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Middle East Studies (MDES)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/mesp
- D class assignments available in THH309; phone 740-1188.
Introduction to problems and issues in the Middle East today: religio-ethnic rivalries, conflicting nationalisms and ideologies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East oil.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the IR department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in IR 362.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37869R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 18 of 50 | Fayez Hammad | VKC209 |   | |
| 37870D | 174 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |
Examination of general economic development issues: population, agriculture, industrialization, trade, oil, etc. Several Mideast case study countries are then explored in depth.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the IR department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in IR 363.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37872R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 4 of 48 | Mehmet Birdal | VKC156 | |
Survey of major political, economic, and cultural developments in the Middle East on the basis of documents, literature, and film produced in the region. Duplicates Credit in former HIST-280.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in HIST 383.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36999D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 19 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH209 | |
Exploration of multilingual encounters in literary works, films, and theoretical texts. Topics may include immigrant languages, dialects, jargons, imaginary or hybrid languages, theories of translation.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COLT department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in COLT 448.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22055R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 17 | Veli N Yashin | THH209 | PDF (91555 KB) | |
A readings and research seminar dealing with one topic in the history of the Middle East. Topics will change each time the course is offered.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in HIST 480.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar in Middle East History: Readings | |||||||||
| 37142D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 6 of 15 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH117 | | |