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Degree Programme Table: Arab World Studies (MSc) (Full Time) (PTMSCARAWS1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
IMES11021 Intensive Arabic A Semester 1 50
IMES11044 Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Semester 1 20
IMES11022 Intensive Arabic B Semester 2 50
IMES11038 Advanced Issues in the Study of the Middle East Semester 2 20
IMES11040 Intensive Arabic C Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 40




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




Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Only one level 10 option may be taken. Options outside of the DPT can can be taken with permission of the programme director. Students are strongly encouraged to take one option per semester.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES11039 Advanced Arabic D Semester 1 20
    IMES11035 Advanced Arabic E Semester 2 20
    IMES11037 Research Methods and Problems in IMES Semester 2 20
    IMES11027 Arab World Studies Masters Dissertation Semester 2 60
    IMES11066 Research Skills and Methods in IMES Semester 1 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 1
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES11003    Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East   20  
    PGSP11178    Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes   20  
    PGSP11156    International Relations Theory   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    PGSP11191    Ritual and Religion   20  
    IMES11051    Modern Iranian Society via Modern Iranian Literature   20  
    IMES11041    The Umayyad Empire: the Islamic World in its Late Antique Context   20  
    IMES11060    Islamic Movements in the 20th Century   20  
    IMES11020    Cinemas of the Middle East   20  
    PGHC11171    Contacts and Conflicts between East and West 600-900: the Pirenne Thesis Re-examined   20  
    PGHC11357    The Crusades: Thirteenth Century Crossroads   20  
    THET11040    From diatribe to dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations   20  
    PGHC11330    The Politics of Historiography in Post-Colonial South Asia   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, during Semester 2
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11162    International Security   20  
    IMES11032    Christian-Muslim Relations and the Relationship Between the World of Islam and the West   20  
    PGSP11275    The Middle East in International Relations   20  
    PGSP11171    International Political Economy   20  
    IMES11067    Gender and Media in the Arab World   20  
    PGSP11387    Egyptian Politics and International Relations   20  
    IMES11052    From Shahs to Ayatollahs: The History of Modern Iran   20  
    IMES11053    Mystics, Monarchs and Lovers: Reading Classical Persian Literature in Translation   20  
    IMES11055    Problems, Methods and Theories in the Study of Early Islam   20  
    HIAR11035    Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam   20  
    REST11016    Reflections on Gender and Ethics in Classical and Contemporary Islam   20  
    IMES10001    Modern Arabic Literature   20  

     


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