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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 natural and cultural diversity of the Middle East through the prism of globalization and sustainability.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41550R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Ciruce Movahedi-Lankarani |  |
History and cultures of the ancient empires of southwest Asia, from Cyrus the Great to the establishment of Islam.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CLAS department but may qualify for major credit in MDES. To register, enroll in CLAS 349.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19832R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 35 of 36 | Brandon Bourgeois | CPA261 | |
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 | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 46 of 48 | Fayez Hammad | CPA152 | |
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 | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 19 | Veli N. Yashin | THH211 | |
Individual research and readings. Not for graduate credit.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41549D | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | TBA | |