This course aims to give broader and deeper understanding of the Middle East not only in terms of national conflicts but also of culture and history. The course focus on non-Arab Middle East and subcontinent
Prerequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
Interest in Middle East Affairs, participation and good historical background on regional politics
Instructor(s)
Assoc. Prof. Bora Bayraktar
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Wednesday 12:00-14:50 Z-02
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday 11:00-12:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Power point presentation
-Discussion
-Commenting on articles
Principle Sources
Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. Lawrence Davidson, A CONCISE HISTORY of the MIDDLE EAST, Westview Press, Colarado: 2006
Chapters 13,14,15,16,17,18
Other Sources
Kepel Gilles, “Jihad”, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 454
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
MIDDLE EAST AS GEOGRAPHY
Oral presentation
2. Week
MIDDLE EAST PEOPLE AND CULTURE
Oral presentation
3. Week
MIDDLE EAST HISTORY UNTIL WWI
Oral presentation
4. Week
MIDDLE EAST SINCE THE GREAT WAR
Oral presentation
5. Week
TURKEY AND IRAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Oral presentation
6. Week
ARAB-ISRAELI WARS 1948
Oral presentation
7. Week
SINA WAR
Oral presentation
8. Week
MID TERM
MID TERM
9. Week
1967 WAR AND BEYOND
Oral presentation
10. Week
QUESTION OF PALESTINE
Oral presentation
11. Week
THE PEACE PROCESS
Oral presentation
12. Week
QUESTION OF IRAQ
Oral presentation
13. Week
RECENT ISSUES
Oral presentation
14. Week
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE REGION
Oral presentation
15. Week
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE REGION
Oral presentation
16. Week
FINALS
FINALS
17. Week
FINALS
FINALS
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To Define Greater Middle East region
LO-2
To Define geopolitics of Afghanistan and Pakistan
LO-3
To Evaluate importance of American Foreign policy in the Middle East
LO-4
To Define and compare Political Islamist movements
