Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): (HIST 278 OR HIST 378) OR HIST 281 OR HIST 283 OR HIST 387

Description: Seminar explores evolution of American involvement in the Middle East from missionary origins in the early 19th century to superpower hegemony in the 20th. Putting into perspective central issues such as the U.S. role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, the question of terrorism, and the U.S. invasion/occupation of Iraq in 2003.