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Degree Programme Table: Middle Eastern Studies (MA) (UTMIDEAST)


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 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U02153 (IMES08018) Islamic History 1 As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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 School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures- Middle Eastern Studies (MA)- Level 8' (ROU_G_UGLILACU11_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U04169    (IMES08026)    Arabic 1a   20  
    U04170    (IMES08027)    Arabic 1b   20  
    IM0005    (IMES08005)    Persian 1   40  
    U00295    (IMES08010)    Turkish 1   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

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


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


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




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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 School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures- Middle Eastern Studies (MA)- Level 8' (ROU_G_UGLILACU12_8) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    IM0006    (IMES08006)    Arabic 2   40  
    IM0008    (IMES08007)    Persian 2   40  
    U00296    (IMES08011)    Turkish 2   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     

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

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires a pass at 50% or above in Modern Middle Eastern History 1

    There is also the option to spend one semester or the whole of the 3rd year abroad through the ERASMUS programme (60/120 credits)


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 60 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.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) G-J - Middle Eastern Studies (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_G-J_UTMIDEAST1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01095    (HIAR10020)    Islam and Art   20  
    U04199    (REST10032)    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in shari=a law   20  
    U04198    (REST10031)    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    U01096    (HIAR10021)    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    U04231    (HIAR10074)    Persian Painting   20  
    U03724    (REST10025)    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SA0029    (SCAN10023)    Ritual and Religion   20  
    U03736    (REST10030)    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    U03975    (HIAR10064)    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    U01453    (HIST10097)    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HI0137    (HIST10040)    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    U00081    (HIST10074)    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    U02635    (ANHI10016)    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    U03286    (HIST10202)    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 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:If you choose the Group B option you will also study abroad for one semester through the ERASMUS programme to the equivalent of 60 credits
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) G-J - Middle Eastern Studies (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_G-J_UTMIDEAST1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01095    (HIAR10020)    Islam and Art   20  
    U04199    (REST10032)    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in shari=a law   20  
    U04198    (REST10031)    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    U01096    (HIAR10021)    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    U04231    (HIAR10074)    Persian Painting   20  
    U03724    (REST10025)    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SA0029    (SCAN10023)    Ritual and Religion   20  
    U03736    (REST10030)    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    U03975    (HIAR10064)    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    U01453    (HIST10097)    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HI0137    (HIST10040)    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    U00081    (HIST10074)    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    U02635    (ANHI10016)    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    U03286    (HIST10202)    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     


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


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


    Code  EUCLID code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    U01853 (IMES10027) IMES Dissertation (Part 1) As available 20
    U01854 (IMES10028) IMES Dissertation (Part 2) As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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 School(s) G-J - Middle Eastern Studies (MA) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_G-J_UTMIDEAST1_10) , as available.
    Code   EUCLID code   Course Name   Credits
    U01095    (HIAR10020)    Islam and Art   20  
    U04199    (REST10032)    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in shari=a law   20  
    U04198    (REST10031)    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    U01096    (HIAR10021)    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    U04231    (HIAR10074)    Persian Painting   20  
    U03724    (REST10025)    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SA0029    (SCAN10023)    Ritual and Religion   20  
    U03736    (REST10030)    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    U03975    (HIAR10064)    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    U01453    (HIST10097)    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HI0137    (HIST10040)    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    U00081    (HIST10074)    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    U02635    (ANHI10016)    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    U03286    (HIST10202)    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 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.
     

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