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


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, 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  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08035 Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent 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   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08026    Arabic 1a   20  
    IMES08027    Arabic 1b   20  
    IMES08005    Persian 1   40  
    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 2010/11, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08038 Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters 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   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08006    Arabic 2   40  
    IMES08007    Persian 2   40  
    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 2010/11, Starting month: August

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



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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 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   Description / Course Name   Credits
    IMES10006    Middle Eastern Politics   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10011    Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10013    Early Development of Islamic Law   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10016    Approaches to the History of the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10017    History of Islamic Medicine   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10032    Shi'ite Islam   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10033    Mystical Islam (Sufism)   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10034    History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10035    Cinema and Society in the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10036    Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10037    Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10045    Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10046    Early Islamic Political Thought   (20 Credits)  
    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   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10020    Islam and Art   20  
    REST10032    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in sharia law   20  
    REST10031    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    HIAR10021    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    REST10025    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    REST10030    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    HIAR10064    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    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 120 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   Description / Course Name   Credits
    IMES10006    Middle Eastern Politics   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10011    Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10013    Early Development of Islamic Law   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10016    Approaches to the History of the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10017    History of Islamic Medicine   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10032    Shi'ite Islam   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10033    Mystical Islam (Sufism)   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10034    History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10035    Cinema and Society in the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10036    Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10037    Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10045    Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10046    Early Islamic Political Thought   (20 Credits)  
    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   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10020    Islam and Art   20  
    REST10032    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in sharia law   20  
    REST10031    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    HIAR10021    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    REST10025    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    REST10030    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    HIAR10064    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    IMES10058     IMES ERASMUS half year     (60 credits)

     


    OR   

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

    Select exactly 120 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    IMES10057     IMES ERASMUS full year     (120 credits)

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 'Final Assessment Weighting: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses. For those students who spend third year abroad (ERASMUS) final assessment weightings are as follows: full year abroad who will have their final assessment based wholly on the fourth year and for those who are away for one semester will have their final assessment based on the 180 credits obtained at Edinburgh University proportionally.'


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES10027 IMES Dissertation (Part 1) As available 20
    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   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10020    Islam and Art   20  
    REST10032    Islam and the challenge of modernity: critical issues in sharia law   20  
    REST10031    Martyrs, virgins, and hell's angels: Islamic eschatology in context   20  
    HIAR10021    Medieval Islamic Painting   20  
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    REST10025    Revelation, Reason & Experience as Sources of Religious Knowledge in Islam 3/4   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    REST10030    The Body in Islam 3/4   20  
    HIAR10064    The Rise of Islamic Art: Transforming the Classical Heritage (500-750)   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    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   Description / Course Name   Credits
    IMES10006    Middle Eastern Politics   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10011    Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10013    Early Development of Islamic Law   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10016    Approaches to the History of the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10017    History of Islamic Medicine   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10032    Shi'ite Islam   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10033    Mystical Islam (Sufism)   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10034    History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10035    Cinema and Society in the Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10036    Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10037    Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10045    Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society   (20 Credits)  
    IMES10046    Early Islamic Political Thought   (20 Credits)  
    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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