Persian Studies
Persian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin is a comprehensive program of Persian language and literature at all levels. The program serves undergraduate students fulfilling university foreign language requirements and majoring and minoring in Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures. The University of Texas Persian Program also serves graduate students concentrating or minoring in Persian in degree programs in Comparative Literature, History, Government, Linguistics, Asian Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies.
Persian Sequence
The core Persian curriculum consists of three semesters of language centered coursework that aims to build skills in reading, listening, speaking, writing, and culture.
| First Year | Second Year | Third Year |
| PRS 601C | PRS 322K | PRS 329 (varied topics) |
| PRS 611C | PRS 329 (varied topics) | PRS 329 (varied topics) |
The Persian Studies program has a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries with special attention to the post-World War II period. Pre-modern language and literature receive attention as well, for example such classical literary works as Ferdowsi's Shâhnâmeh, Sa'di's Golestân, and Hâfez's Divân, studied as requisite background to the appreciation of contemporary Persian literature and Iranian culture.
Students with any knowledge of Persian (written and/or spoken) must take the placement exam to correctly identify which level of the language they may enroll in. Details on the placement exam can be found here.
Students who want to receive credit for PRS 601C and PRS 611C may take the Credit-by-Exam test. Details on the CBE can be found here.
