
The following courses are offered through the Specialization or crosslisted with other programs. Many courses are 'topics-vary' seminars or lectures with new topics offered every year depending on faculty and student research interests. These are offered through 290 and 292.
IRAN 231A Zoroastrianism
IRAN 231B Ancient Persia
IRAN 231C Medieval Persia
IRAN 255A Ancient India
IRAN 255B Medieval India IRAN 290: Special Topics in Premodern Iranian Studies (recent courses include: "Hellenistic Iran: Seleucids, Greco-Bactrians, Parthians," "Sasanian Art and Archaeology," "Kushan Art and Archaeology," "Iran and Eurasian Exchanges"). IRAN 292: Seminar in Premodern Iranian Studies (recent seminars include: "Cultures in Contact," "Time, Power, Memory," "Imaginary Nations"). IRAN 296: Ethics, Law and Art