Undergraduate Course: Literature of the Islamic World (THET10054)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Theology and Ethics |
Other subject area | Religious Studies |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course looks at some of the most significant types of literary and religious output from the Islamic world. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Some prior knowledge of Islam or Islamic history is desirable. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, a student will have:
- understood some of the key literary styles of the Islamic world from the earliest to contemporary times;
- engaged critically with primary texts and by judicious use of secondary sources, learnt to appreciate the continuing importance of understanding the different genres of writing both religious and secular within the Islamic world;
- deepened their knowledge of Islamic literature and the kinds of themes which occupied the writings of classical and contemporary thinkers. They will have submitted one short (500 word piece) half way through the course to assess their writing skills although this will not form part of the formal assessment. They will also have submitted two essays (35% and 45% respectively) and one seminar presentation (20% of overall assessment);
- enhanced class engagement through presenting to their colleagues one prepared oral seminar, participated constructively in discussion and shown ability to appreciate class and lecturer feedback to improve their written seminar;
- gained a much deeper and more nuanced insight into the varying kinds of literature that reflect the Islamic world of the past and the present.
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Assessment Information
Two Class essays - 80%
One seminar presentation - 20%
Essay 1 - 35%. A 3000 word essay from a choice of essay titles based on the themes from weeks 1-6; submission date Monday of Week 8.
Essay 2 - 45%. A 3500-4000 word essay from a choice of essays based on the themes from weeks 7-11 including 2 essay titles of a more general nature reflecting the course overall. The second essay will carry a higher percentage of marks on the basis that students will be further along in their course with respect to their reading and essay writing skills. Submission date Monday of Week 1 of the Examination diet. By the submission date for the second essay, students will have already received feedback on their first essay and on one short piece of written work (not formally assessed).
Seminar - 20%.
Each student will be expected to deliver a seminar presentation on a class reading and subsequently submit it in written form. Students will be informed at the outset that marks for this section of the course will be awarded for general and consistent class participation; this will ensure that all the students come to the class having prepared their readings.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Reading list |
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| Keywords | Islam, literature, theology, politics, stories, poetry and contemporary writing. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Mona Siddiqui
Tel: (0131 6)50 7912
Email: Mona.Siddiqui@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Katrina Munro
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: Kate.Munro@ed.ac.uk |
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