ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing and ( POLI SCI 120 , 140 , 182 , or INTL ST 101 ) or graduate standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate an in-depth understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict and it's evolution over time. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an appreciation of the complexities and dynamism of this conflict through an examination of its origins, the actors involved, and the key historical and political factors that have shaped it. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine the political, social, and economic aspects of the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate an in-depth understanding of the Arab-Israeli conflict and it's evolution over time. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop an appreciation of the complexities and dynamism of this conflict through an examination of its origins, the actors involved, and the key historical and political factors that have shaped it. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Examine the political, social, and economic aspects of the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate an original research question in the context of those gaps. Audience: Graduate