New Course in Middle East Geography
Blue Mosque courtyard, Istanbul
The Department of Geosciences and the Middle East Studies Program are offering a new, innovative online course, GEOS 4043 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa this fall semester 2023.
Using extensive multi-media presentations examining history, architecture, landscapes, climate, rituals, customs, cuisine, travel experience, all with an insight into these fascinating regions, the course will introduce you to the breadth and beauty of the Middle East and North Africa — from Morocco to Turkey.
Starting in far western Morocco, we will experience the Atlas Mountains and incredible cuisine of Morocco, across spectacular Tunisia and the gorgeous beaches at Hammamat to its Roman ruins at Thuburbo. We then stroll across Egypt looking at its fantastic monuments, culture, and unique mega-cities, and into Saudi Arabia's vast desert, Mecca, Medina, and its emerging great cities. Continuing east, we travel across the Gulf states with Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar's cities of the future, into the coffee highlands of Yemen and the Grand Canyon of Oman. We then walk cross Jordan's ancient landscape and bustling cities with a special day trip into Petra — the rose-red city half as old as time. We'll then head north to learn about the special history, art and beauty of Lebanon, finally ending our tour with a saunter through intriguing Instabul, Ephesus, Cappadocia, and the maginficent turquoise coast of Turkey.
Join for a fascinating class about these often misunderstand regions. This course requires no prerequisites and will open your eyes. See you in class online — GEOS 4043.
Topics
Contacts
Thomas R. Paradise, University Professor
Department of Geosciences
479-283-5715,
paradise@uark.edu
Headlines
Campus Invited to Celebrate University's 'SOOIEET' Success Today
Students, faculty and staff are invited to join Chancellor Charles Robinson between 2-3 p.m., today on the Arkansas Union Mall for a 'sooieet' celebration.
Tyson Explores Future Career in Automotive Engineering in German Internship at Audi
BSME and German student Luke Tyson is part of the International Engineering Program at the U of A, in which students spend their fourth year abroad taking courses at the Technical University of Darmstadt and completing an internship.
M-ATOMS Showcases Progress at Second Annual Conference
The Manipulation of Atomic Ordering for Manufacturing Semiconductors center hosted its second annual conference in late August, with 10 institutions participating.
Exhibition Features Work From Interior Architecture and Design National Award Winners
The exhibition will be on display from Sept. 16 through Oct. 18 on the first floor of Vol Walker Hall, and will include work from the Interior Architecture and Design National Award Winners and others.
International Studies Fall 2024 Speaker Series: Peter Thilly
The International and Global Studies Program will host Peter Thilly, professor of history at the University of Mississippi, on Sept. 27 in CORD 324 for his talk, "Drug Money and Modernization in Coastal China."