Class information
GEO204 Geography of Middle East
- CRN: 23848
- Credits: 4
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
From March 31 through June 14, 2025, Masoud Kheirabadi
- Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
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Details about this class
In this course, we examine the regional and international significance of the Middle East’s major strategic features and vital natural resources in shaping the contemporary geopolitics of the region. Among geopolitical issues covered are the US involvement in the region; the Arab Israeli conflict and its impacts on regional uncertainties; the Arab, Persian, and Turkish rivalry over economic and political dominance of the region; national democratic movements; terrorist groups; and human rights issues, including the status of women and minorities.
REQUIRED BOOKS: You need to have access to these two required books to complete our course assignments.
Colbert Held, John Thomas Cummings, Middle East Patterns: Places, Peoples, and Politics (Paperback), Westview Press; 6th edition, 2013 (ISBN 978-0-8133-4877-3)
Dan Smith, The Penguin State of the Middle East Atlas: Completely Revised and Updated Third Edition Paperback, Penguin Books, 2016 (ISBN-13: 978-0143124238)
Our required textbooks are available as digital versions for lower prices through the Chegg site.
Middle East Patterns
The Penguin State of the Middle East Atlas
Technology
This is a fully online course therefore daily access to Internet is required.
No show policy
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Online technical requirements
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Students with disabilities
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