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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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Persian and Social Anthropology (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
UCAS Code: TL66
NYT Course S L CT
1 Persian 1 G 8 40
  Islamic History 1 G 8 40
  Social Anthropology 1Ah J 8 20
  Social Anthropology 1Bh J 8 20
2 Persian 2 G 8 40
  Modern Middle Eastern History1a or 1b G 8 20
  Social Anthropology 2 J 8 20
  Social and Political Enquiry 2 J 8 20
  Social and Political Theory 2 J 8 20
3# Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B G 10 40
  Persian 3 G 10 20
  Social Anthropology options (usually including one core course) † H 10 40
  IMES Dissertation (part 1) G 10 20
4 Persian 4 G 10 20
  Persian Oral G 10 0
  Persian language-based course* G 10 20
  IMES option** G 10 20
  Social Anthropology options (usually including one core course) † H 10 40
  IMES Dissertation (part 2) G 10 20
† Social Anthropology Core Courses include Kinship: Structure and Process; Anthropological Theory; Ritual and Religion; and Consumption, Exchange, Technology (these four usually done in third year); and Belief, Thought, and Language; and Culture and Power (these two usually done in fourth year).
# Entry to Honours normally requires a pass at 50% or more, at the first attempt, in Persian 2.
* See IMES Handbook for available language-based courses; normally students are expected to take both Classical Persian Literature and Modern Persian Literature at some point during their degree studies.
** See IMES Handbook for available options.
Final Assessment Weighting:
Other than the study abroad credits, one unit of assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses, while Persian 4 counts as 2 units of assessment, and Persian Oral counts as one.
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