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Degree Programme Table: Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCLATEA1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: For this degree students take one compulsory course, 40 credits of skills courses, 60 credits of specialist option courses, and complete a dissertation. Normally, students will take a skills course and at least one specialist option course in each semester. Some variation may be permitted where appropriate in consultation with the Programme Director."


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PGHC11360 Approaches to the Long Late Antiquity Full Year 20
    PGHC11437 MSc Dissertation in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies As available 60




    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
    PGHC11088    Elementary Greek (PG) 1   20  
    PGHC11089    Elementary Greek (PG) 2   20  
    PGHC11086    Elementary Latin (PG) 1   20  
    PGHC11087    Elementary Latin (PG) 2   20  
    IMES11064    Arabic 1A for MSc LAIBS   20  
    IMES11065    Arabic 1B for MSc LAIBS   20  
    PGHC11269    Intermediate Greek (PG) 1   20  
    PGHC11270    Intermediate Greek (PG) 2   20  
    PGHC11267    Intermediate Latin (PG) 1   20  
    PGHC11268    Intermediate Latin (PG) 2   20  

    Notes:Students must take a paired set of language courses.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGHC11260    Byzantine Archaeology: The archaeology of the Byzantine empire and its neighbours AD 500-850.   20  
    HIAR11035    Mosques, Palaces and Gardens in the Golden Age of Islam   20  
    PGHC11281    Latin Text Seminar 1   20  
    PGHC11279    Greek Text Seminar 1   20  
    ECHS11003    Creeds, Councils and Controversies: Patristic and Medieval   20  
    IMES11078    The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version)   20  
    PGHC11314    A Period of Ancient History 1   20  
    PGHC11315    A Period of Ancient History 2   20  
    PGHC11429    A Topic in Late Antique and Byzantine History 1   20  
    PGHC11431    Byzantine Text Seminar 1   20  
    IMES11077    Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version)   20  
    IMES11080    The History and Culture of Iran   20  
    IMES11009    Mystical Islam   20  
    PGHC11438    Constantinople: The History of a Medieval Megalopolis from Constantine the Great to Suleyman the Magnificent   20  
    PGHC11439    Topics in Byzantine Literary History   20  
    PGHC11282    Latin Text Seminar 2   20  
    PGHC11414    Archaeology of the Roman Economy   20  
    PGHC11449    Debating Marriage between Antiquity and the Middle Ages   20  

    Notes:Courses run in either Semester 1 or Semester 2, the range of specialised courses will vary depending on staffing availability.
     


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