ARS601 AREA STUDIES
| Course Code: |
8150601 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Area Studies |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. OKTAY FIRAT TANRISEVER |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This PhD course is designed to introduce the key themes in Area Studies as well as a variety of disciplinary theoretical approaches used to study areas in the world. The course will also explore how regional dynamics interact with local, national and global forces. The course will begin with a discussion of the scope, development and interdisciplinary nature of Area Studies. Next, the course will examine the relevance and limitations of the main disciplinary approaches that anthropology, history, sociology, economics, political science and international relations use in studying Areas. The final part of this course will be devoted to students’ individual research projects on the key debates in African, the Middle Eastern, Asian, Eurasian, European and American Studies.
