IRLS260 - Middle Eastern Culture

Course Code: IRLS260 Course ID: 3134 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate

This course covers geography, culture, society, economy, and religions of the major ethnic and linguistic groups in the Middle East. The course will introduce students to important events and developments, such as the changing concepts of politics in Islam; the evolving sociological bases of states and societies in the Middle East; and the early impact of Europe on the Middle East, first through trade and then through colonialism.