Academic Catalog

MES502 CONTEMPORARY AFFAIRS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Course Code: 8320502
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Middle East Studies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MELÝHA ALTUNIÞIK
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course will analyze the contemporary Middle Eastern affairs through the study of processes of state and nation formation, social and economic changes in region, the impact of religion and the role of the military, and political and economic crises, regional and international conflicts and their domestic effects in the Middle East in the 20th century.