Middle East and Islamic Studies {College of Behavioral & Social Sciences and College of Humanities}

Persian

The Persian Studies Program at San Francisco State University is an academic resource for understanding, studying, and appreciating Persian cultural heritage belonging to a diverse ethnic collection of Afghans, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Baluchis, Gilakis, Kurds, Lurs, Tajiks, and many others. This Program allows students to explore Persian language, literature, arts, history, and culture in all its manifestations. It exposes students to a broadly defined vision that spans and includes the diverse geographic and linguistic landscape of both historic and also modern Persian speaking nations (Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan).

 

Courses in the Persian Cultural Heritage Studies program include:

 

Persian 101-104: Persian Language

Persian 206: Basic Persian Conversation

Persian 250: Intermediate Persian

Persian 260: Persian Cultures and Civilization in English

Persian 350: Advanced Persian

Persian 411: Persian Media

Persian 500: Introduction to Persian Literature

Persian 510: Introduction to Persian Literature in Translation

Persian 600: Topics in Persian Studies

Persian 601: Religious Traditions in Iran

Persian 699: Special Study

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For additional information, please visit the Persian Program website.