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Degree Programme Table: Arabic and History (MA) (UTARAHI)


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

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U02153 (IMES08018) Islamic History 1 As available 40
    U04169 (IMES08026) Arabic 1a As available 20
    U04170 (IMES08027) Arabic 1b As available 20




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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from schools B, E and G and I - First year UG history courses - Level 8' (ROU_E/B/G_HIST_FIRST_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U03806    (ASST08031)    East Asian Civilization 1   40  
    U03807    (ASST08032)    East Asian Civilization 1A   20  
    U03808    (ASST08033)    East Asian Civilization 1B   20  
    U01993    (CELT08015)    Celtic Civilisation 1B   20  
    U00511    (ECHS08004)    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B   20  
    U00512    (ECHS08005)    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A   20  
    U02927    (ECSH08026)    British Society, 1650-2000 (Social History 1)   40  
    U03176    (ECSH08029)    British Society, 1650 - c.1880 (Social History 1.1)   20  
    U03189    (ECSH08031)    British Society, the 20th Century (Social History 1.2)   20  
    U04030    (ECSH08036)    British Economic and Environmental History since 1900   20  
    HI0002    (HIST08001)    British History 1   40  
    HI0003    (HIST08002)    European History 1   40  
    U03971    (SCHI08010)    Medieval Scottish History   20  
    U03992    (SCHI08014)    Early Modern Scottish History   20  
    U04441    (CLGE08001)    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    U04442    (CLGE08002)    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    U04443    (CLGE08003)    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    U04444    (CLGE08004)    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  

     

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


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IM0006 (IMES08006) Arabic 2 As available 40
    U02122 (IMES08014) Modern Middle Eastern History 1 As available 40




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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'courses from schedule E - Second year UG history courses - Level 8' (ROU_E_HIST_SECOND_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U02614    (ANHI08007)    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    U02631    (ANHI08008)    Classical World 2d: Art, History and Power   20  
    DV0012    (ECHS08001)    Ecclesiastical History 2Ah: Gospel and Church in the Pluralistic Roman World   20  
    DV0013    (ECHS08002)    Ecclesiastical History 2Bh: Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe   20  
    ES0004    (ECSH08004)    Social History 2   40  
    ES0096    (ECSH08008)    Social History 2.1   20  
    U03890    (ECSH08035)    Economic History 2: the Global Economy since 1500   40  
    U04296    (ECSH08039)    Economic History 2.2: The Global Economy Part 2   20  
    U04297    (ECSH08040)    Economic History 2.1: The Global Economy Part 1   20  
    HI0004    (HIST08003)    American History 2   40  
    U03749    (HIST08018)    Introduction to Medieval Europe 2   40  
    U04044    (HIST08021)    Asia, Africa, Australasia: Peoples, Empires and Nationalism 2   40  
    U03973    (SCHI08011)    Modern Scottish History   20  
    U03977    (SCHI08012)    Scottish History since 1914   20  
    U04609    (ECSH08041)    Social History 2.2: The Making of the Modern Body   20  

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Entry to Honours normally requires passes in 240 credits by June of the second year, including (i) a mark of 50% or above in history courses amounting to 40 credits; and (ii) 50% or above, at the first attempt, in Arabic 2.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U04048 (IMES10039) Arabic 3 As available 20
    U04477 (IMES10048) Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 20 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    U01853     (IMES10027)     IMES Dissertation (Part 1)     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following "Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection -Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies level 10' (SUB_IMES_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    IM0033   (IMES10006)   Middle Eastern Politics   (20 Credits)  
    IM0045   (IMES10011)   Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa   (20 Credits)  
    IM9991   (IMES10013)   Early Development of Islamic Law   (20 Credits)  
    U00150   (IMES10016)   Approaches to the History of the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U00309   (IMES10017)   History of Islamic Medicine   (20 Credits)  
    U02025   (IMES10032)   Shi'ite Islam   (20 Credits)  
    U02357   (IMES10033)   Mystical Islam (Sufism)   (20 Credits)  
    U02570   (IMES10034)   History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue   (20 Credits)  
    U03593   (IMES10035)   Cinema and Society in the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U03965   (IMES10036)   Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology   (20 Credits)  
    U03966   (IMES10037)   Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U04454   (IMES10045)   Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society   (20 Credits)  
    U04473   (IMES10046)   Early Islamic Political Thought   (20 Credits)  
    U04620   (IMES10052)   Harems, homes and streets: Gender and space in Middle Eastern literatures   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:"IMES option courses" are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East related subjects with texts read in English. A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with their directors of studies. While specific course offerings change from year to year, these courses typically include subjects in history, politics, religion, or cultural studies.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "History" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule History, Economic History and Scottish History Level 10' (SUB_HIST/ECSH/SCHI_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    U03987   (CHCA10001)   History in Practice   (20 Credits)  
    U04040   (CHCA10003)   History in Theory   (20 Credits)  
    Collection:   (ECSH10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Economic and Social History'   (as selected)  
    U04548   (ECSH10084)   Edinburgh since 1750   (20 Credits)  
    Collection:   (HIST10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'History'   (as selected)  
    HI0007   (HIST10001)   Early Medieval England and its Neighbours: Celts, Vikings, Normans and the Development of an English 'State' C.400-1100   (20 Credits)  
    HI0034   (HIST10017)   Britain and the French Revolution 1789-1802   (20 Credits)  
    U02697   (HIST10158)   The Scottish Enlightenment   (20 Credits)  
    U03214   (HIST10195)   Britain during the Napoleonic Wars, 1798-1815   (20 Credits)  
    U03216   (HIST10196)   Collective Action and Protest in Britain, c.1760-1848   (20 Credits)  
    U03261   (HIST10200)   'The Blessed Union' (James VI and I): The Uniting of the Kingdoms   (20 Credits)  
    U03307   (HIST10208)   Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern Britain, 1850-1970   (20 Credits)  
    U03345   (HIST10216)   Currents of Radicalism, 1776-1832   (20 Credits)  
    U03437   (HIST10220)   Cultures and Identities in Britain Since 1945   (20 Credits)  
    U04032   (HIST10288)   British National Identities, c. 1790 - c. 1930   (20 Credits)  
    Collection:   (SCHI10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Scottish History'   (as selected)  
    SH0061   (SCHI10014)   Scottish Emigration, 1700-1939   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:These must be only 20 credit courses.
     

    Year 4, Academic year 2009/10, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Final Assessment Weighting: Other than the study abroad credits, one unit of assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses, except that Arabic 4 counts as two units of assessment and Arabic Oral counts as one unit of assessment.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U04049 (IMES10040) Arabic 4 As available 20
    U01848 (IMES10024) Arabic Oral As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses (4MAs) from School(s) E - History (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_E_UTHISTY1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U04034    (HIST10289)    American Crucible: The Era of the Civil War, 1846-1877   40  
    U01215    (HIST10089)    American Secret Intelligence 1898-2004   40  
    U01091    (HIST10083)    Britain and the Second World War   40  
    U04551    (HIST10305)    Britain in an Age of Revolutions, 1783-1815   40  
    U00965    (HIST10081)    China: Gender, Patriarchy and Socio-Political Change in the 20th Century   40  
    U03791    (HIST10278)    Crime, Rebellion and Protests in Africa   40  
    U00954    (HIST10079)    Ethnicity, Class and Power in 20th Century Africa   40  
    U01263    (HIST10092)    Gandhi and Popular Movements in India 1915-1950   40  
    U02875    (HIST10163)    Home Rule in Ireland and Britain, 1800-2000   40  
    U03291    (HIST10204)    Islam and State Formation in Comparative Perspective, Anatolia and Hindustan 1300-present   40  
    U00943    (HIST10078)    National Socialism in Germany 1920-1945   40  
    U01166    (HIST10085)    Origins and Diplomacy of the Second World War 1919-1945   40  
    U04429    (HIST10299)    Pioneers of Cultural Communication: India and Japan, 1880-1930   40  
    U01273    (HIST10093)    Red, White and Black: the Mingling of Peoples in Seventeenth Century America   40  
    U01017    (HIST10082)    Revolutionary America, 1763-1815 The Age of Jefferson   40  
    U02580    (HIST10154)    The Age of Jefferson: Republicanism in the United States, c.1776-1826   40  
    U02603    (HIST10155)    The American Civil Rights Movement   40  
    U02520    (HIST10152)    The Era of the American Revolution, 1754-1789   40  
    U04542    (HIST10304)    The Great Irish Famine, 1845-1852: Hunger, Modernity and Exile   40  
    U01311    (HIST10094)    The Holocaust   40  
    U04546    (SCHI10062)    The Nobility of Scotland from Macbeth to Bannockburn, 1050-1328   40  
    U02817    (HIST10162)    The Norman Conquest of England   40  
    U01246    (HIST10090)    The Northern Renaissance: Burgundian Court and Civic Culture in the Low Countries c.1430-1520   40  
    U02507    (SCHI10035)    The Picts   40  
    U02931    (HIST10165)    The Revolutionary Decade? Europe in the 1960s   40  
    U01187    (HIST10086)    The Right in U.S. Politics since 1945   40  
    U04617    (HIST10306)    The Rise of the Right in the United States, c.1945-c.1990   40  
    U04728    (HIST10308)    The United States in Vietnam: History and Consequences   40  
    U04455    (HIST10300)    Travellers' Tales and Memsahibs' Memoirs: Writing British Encounters with India and the World, 1600-1900   40  
    U03895    (HIST10283)    Venice c. 1400 - c. 1700   40  
    U01204    (HIST10088)    Women in England, 1300-1700   40  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) G - Arabic Language Based Courses (MA)- Level(s) 10' (ROU_G_UTARABC1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    IM0020    (IMES10001)    Modern Arabic Literature   20  
    IM0022    (IMES10002)    Elements of Islam   20  
    IM0024    (IMES10004)    Classical Arabic Literature   20  
    U04474    (IMES10047)    Early Arabic Historical Texts   20  
    U04047    (IMES10038)    Media Arabic   20  

    Notes:"Arabic Language Based Courses" are courses involving close study of Arabic texts in specific thematic contexts. A list of courses is made available before the beginning of each semester in consultation with their director of studies.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    U01854     (IMES10028)     IMES Dissertation (Part 2)     (20 credits)

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following "Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection -Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies level 10' (SUB_IMES_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    IM0033   (IMES10006)   Middle Eastern Politics   (20 Credits)  
    IM0045   (IMES10011)   Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa   (20 Credits)  
    IM9991   (IMES10013)   Early Development of Islamic Law   (20 Credits)  
    U00150   (IMES10016)   Approaches to the History of the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U00309   (IMES10017)   History of Islamic Medicine   (20 Credits)  
    U02025   (IMES10032)   Shi'ite Islam   (20 Credits)  
    U02357   (IMES10033)   Mystical Islam (Sufism)   (20 Credits)  
    U02570   (IMES10034)   History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue   (20 Credits)  
    U03593   (IMES10035)   Cinema and Society in the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U03965   (IMES10036)   Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology   (20 Credits)  
    U03966   (IMES10037)   Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    U04454   (IMES10045)   Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society   (20 Credits)  
    U04473   (IMES10046)   Early Islamic Political Thought   (20 Credits)  
    U04620   (IMES10052)   Harems, homes and streets: Gender and space in Middle Eastern literatures   (20 Credits)  

    Notes:"IMES option courses" are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East related subjects with texts read in English. A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with their directors of studies. While specific course offerings change from year to year, these courses typically include subjects in history, politics, religion, or cultural studies.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    U04779     (HIST10309)     History Dissertation     (40 credits)

     

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