Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Advanced Option: Conflict in the Modern Middle East
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 38743
Module Lead	Dr.Steve Morewood
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	The aims of the module are to understand and dissect the causes and consequences of key conflicts in the Modern Middle East from 1914 to the present. Seminar topics include the Middle East campaigns of the First World War, the Suez Crisis, the Arab-Israeli wars, the Gulf Wars, the Peace Process, the Arab Spring and the war on ISIS. Within the sessions the causation of conflict, military effectiveness and outcomes will be considered. The role of diplomacy in starting and ending wars is also reviewed. The differing perspectives of belligerents are analysed in conjunction with changing interpretations in the historiography.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: analyse and explain key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny, analyse and explain reasons for and implications of these events and processes (including analysis of primary evidence where appropriate) compare and evaluate the main scholarly views on the subject under investigation, critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration work with an appropriate degree of learner independence to explain and analyse the material under scrutiny summarise, analyse and evaluate the subject material clearly and effectively in writing, synthesise and evaluate themes across a wide range of diverse material
Assessment	38743-01 : 3,000 word essay : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: S1 = 1 x 3,000 word essay (100%)
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