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Kurds in world history (survey)

Kurdish history from antiquity to today, across the four states and the diaspora.

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KCO-HIS-01 · Foundations · 30 h · Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global

Academy · course · History · Faculty of History, Memory and Humanities · Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global

Kurds in world history (survey)

Kurdish history from antiquity to today, across the four states and the diaspora.

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LevelFoundationsOnline at your own pace, with recorded talks and set readings.

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Course code
KCO-HIS-01
School
History
Faculty
Faculty of History, Memory and Humanities
Level
Foundations
Hours
30 h (estimated)
Audience
Anyone, including second-generation learners and host-country partners.
Prerequisites
none listed
Enrolment
open
Learning platform
Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global
Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global
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Outline

6 modulesOutline ready
1
Land and peoples
2
Emirates and empires
3
The twentieth century
4
Four states
5
Exile and diaspora
6
Today

What you can do after

  • Place the main periods of Kurdish history in order, from antiquity to today.
  • Explain how borders drawn after 1918 shaped Kurdish life.
  • Read a primary source critically.
  • Recognise where histories are contested and why.
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On a path

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Heritage Learner (teen)Teens of the second and third generation · 5 courses · capstone: A family oral history, recorded with consent
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