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Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.
Last updated: 2 June 2020
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2-hour class per week
1 x 2-hour class per week (recordings provided)
This unit looks at the Middle East on a country-by-country basis and examines the events that have contributed to making the region what it is today. How have history, ideology and tensions between local, regional and international actors resulted in conflicts and dilemmas that are still playing out? Case studies of states such as Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia and others are utilised to develop an understanding of the modern Middle East and speculate upon its future.
This unit will assist those who feel like the Middle East is a region they should know more about, as well as those with ambitions to work in Defence, Intelligence, Journalism, Diplomacy or any other job where learning about this fascinating and complex part of the world could be important. No prior study of the Middle East is required.
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit
At the completion of this unit, successful students can:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1
Recognise the cultural assumptions they bring to discussion of the Middle East
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
Analyse a diverse range of sources pertaining to the Middle East
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO3
Develop their understanding of Middle Eastern history and political issues and apply this to analysing modern dilemmas
GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4
Analyse and Interpret popular media and the way it portrays the Middle East
ULO5
Articulate their opinion through authentic written and oral communication, including the creation of significant bodies of online material both as an individual and as part of a team
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
ULO6
Develop an empathy for the inhabitants of the Middle East and the political dilemmas they live with
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIE154 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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