HIST 232 History of the Modern Middle East
This course is a survey of the history of the Modern Middle East from the Napoleonic Era to the present day. Students will be able to describe the political, economic, and cultural development of the Modern Middle East and the emergence of a society that blends a series of diverse cultural, religious, and political traditions. This course will analyze the impact of European imperialism and World War I on the history of the Modern Middle East and also consider the historical influences that have created contemporary problems and challenges in the present era.
Prerequisite
Eligible to enroll in
ENGL 121
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Engage in an exploration of Middle Eastern worldviews and their relationship with European worldviews.
- Describe Middle Eastern cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
- Identify and explain the numerous different perspectives within the Modern Middle East and how they were impacted by outside influences.
- Analyze events in the history of the Modern Middle East within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, or ethical perspectives.
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
- Formulate specific, unified and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.
- Explain the sequence and characteristics of the major civilizations of the historical Middle East.
- Explain the impact of European Imperialism and World War I on the history of the Modern Middle East.
- Explain the historical problems that have shaped the Modern Middle East.
Course Objectives
- Engage in an exploration of Middle Eastern worldviews and their relationship with European worldviews.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Describe Middle Eastern cultures and values, views on human nature, aesthetics, and ethics in a reflective manner.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Identify and explain the numerous different perspectives within the Modern Middle East and how they were impacted by outside influences.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Analyze events in the history of the Modern Middle East within a global context from economic, political, environmental, aesthetic, social, or ethical perspectives.
Learning Activity Artifact
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Apply introductory research skills that historians use to gather and interpret information.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social science rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
1. Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Social science rubric
Program Goal(s)
Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
2. Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.
- Formulate specific, unified and concise theses through writing that demonstrate an understanding of historical thinking.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Research project
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Paper rubric
- Explain the sequence and characteristics of the major civilizations of the historical Middle East.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quiz
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Grade quizzes
- Explain the impact of European Imperialism and World War I on the history of the Modern Middle East.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quiz
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Grade Quizzes
- Explain the historical problems that have shaped the Modern Middle East.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Quiz
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Grade quizzes