COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the students to an analysis of selected topics in the Middle East. These topics will include historical analysis outlining the conditions
that shape the formation and consolidation of authoritarian rule in modern Middle Eastern states, colonial rule, post-colonial state formation in the region,
nationalism, pan-Arabism and Arab-Israeli conflicts, Islamist politics and EU's relations with the Middle East and the recent Arab Spring..

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. David S. Sorenson, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2008), pp. 1-8.
2. Beverley Milton-Edwards, Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2000), pp. 1-14.
3. Edward Said, Orientalism, (New York, Vintage Books, 1979)
4. Giacomo Luciani, Introduction, in Giacomo Luciani, ed., The Arab State (London: Routledge, 1990), pp. xvii-xxxi.
5. Ilya Harik, The Origins of the Arab State System, in Giacomo Luciani, ed., The Arab State (London: Routledge, 1990)
6. Many more books and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
2. Individual work (writing and presenting a paper)
3. Group Work (Writing and presenting a report as a group)
4. Exams

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

15 percent of final exam (which is 40 percent ) ıs allocated to the term project which
is consisted of a long paper and presentation.
Yüzde 40 olan yarıyıl sonu sınavının yüzde 15'i öğrencinin sunumunu da yapacağı dönem
ödevine aittir.

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm (Ara Sınav) % 20

2. YYiçi Çalışma:
a) Short Assignments (Kısa ödevler) % 30
b) Participation (Derse katılım) % 10

3. Final Exam (YYsonu sınavı) % 40 (% 15'ini dönem ödevi oluşturur)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are expected to come to class well-prepared by reading all the articles and book chapters assigned for the week.
2. Attendance and Participation is compulsory
3. If for any reason the student cannot attend the class, he/she will inform the instructor prior to class session.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes