Persian Language Minor Concentration (B.A.) (18 credits)
Offered by: Islamic Studies (Faculty of Arts)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Arts and Science
Program credit weight: 18
Program Description
The Minor Concentration in Persian Language provides students with comprehensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Persian.
For information about instructors and course descriptions, visit the program’s website at http://www.mcgill.ca/mes/.
This program may be expanded to the Major Concentration in World Islamic and Middle East Studies.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Complementary Courses
18 credits of Persian language (3 levels) from the list below.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ISLA 241D1 | Introductory Persian. | 3 |
Introductory Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the Persian language, beginning with pronouncing, reading and writing the Persian script, and moving to vocabulary and grammatical structures needed to communicate in simple dialogues, read simple texts, and write simple paragraphs. | ||
| ISLA 241D2 | Introductory Persian. | 3 |
Introductory Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See ISLA 241D1 for course description. | ||
| ISLA 342D1 | Lower Intermediate Persian. | 3 |
Lower Intermediate Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Speech, comprehension, and reading and writing of more complex grammatical structures, embedded within a variety of short authentic Persian texts. | ||
| ISLA 342D2 | Lower Intermediate Persian. | 3 |
Lower Intermediate Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See ISLA 342D1 for course description. | ||
| ISLA 443D1 | Upper Intermediate Persian. | 3 |
Upper Intermediate Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to authentic texts about Persian culture, history, geography, politics, arts, and other topics relevant to Iran, as well as canonical poems of various modern and classical poets, and selected Persian proverbs and their meanings and connotations. | ||
| ISLA 443D2 | Upper Intermediate Persian. | 3 |
Upper Intermediate Persian. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. See ISLA 443D1 for course description. | ||
| ISLA 545 | Advanced Persian 1. | 3 |
Advanced Persian 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced level of Persian language study. | ||
| ISLA 546 | Advanced Persian 2. | 3 |
Advanced Persian 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Advanced level of Persian language study. | ||