MES550 SEMINAR IN MIDDLE EAST STUDIES

Course Code:8320550
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):0 (0.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:10.0
Department:Middle East Studies
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. DERYA GÖÇER
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

Seminar aims at

  • preparing students to their MA thesis
  • helping the students to prepare their research questions, sub-questions, thesis outline
  • preparing the students to make detailed library and archival work
  • having them write a research paper as a ground for MA thesis

 


Course Content

For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the seminar, the students are expected to learn

  • to work independently in a specific area
  • to study a specific topic
  • to find sources, archival materials, and secondary sources independently
  • to understand, question and interpret knowledge in specific topics
  • to be able to write a chapter, or a paper independently