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Degree Programme Table: MSc Arab World Studies- 2 Years (PTMSCARAWS1F)


Year 1, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students take Introduction to Arabic-Speaking World (0 credits, but compulsory attendance) in semester 1. Students must also take Intensive Arabic Course in the Arab World over the summer


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    P02483 (IMES11021) Intensive Arabic A Semester 1 50
    P02484 (IMES11022) Intensive Arabic B Semester 2 50
    Notes: Year One - Semester Two
    P02137 (SCIL11009) Core quantitative data analysis 1 and 2 As available 20
    P00002 (PGSP11016) Research Skills in the Social Sciences: Data Collection As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

    Year 2, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students must take the compulsory courses plus 40 credits from the list of option courses


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    P02490 (IMES11024) Intensive Arabic D Semester 1 50
    Notes: Year Two - Semester One
    SP0059 (PGSP11208) Research Design Semester 1 20
    P02492 (IMES11026) Intensive Arabic E Semester 2 30
    Notes: Year Two - Semester Two
    P02494 (IMES11027) Arab World Studies Masters Dissertation Semester 2 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) A-J - MSc Arab World Studies- 2 Years - Level(s) 10-11' (ROU_A-J_PTMSCARAWS1F1_10-11) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    P00357    (IMES11008)    An Introduction to Twelver Shi'ism   20  
    P00342    (IMES11003)    Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East   20  
    P00359    (IMES11009)    Mystical Islam   20  
    P00338    (IMES11002)    History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue (to 1800)   20  
    P00344    (IMES11004)    Islam in the Modern World (From 1800)   20  
    P00375    (IMES11012)    Jihad: Theory and Practice   20  
    P00372    (IMES11011)    The Contribution of al-Ghazali to Classical Islamic Thought   20  
    P00346    (IMES11005)    Language and Society in the Middle East   20  
    P00370    (IMES11010)    The Early Development of Islamic Law   20  
    P00397    (IMES11013)    The History of Islamicate Medicine   20  
    P02136    (IMES11020)    Cinemas of the Middle East   20  
    P02465    (HIAR11035)    Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam   20  
    P00661    (PGSP11042)    The Ethnography Seminar   20  
    SA0059    (PGSP11178)    Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes   20  
    SA0079    (PGSP11191)    Ritual and Religion   20  
    CA0012    (PGSP11011)    Case Studies in Nationalism   20  
    P01769    (PRGE11003)    Advanced Study in Human Geographical Research   20  
    P01832    (PRGE11007)    Methodological Debates in Society and Space   20  
    P01785    (PRGE11004)    Qualitative Approaches to the City   20  
    U03661    (GEGR09011)    Research Design in Geography   10  
    PO0070    (PGSP11158)    The Middle-East in International Politics   20  
    PO9997    (PGSP11171)    International Political Economy   20  
    PO0087    (PGSP11162)    International Security   20  
    PO0064    (PGSP11156)    International Relations Theory   20  
    U04198    (REST10031)    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    U03736    (REST10030)    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    U03975    (HIAR10064)    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    P03487    (HIAR11048)    Persian Painting   20  
    P00662    (PGSP11043)    The Arab World   20  

    Notes:Students take 40 credits from this collection. Only one level 10 option may be taken. Other options can be taken with permission of the programme director.
     

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