Academic Catalog

MES508 MODERN IRAN: POLITICS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Course Code: 8320508
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 10.0
Department: Middle East Studies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. DERYA GÖÇER
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course will provide students and understanding of modern Iranian politics,focusing on the emergence and development of the modern Iranýan nation-state in Pahlavi period and the transformation of this state in revolutionary and post-revolutionary era.The course will centre on political history while encompassing the key aspects of foreign relations as well. The course will also discuss the main axes of debate in Iranýan studies.