**Identification Card for the Specialization: Contemporary History of the Arab World**
**Code:** G.M. F1.S1.01
**Courses:** J 1101, N 1103, O 1202, O 1402, P 1401
**Level:** Master’s
**Field:** Humanities and Social Sciences
**Department:** Humanities – History
**Specialization:** Contemporary History of the Arab World
**1. Training Location**
– **College/Institute:** Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
– **Department:** History
– **Accreditation Reference:** 835 dated 27/07/2017
**2. Other Participants**
– **Partner Institutions:**
– General Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Development
– University of Bordj Bou Arreridj
– University of Batna1
– University of Khenchela
– University Center of Berriche
– University of Setif2
– University of Constantine2
– University of Bejaia
– **Economic and Social Partners:**
– Electricity Production Company of M’sila
– Kendor Group of Bordj Bou Arreridj
– Lafarge Cement of M’sila
– Industrial Equipment Maintenance Company of M’sila
– Primatec Souih Brick Production Company
– M’sila Milk Cooperative
– Maghreb Pipe Company for Industrial Tubes and Fibers
– Solar Energy Incubator
– National Agency for Youth Employment Support
– Local Development Bank of M’sila
– National Bank of Algeria
– Algerian External Bank
– Bank of Peace, M’sila
– National Savings and Investment Fund of M’sila
– **International Partners:**
– University of Lille 3, France
– Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
– University of Manar, Tunisia
– University of Gafsa, Tunisia
– Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco
– University of Pécs, Hungary
– National School of Architecture, Toulouse, France
**3. General Organization of the Training**
– **Project Status:**
**4. Content and Context of the Training**
The 19th century is a turning point in shaping the contemporary Arab political landscape, driven by political, economic, cultural, and social movements within Arab societies. This period saw the emergence of indigenous political ideas (Islamism, Arabism, etc.) in response to Western expansion, which reshaped the Arab world into a landscape of occupation and varying influences.
**5. Objectives of the Training**
The specialization aims to provide in-depth knowledge of the contemporary social, political, and cultural history of the Arab world, equipping students with a high level of general cultural awareness.
**6. Skills Targeted by the Training**
– Creation, presentation, and processing of documentary collections: Identifying diverse sources and available documents (texts, artifacts, etc.), as well as written, auditory, and audiovisual archives; understanding methods of collecting and presenting sources; mastering the use of IT tools for assembling parts.
– Conducting independent scientific thinking: Building on synthesis and critical reading of references, this phase will develop skills in organizing work in stages, developing contradictory arguments, and understanding the rules for presenting a range of critical references and bibliographies.
– Mastery of oral presentation techniques: Focusing on the verbal presentation of works.
**7. Local, Regional, and National Employment Prospects**
– Teaching positions, research, and higher education roles.
– Careers related to libraries, archives, documentation centers, and audiovisual archives, in both public and private sectors.
– Archiving professions (public or private centers and repositories) and library roles (university libraries, public libraries, documentation centers).
– Positions in cultural institutions.
