Middle East Politics Courses and Certifications

The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part I

26 ratings

This course will review the emergence of the modern Middle East from the fall of the Ottoman Empire, at the end of the First World War to the present. We will discuss the Ottoman legacy in the region and the Western imperial impact on the creation of the…

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Israel State and Society

383 ratings at Coursera

Explore Israeli society from political, social, economic and cultural angles: Zionism, demographic dynamics, the political system, Jewish-Arab relations, immigration waves, the military's role and Israeli identity.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq

Examine how planning and reconstruction reshape post-conflict nations: stakeholders of reconstruction, the U.S. post-9/11 agenda and projects in Iraq, and 20th–21st century Iraqi politics.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The U.S. and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11

172 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Gain perspective and understanding on a troubled region with this course that provides a narrative history and analysis of U.S. political involvement in the Middle East.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Understanding the Modern Middle East

Explore the collapse of empires, the rise of independence movements, key historical events, and the enduring political, cultural, and diplomatic forces shaping the Middle East and North Africa today.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II

12 ratings

Trace the Middle East from the early 20th century to today: Arab nationalism, religion and state, Islamist politics, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Arab Spring.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The History of Modern Israel - Part I: From an Idea to a State

8 ratings

Trace how a 19th-century European idea became a state: the rise of Zionism, the British Mandate in Palestine, the Holocaust, and Israel's 1948 declaration of independence.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

9 ratings

Explore how territorial divisions, geopolitics, and imperial rivalry shaped the modern state system and the borders of the Middle East.

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state

343 ratings at Coursera

Trace Israeli society from 1948 to today: mass immigration, the wars of 1967 and 1973, religious Zionism and post-Zionism, privatization, and the Palestinian conflict.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Middle East in the 20th Century

49 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

An introduction to the Middle East’s 20th-century history, from the Ottoman Empire’s fall and Israel’s creation to the Arab Spring.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 11 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

War for the Greater Middle East

6 ratings

Military historian Andrew Bacevich recounts the failed U.S. military effort over several decades to "fix" the Islamic world, explaining what went wrong and why.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course