COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST
2	Course Code:	TRH0505
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	5
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Cafer Çiftci
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: cafer1@uludag.edu.tr / Tel:02242941861 Adres: Uludağ Üni. Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 BURSA
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	1-To convey general information about both Middle Eastern history and the civilizations and the religions emerged in this region from prehistoric period to early 20th century. 2- To take into account the history of Middle East, the main context of this course, from 18th century to 20th century in detailed. 3- To inform students about the politics of the states founded in the Middle East and the alliances established among these states. 4- To teach important notions peculiar to the Middle East and to provide the use of these notions in current history.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to be informed about the history of Middle East.;
2	To be able to learn cultural and political structure peculiar to the Middle East. ;
3	To be able to realize the cultural and political atmosphere in the Middle East which is influential in Turkish history.;
4	To be able to analyze the political situation of the states founded in the Middle East.;
5	To be able to possess the ability of reaching the historical sources and scientific publications.;
6	To be able to have the ability required for using historical sources.;
7	To be able to gain the ability of judgment.;
8	To be able to consider the interaction of time and space. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The content of the statement of “Middle East” and the characteristics of the region.
2	The definitions of the ethnical and religious terms peculiar to the Middle East
3	The beginning of Turkish presence in the Middle East
4	The invasion of the Middle East by Ottomans
5	The governance of the Middle East in the Ottoman Period
6	The transformation process in the 19th century Middle East.
7	The sharing of Middle East prior to World War I and subsequent developments
8	Midterm exam and evaluation of course
9	Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Lebanon
10	Israel and Zionism
11	Iran and Iraq
12	The countries in the Persian Gulf, Jordan and Yemen
13	Turkey
14	The petrol, the instability in the Middle East and terrorism

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Tayyar Arı, Geçmişten Günümüze Orta Doğu, İstanbul, Alfa Yayınları, 2004. 2-Bernard Lewis, Ortadoğu, İstanbul, Sabah Yayıncılık, 1996. 3-Kemal H. Karpat, Ortadoğu’da Osmanlı Mirası ve Ulusçuluk, Çev: Recep Boztemur, Ankara, İmge Kitabevi, 2001. 4-Ömer Turan, Medeniyetlerin Çatıştığı Nokta, İstanbul, Acar Matbaacılık, 2003. 5- Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasî Tarihi (1914-1990), 9. Baskı, Ankara, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, 1993.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High