AIE157 - Introduction to the Middle East: History and Continuity

Year:

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - online

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Content

This unit introduces the Middle East and North Africa region to students by exploring its broad history and relating it to the modern world. It covers the Middle East from the birth of the Abrahamic Faiths until the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The content then shifts to exploring how aspects of history manifest in the modern Middle East. This will offer a foundation for students to better understand how the region functions today and an entry point into Middle East politics. No prior study of the Middle East is required.

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