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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
The course focuses on the contemporary politics of the Arabic speaking region, Iran, Turkey and the wider Middle East. It examines the political development, national and regional dynamics of the major countries in the Middle East and their connection to global trends and geopolitics. This is done in the context of four major variables - Islam, oil, the Arab-Israeli conflict and other regional disputes, and major power involvement - and the consequences of the interaction of these variables for the region in world politics.
Class participation [based on attendance, reading, performance]
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mid-term Exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final Exam
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Other Information This course is considered compatible with Security Studies, Asian Politics and International Relations fields of study. Advanced Persian Minor - ANU Arabic Major - ANU International Relations Major - ANU Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Minor - ANU Middle East Politics and Security Major - ANU Middle Eastern Politics and Security Minor - ANU Persian Major - ANU Political Science Major - ANU
There are not set textbooks for this course. Readings will be made available on Wattle.