Iranian Studies Core & Electives Courses

The Global Studies minor (Iranian Studies specialization) requires 18 units of Core courses. The remaining 10 units can be from the approved Elective courses. 

Learn more about the minor requirements 

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Courses

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Politics in Modern Iran

Modern Iran has been a smithy for political movements, ideologies, and types of states. Movements include nationalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, Islamic fundamentalism, social democracy, Islamic liberalism, and fascism. Forms of government include Oriental despotism, authoritarianism, Islamic theocracy, and liberal democracy. These varieties have appeared in Iran in an iteration shaped by history, geography, proximity to oil and the Soviet Union, and the hegemony of Islamic culture.

Dr. Abbas Milani

WINTER 2025

Winter

COMPLIT 249B
Winter
Minor Core
GLOBAL 249B
Winter
Minor Core
CLASSICS 361
Winter
Wednesday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Elective
,
Minor Core
Morris, I. (PI)
GLOBAL 133
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Izzo, J. (PI)
GLOBAL 233
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Izzo, J. (PI)
HISTORY 81B
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Gunaydi, M. (TA)
Zou, Y. (TA)
Barakat, N. (PI)
HISTORY 181B
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Gunaydi, M. (TA)
Zou, Y. (TA)
Barakat, N. (PI)
HISTORY 283C
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Izzo, J. (PI)
HISTORY 383C
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Izzo, J. (PI)
PERSLANG 2
Winter
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 11A
Winter
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 102
Winter
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
POLISCI 245R
Winter
Wednesday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Core
Milani, A. (PI)
Parhad, R. (GP)

Autumn

PERSLANG 11A
Autumn
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
PERSLANG 21
Autumn
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
CLASSICS 81
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Minor Elective
Flynn, J. (TA)
Morris, I. (PI)
COMPLIT 43
Autumn
Monday
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Minor Elective
Karahan, B. (PI)
COMPLIT 249A
Autumn
Thursday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Elective
,
Minor Core
Beyzaie, B. (PI)
GLOBAL 101
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Core
Kuhns, K. (PI)
GLOBAL 131L
Autumn
Tuesday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Ghereghlou, K. (PI)
GLOBAL 249A
Autumn
Thursday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Core
Beyzaie, B. (PI)
HUMCORE 131
Autumn
Monday
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Minor Elective
Karahan, B. (PI)
PERSLANG 1
Autumn
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 12A
Autumn
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 101
Autumn
Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)

Spring

PUBLPOL 217
Spring
Minor Elective
COMPLIT 179
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Huber, M. (PI)
COMPLIT 249
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Minor Elective
Huber, M. (PI)
COMPLIT 254
Spring
Monday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Elective
Karahan, B. (PI)
GLOBAL 104
Spring
Tuesday
4:30 PM - 6:20 PM
Minor Elective
Milani, A. (PI)
HISTORY 252B
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Minor Elective
Rakove, R. (PI)
INTNLREL 174
Spring
Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
Minor Elective
Rakove, R. (PI)
PERSLANG 3
Spring
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 12A
Spring
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
PERSLANG 23
Spring
Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Minor Core
,
Minor Elective
Emami, A. (PI)
POLISCI 149S
Spring
Wednesday
1:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Minor Core
Milani, A. (PI)
POLISCI 149T
Spring
Monday Wednesday Friday
1:30 PM - 2:20 PM
Minor Elective
Tanigawa-Lau, C. (TA)
Kutlu Karasu, R. (TA)
Blaydes, L. (PI)

Course List

For a representative, rather than comprehensive, list of courses that count towards the minor, see the Related Courses tab of the Bulletin. Other courses may also fulfill the requirements; students should consult their Iranian Studies minor adviser concerning which courses might fulfill minor requirements.

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