Current and Upcoming Course Offerings in
Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies

AUTUMN 2025

BIBHEB 201/5013 Biblical Hebrew Poetry (3 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 301/501 Art of the Ancient Near East (3 cr)
T/TH 1:30-2:50
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 202 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (5 cr)
M/W 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 311 Archaeology of Biblical Israel (5 cr)
M/W 1:30-3:20
Instructor: Dr. Corinna Nichols

WINTER 2026

BIBHEB 207/527 Biblical Book of Proverbs (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 305/505 Biblical Prophets (3 cr)
M/W 3:30-4:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 350 Archaeology of Ancient Near Eastern Warfare and Empire (5 cr)
M/W 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

SPRING 2026

ARAMIC 202/522 Aramaic Texts from Antiquity (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 352/552 Wisdom Literature in the Bible and the Ancient Near East (5 cr)
M/W 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 307/507 From Israelites to Jews (3 cr)
M/W 3:30-4:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 207 Introduction to Ancient Iranian Archaeology (5 cr)
M/W 3:30-5:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover

MELC 313 Ancient Technologies of the Near East (5 cr)
T/TH 3:20-5:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover

AUTUMN 2026

EGYPT 101/511: Introduction to Hieroglyphic Egyptian I (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

NEAR E 302/502 Religions of the Ancient World (3 cr)
T/TH 1:30-2:50
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 208/ARCHY 211: Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology (5 cr)
T/Th 1:30-3:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover

BIBHEB 101/511 Elementary Biblical Hebrew I (5 cr)
M/W/F 10:30-11:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 308/508 Women in the Ancient Middle East (3 cr)
M/W 3:30-4:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

WINTER 2027

EGYPT 102/512 Introduction to Hieroglyphic Egyptian II (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 312/ARCHY 312/512: Looting and Loss (5 cr)
T/TH 1:30-3:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover

BIBHEB 102/512 Elementary Biblical Hebrew II (5 cr)
M/W/F 10:30-11:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 201 Introduction to the Ancient Near East (5 cr)
M/W 3:30-5:20
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

SPRING 2027

EGYPT 103/513: Introduction to Hieroglyphic Egyptian III (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

BIBHEB 103/513 Biblical Hebrew Prose (5 cr)
M/W/F 10:30-11:50
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

TXTDS 320/501 Ancient Media (5 cr)
M/W 3:30-5:20
Instructor: Prof. Kathryn Medill

MELC 209/ARCHY 212: Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Archaeology (5 cr)
T/Th 1:30-3:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover

AUTUMN 2027

BIBHEB 201/5013 Biblical Hebrew Poetry (3 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 301/501 Art of the Ancient Near East (3 cr)
T/TH 1:30-2:50
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

WINTER 2028

BIBHEB 207/527 Biblical Book of Proverbs (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20

SPRING 2028

ARAMIC 202/522 Aramaic Texts from Antiquity (5 cr)
T/TH 10:30-12:20
Instructor: Prof. Scott Noegel

MELC 313 Ancient Technologies of the Near East (5 cr)
T/TH 3:20-5:20
Instructor: Prof. Stephanie Selover