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Your search for courses · during 25FA, 26WI, 26SP · tagged with MEST Pertinent, MEST Pertinent · returned 14 results

  • ARBC 101 Elementary Arabic 6 credits

    This is the first course in the Elementary Arabic sequence. This sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic-the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.

    • Fall 2025
    • No Exploration
    • Not open to students whose previous Arabic language experience exceeds the requirements of ARBC 101

    • CL: 100 level MEST Pertinent
    • ARBC  101.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:50am-11:00am
    • T, THLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:30am-10:35am
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 244 9:40am-10:40am
  • ARBC 102 Elementary Arabic 6 credits

    This course sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic–the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.

    • Winter 2026
    • No Exploration
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 101 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 102 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.

    • CL: 100 level MEST Pertinent
    • ARBC  102.01 Winter 2026

    • Faculty:Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:50am-11:00am
    • T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:30am-10:35am
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 302 9:40am-10:40am
  • ARBC 103 Elementary Arabic 6 credits

    This course sequence introduces non-Arabic speakers to the sounds, script, and basic grammar of Arabic–the language of 200 million speakers in the Arab world and the liturgical language of over a billion Muslims. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Modern Standard Arabic. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.

    • Spring 2026
    • No Exploration
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 102 with a grade C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.

    • CL: 100 level MEST Pertinent
    • ARBC  103.01 Spring 2026

    • Faculty:Zaki Haidar 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:50am-11:00am
    • T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:30am-10:35am
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 205 9:40am-10:40am
  • ARBC 148 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6 credits

    This course will provide students with the knowledge and tools to engage productively and respectfully with current events in the Middle East. It will do so by situating the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict in its broader historical context. In addition to studying key events in the history of the conflict, we will examine the conflicting narratives formed by different actors within the Israeli and Palestinian communities, as well as those produced within other related populations. Our discussions will be based on readings of primary sources, academic studies from multiple disciplines, and portrayals of the conflict in music, cinema, and literature.

    ARBC 148 is cross listed with MEST 148.

    • Spring 2026
    • IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
    • ARBC Pertinent CL: 100 level MEST Pertinent MEST Studies Foundation
    • ARBC  148.01 Spring 2026

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:30
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • ARBC 185 The Creation of Classical Arabic Literature 6 credits

    In this course we will explore the emergence of Arabic literature in one of the most exciting and important periods in the history of Islam and the Arab world; a time in which pre-Islamic Arabian lore was combined with translated Persian wisdom literature and Greek scientific and philosophical writings to form the canon of learning of the new emerged Arab-Islamic empire. We will explore some of the different literary genres that emerged in the New Arab courts and urban centers: from wine and love poetry, historical and humorous anecdotes, to the Thousand and One Nights, and discuss the socio-historical forces and institutions that shaped them. All readings are in English. No Arabic knowledge required.

    ARBC 185 is cross listed with MEST 185.

    In Translation.

    • Fall 2025
    • CX, Cultural/Literature IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
    • ARBC Literature and Culture CL: 100 level ENGL Foreign Literature MARS Core Course MARS Supporting MEST Pertinent MEST Studies Foundation MEST Supporting Group 2
    • ARBC  185.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:30
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 243 2:20pm-3:20pm
  • ARBC 204 Intermediate Arabic 6 credits

    In this course sequence students will continue to develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while building a solid foundation of Arabic grammar (morphology and syntax). Students will develop their ability to express ideas in Modern Standard Arabic by writing essays and preparing oral presentations. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.

    • Fall 2025
    • No Exploration
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): ARBC 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam.

    • CL: 200 level MEST Pertinent
    • ARBC  204.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:16
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
    • T, THLanguage & Dining Center 205 10:45am-11:50am
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • ARBC 205 Intermediate Arabic 6 credits

    In this course sequence students will continue to develop their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, while building a solid foundation of Arabic grammar (morphology and syntax). Students will develop their ability to express ideas in Modern Standard Arabic by writing essays and preparing oral presentations. Classes will incorporate readings and audio-visual material from contemporary Arabic media, as well as popular music.

    • Winter 2026
    • LP Language Requirement No Exploration
    • Student has completed the following course(s): ARBC 204 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 205 on the Carleton Arabic Placement exam .

    • ARBC Language Courses CL: 200 level MEST Pertinent
    • ARBC  205.01 Winter 2026

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • ARTH 120 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt and West Asia 6 credits

    This course will provide students with foundational knowledge in the art, architecture and archaeology of Egypt, East Africa, Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Iran and Central Asia from the Neolithic through Late Antiquity (ca. 7,000 B.C.E. – 650 C.E.). Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between the visual material and the social, intellectual, political and religious contexts in which it developed and functioned. In this regard, students will also gain an understanding of the evolution of, and exchanges and differences among, the visual cultures of these time periods and regions. It will also expose them to the preconditions for contemporary geopolitics in the region.

    • Spring 2026
    • IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis WR2 Writing Requirement 2
    • ARCN Pertinent ARTH Non Western ARTH Pre-1800 CLAS Archaeological Analysis MEST Pertinent
    • ARTH  120.01 Spring 2026

    • Faculty:Johnathan Hardy 🏫 👤
    • Size:25
    • M, WBoliou 161 12:30pm-1:40pm
    • FBoliou 161 1:10pm-2:10pm
  • CCST 100 Cross Cultural Perspectives on Israeli and Palestinian Identity 6 credits

    How have Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel shaped their senses of personal and collective identity since the early twentieth century? We will explore mental pictures of the land, one's self, and others in a selection of Israeli Jewish and Palestinian short stories, novels, and films. We will also explore some of the humanistic roots of U.S. involvement in Israeli-Palestinian relations today, particularly in the realm of American initiated bi-cultural youth camps such as Seeds of Peace. Students will enrich our class focus by introducing us to perspectives on Israel/Palestine in their home countries or elsewhere. In translation.

    Held for new first year students

    • Fall 2025
    • AI/WR1, Argument & Inquiry/WR1 IS, International Studies
    • Student is a member of the First Year First Term class level cohort. Students are only allowed to register for one A&I course at a time. If a student wishes to change the A&I course they are enrolled in they must DROP the enrolled course and then ADD the new course. Please see our Workday guides Drop or 'Late' Drop a Course and Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information.

    • CL: 100 level JDST Pertinent MEST Pertinent MEST Supporting Group 2 CCST Seeing and Being Cross-Cultural
    • CCST  100.02 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Stacy Beckwith 🏫 👤
    • Size:15
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • HEBR 103 Elementary Modern Hebrew 6 credits

    This course is for students who have completed Hebrew 102 or whose test scores indicate that this is an appropriate level of placement. We continue expanding our vocabulary and grammar knowledge, integrating listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Hebrew. We also continue working with Israeli films and internet, particularly to publish in-class magazines in Hebrew on topics related to Israel, the Middle East, and Judaic Studies.

    • Fall 2025
    • No Exploration
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): HEBR 102 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 103 on the Carleton Hebrew Placement exam.

    • CL: 100 level JDST Pertinent MEST Pertinent
    • HEBR  103.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Stacy Beckwith 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • MLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • WLanguage & Dining Center 202 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • TLanguage & Dining Center 202 3:10pm-4:15pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 202 2:20pm-3:20pm
  • HEBR 204 Intermediate Modern Hebrew 6 credits

    In this course students will strengthen their command of modern conversational, literary and newspaper Hebrew. As in the elementary sequence, we will continually integrate listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Hebrew. Popular Israeli music, broadcasts, internet sources, and films will complement the course’s goals. Class projects include a term long research paper on a topic related to Israel, the Middle East, or Judaic Studies. Students will create a poster in Hebrew to illustrate their research. They will discuss this with other Hebrew speakers on campus at a class poster session toward the end of the course.

    • Winter 2026
    • LP Language Requirement No Exploration
    • Student has completed any of the following course(s): HEBR 103 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 204 on the Carleton Hebrew Placement exam.

    • CL: 200 level JDST Pertinent MEST Pertinent
    • HEBR  204.01 Winter 2026

    • Faculty:Stacy Beckwith 🏫 👤
    • Size:20
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 205 2:20pm-3:20pm
  • MEST 148 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 6 credits

    This course will provide students with the knowledge and tools to engage productively and respectfully with current events in the Middle East. It will do so by situating the contemporary Israeli-Palestinian conflict in its broader historical context. In addition to studying key events in the history of the conflict, we will examine the conflicting narratives formed by different actors within the Israeli and Palestinian communities, as well as those produced within other related populations. Our discussions will be based on readings of primary sources, academic studies from multiple disciplines, and portrayals of the conflict in music, cinema, and literature.

    ARBC 148 is cross listed with MEST 148.

    • Spring 2026
    • IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
    • ARBC Pertinent CL: 100 level MEST Pertinent MEST Studies Foundation
    • MEST  148.01 Spring 2026

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:30
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 244 11:10am-12:20pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 244 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • MEST 185 The Creation of Classical Arabic Literature 6 credits

    In this course we will explore the emergence of Arabic literature in one of the most exciting and important periods in the history of Islam and the Arab world; a time in which pre-Islamic Arabian lore was combined with translated Persian wisdom literature and Greek scientific and philosophical writings to form the canon of learning of the new emerged Arab-Islamic empire. We will explore some of the different literary genres that emerged in the New Arab courts and urban centers: from wine and love poetry, historical and humorous anecdotes, to the Thousand and One Nights, and discuss the socio-historical forces and institutions that shaped them. All readings are in English. No Arabic knowledge required.

    ARBC 185 is cross listed with MEST 185.

    In Translation.

    • Fall 2025
    • CX, Cultural/Literature IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
    • ARBC Literature and Culture CL: 100 level ENGL Foreign Literature MARS Core Course MARS Supporting MEST Pertinent MEST Studies Foundation MEST Supporting Group 2
    • MEST  185.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:30
    • M, WLanguage & Dining Center 243 1:50pm-3:00pm
    • FLanguage & Dining Center 243 2:20pm-3:20pm
  • MUSL 172 Oud

    Course Description: Private (one-on-one) lessons, scheduled individually with the instructor, typically for beginning to intermediate students. Lessons may be for one half-hour per week (1 credit) or one hour per week (2 credit); additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department Website for lesson fee information). Must be taken S/CR/NC.

    Repeatable: This course is repeatable.

    Variable Credit: During registration in the Credits field, enter 1 for half-hour lessons or 2 for one-hour lessons.

    Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.

    Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).

    • Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
    • ARP, Arts Practice
    • MEST Pertinent
    • MUSL  172.01 Fall 2025

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:25
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Credits:1 – 2
    • MUSL  172.01 Winter 2026

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:25
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Credits:1 – 2
    • MUSL  172.01 Spring 2026

    • Faculty:Yaron Klein 🏫 👤
    • Size:25
    • Grading:S/CR/NC
    • Credits:1 – 2

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