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Degree Programme Table: Arabic (MA Hons) (UTARABC)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08026 Arabic 1a As available 20
    IMES08027 Arabic 1b 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08006 Arabic 2 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to honours requires a pass of 50% or more, at the first attempt, in Arabic 2.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES10027 IMES Dissertation (Part 1) As available 20
    IMES10055 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Full Time) As available 80
    IMES10054 Arabic Coursework Essay As available 20




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

    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • 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 three units of assessment and Arabic Oral counts as two units of assessment.'


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES10040 Arabic 4 As available 20
    IMES10024 Arabic Oral As available 0
    IMES10028 IMES Dissertation (Part 2) As available 20




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


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    IMES10004     Classical Arabic Literature     (20 credits)

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 10, as available
    IMES10001     Modern Arabic Literature     (20 credits)

     


    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES10001    Modern Arabic Literature   20  
    IMES10002    Elements of Islam   20  
    IMES10004    Classical Arabic Literature   20  
    IMES10047    Early Arabic Historical Texts   20  

    Notes:This will not be the same course as chosen from the Collection Group A above.
     


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

    Select exactly 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes::"IMES option courses" are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East related subjects with texts read in English. A list of 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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