SITUATING THE MIDDLE EAST I (ME2010)

Home>Academic Catalog 2024-2025>Course Catalog>

The Middle East is a region of great diversity with different histories, cultures, languages and populations. It constitutes nevertheless a systematic entity, with close interrelations, and many common political, cultural and socio-economical challenges. The course will explore the cultural, political, ethnic and geographical realities of the region (historically and in the present). It will present as well the ongoing debates and themes in major political and cultural circles.

Code: 
ME2010
Name: 
SITUATING THE MIDDLE EAST I
Discipline: 
ME (Middle East Studies)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None
Equivalencies: 
SITUATING THE MIDDLE EAST I (HI2010)

Learning Outcomes

  1. It presents the ongoing debates and themes in major political and cultural circles.
  2. Students are encouraged to read, discuss, question the information and work in small groups to present case studies.
  3. The course explores the cultural, political, ethnic and geographical realities of the region (historically and in the present).

Archived Syllabi