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Middle East Studies (MDES)
- https://dornsife.usc.edu/mdes
- D class assignments available in THH-256K; Phone: (213) 740-2795.
Examines contemporary Arab state-society relations using literature to illustrate how people construct meanings and portray issues of national, social, and cultural significance.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41538R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 20 | Adam Spanos | WPH102 | PDF (212401 KB) |   |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19831R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 40 of 40 | Christelle Fischer-Bovet | KAP163 | | |
| 19829R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | Jonathan Tao | GFS220 | | |
| 19830R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 20 of 20 | Jonathan Tao | KAP159 | |
Major developments and issues in Arab-Israeli conflict from late Ottoman period to the present.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41555R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 25 | Fayez Hammad | DMC211 | |
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 | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 48 | Fayez Hammad | DMC152 | |
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 | |