Admissions
Request Information

Connect with us and learn more about your application process.
Get in Touch
Affordability
Calculate Your Cost

Use the Net Price Calculator to get an idea of what you may be expected to contribute toward tuition and fees.
Learn More
Academics
Create Your Future

Find the perfect major or minor to match your interests and build your career.
Talk To An Advisor
About
Open to Opportunity

What makes UVA Wise one of the best public liberal arts colleges in the nation?
Learn More
College Life
See What’s Possible

What can you do with a degree from UVA Wise?
Discover College Life
After Graduation
Elevate Your Career

Explore companies that are hiring and discover what jobs may be available to you.
Learn More

Visit

Give

Apply

News

Events

Start Exploring

Tell us more about what you’re looking for

Search by keyword

May We Suggest

Admissions

Broaden your career opportunities, gain hands-on experience, discover a personalized education, and make friends to last a lifetime.

Center for Teaching Excellence

The UVA Wise Center for Teaching Excellence offers undergraduate-level courses for those seeking licensure and recertification.

M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction

Learn about the 30-credit hour, non-thesis degree program which will be implemented in the fall 2023 semester.

Support UVA Wise

Your support directly contributes to scholarships, research and study abroad programs, facility upgrades, athletics, and much more.

1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293

Map & Directions

276-328-0100
info@uvawise.edu

Footer

For Students
For Faculty & Staff
For Press & Media
Library
My UVA Wise
Work at UVA Wise

Accreditation
Legal
Policies
Consumer Information
Tuition Notice

Your bright future begins now.

Apply

The University of Virginia at Wise

College Catalog 2024-2025

Jan 02, 2025

HELP

College Catalog 2024-2025

Print-Friendly Page (opens a new window)

HIS 3120 - Mid East/Arab World 20Th Cent.

Credit(s) 3

The breakdown of the Ottoman Empire and the post-World War I creation of the various Middle Eastern states of today, from Egypt to Iran, the development of oil economies, divisions within Islam, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the rise of Iran, and attempts to create Arab unity. Emphasis will be placed on events and developments since 1900.

Course Frequency:
Intermittenlty