Middle Eastern History (MLitt)

This course offers students the opportunity to explore in depth a variety of topics relating to the history and culture of this crucially significant region of the world. The course draws upong the wide range of expertise within the School of History. The course introduces students to methodological and analytical approaches, including Orientalism. The course comprises two semesters of taught components followed by submission of a 15,000-word final dissertation. Students explore in depth a broad variety of historical topics including social, political, cultural and intellectual history of this crucially significant region of the world.