GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing, POLI SCI 104 or 140 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a concrete understanding of the history and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply comparative politics’ theories and frameworks toward understanding the current events and the complexities of MENA’s politics and governance structures Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply critical and analytical skills to different, even contradictory, points of views and contemporary debates relating to MENA politics and ongoing conflicts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to write in several forms and present written ideas and arguments for audiences with diverse interests and backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a concrete understanding of the history and politics of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply comparative politics’ theories and frameworks toward understanding the current events and the complexities of MENA’s politics and governance structures Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply critical and analytical skills to different, even contradictory, points of views and contemporary debates relating to MENA politics and ongoing conflicts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate the ability to write in several forms and present written ideas and arguments for audiences with diverse interests and backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate