NEW MEDIA
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP0506	History of the Modern Middle East	Spring	3	0	3	4

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	GE-Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	To give undergraduates a general survey of modern middle eastern history since the break-up of the Otoman Empire until the 2000’s.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Undergraduates who take this course will have a deeper understanding of the on-going transformation in the Middle East

Course Content

The course will cover major themes in contemporary middle east such as state-building; state power; political economy and the energy question; and the role of religion in politics.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The End of Empire	Readings on the break-up of the Otoman Empire; colonialism; independence of colonial states; centralized state systems of Iran and Turkey
2)	State power in the Arab world	Authoritarian states; classes and other groups
3)	Family rule in the Arab world	Royal family rule in Jordan and Morocco; Libya
4)	Uses and misuses of oil revenues	The rentier state: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states
5)	Arab nationalism	Intra-Arab state relations; Arab-Israeli relations
6)	State and politics outside the Arab world	Israel, Iran and Turkey
7)	Re-designing the Middle East after the Gulf War	Regional effects of the Gulf War; the domestic effect of the Gulf War; developments in the 1990’s.
8)	Economic and political liberalization	Egypt; Bin Ali’s Tunisia; and Israel
9)	Dini uynanış ve dini devrim	Islamic Republic of Iran; religion and politics in Arab states; religion and politics in Israel; Christians between communalism and nationalism
10)	Non-state actors I	Rural politics; organized labor; women in politics; Palestinians
11)	Non-state actors II	Civil society in Yemen, Iran, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey
12)	Economic development of Turkey	Structural adjustment: 1980’s-2000’s
13)	The impact of September 11, 2001	The effect of Al-Jazeera; the making of post September 11 US policy
14)	Review
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Course Notes / Textbooks: Roger Owen (2003) State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. Routledge, London and New York; M.E. Yapp (1996) The Near East Since the First World War. Longman, Pearson, Essex.; Articles to be announced.
References:	Course Notes / Textbooks: Roger Owen (2003) State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. Routledge, London and New York; M.E. Yapp (1996) The Near East Since the First World War. Longman, Pearson, Essex.; Articles to be announced.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Quizzes	1	% 15
Presentation	1	% 10
Project	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 35
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	11	1	11
Presentations / Seminar	1	5	5
Project	1	3	3
Quizzes	3	6	18
Midterms	1	10	10
Final	1	10	10
Total Workload			99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.