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Middle East Studies (MDES)
- https://dornsife.usc.edu/mdes
- D class assignments available in THH256K; Phone: (213) 740-2796.
Introduction to the history and the study of the Middle East from ancient to modern times.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the HIST department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in HIST 180.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36971D | 001 | Discussion | 8:00-8:50am | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Cord-Heinrich Plinke | VKC151 |  | |
| 36970D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 52 | Sarah Gualtieri | VKC100 |  | |
| 36972D | 001 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 26 of 27 | Cord-Heinrich Plinke | VKC151 | |
Explores the modern Middle East by focusing on the process of globalization.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: For D-clearance please contact Renee Almassizadeh at 213-740-2796, almassiz@usc.edu, or in THH 256K.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41500D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 20 | Ramzi Rouighi | THH205 | |
Presents critical perspectives to analyze U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, including the discourses surrounding energy security, military interventionism, globalization, democracy promotion, and terrorism.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41541R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 19 | Mehmet Birdal | THH121 | |
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 | 19 of 50 | Fayez Hammad | VKC150 | |
Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41549R | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | Ramzi Rouighi | OFFICE | |