Course Prefix
SAME
Course Number
1013
Description
This course is offered through CCCU Best Semester as a Study Abroad course. Permission through the Study Abroad office is required prior to enrolling in this course. The course description provided by CCCU is as follows:This course examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which many scholars now call ‘the 100 Years War.' Beginning with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, this course traces the origin of the conflict from the early encounters between Arabs and Jews in Palestine to the contemporary struggle to achieve a final status agreement between Israelis and Palestinians.The course begins in Amman with readings, documentaries, lectures, and interactions with local Palestinians regarding their experiences and perspectives. The course then continues during a travel component to Israel/Palestine, where students hear from a variety of speakers including academic experts and local professionals working towards a reconciliatory solution.Because the conflict and its consequences - human, geographic, social, cultural, and political - are so proximate to the MESP experience, students learn intimately the complexity of reaching peace in a small land shared by two peoples with competing civilizational visions.
Minimum Credit Hours
0
Maximum Credit Hours
4