2023/2024
Основы современных обществ Ближнего Востока, Кавказа и в Центральной Азии
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Статус:
Маго-лего
Кто читает:
Институт классического Востока и античности
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Самади Можган
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Two principle thematic questions generally run throughout this course, linking its various sections: “What, if anything, is distinctive and exceptional about the Middle East?” and “How has the Middle East changed during the modern age?”
Students will be introduced to the use of a range of the most up-to-date international sources relating to the study of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa, including reference and survey works, studies of subjects, and internet resources. The principal objectives of these courses are to lay the foundations for a deeper study of the Middle East and North Africa while facilitating acquisition of intellectual and personal transferable skills.
Learning Objectives
- 1- To introduce students to the study of a rapidly changing Middle East from a multidisciplinary angle. This course will, in addition to removing any fogginess students might have about the Middle East, debunk preconceived stereotypical ideas they might have acquired through the media about a region often typified as a war zone and an area rife with conflict. 2- To lay foundations for the study of various courses in Middle Eastern Studies at subsequent levels.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Learning the basic data about the 19th-century Middle East, the structure of its society and economy as well as the dynamics of its politics.
- Learning the key tendencies of the period.
Course Contents
- The Middle East in time and space
- The Middle East from 1967 to the present including the Arab Spring
- The Cold War in the Middle East – the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1950–2000
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 2nd moduleThe final mark at the end of the semester consists of the following parts: 30% (3 marks) for the oral exam at the end of the semester. The final exam will be held based on the questions reviewed during the seminar sessions; 16% (1.6 mark) for attending lecture sessions (0.2 mark for each lecture session); 14% (1.4 mark) for attending seminar sessions (0.2 mark for attending each seminar session); 20% (2 marks) for oral presentations; 20% (2 marks) for activities during the seminar sessions, it means participating in discussions and answering questions selected for each seminar session.
