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Degree Programme Table: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCISLAM1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
An alternative 20 credit optional course outside of the DPT may be substituted with the permission of the Programme Director and the course organiser.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Research Skills and Methods in IMES

Must be taken during Semester 1

IMES11066 20 credits
Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Must be taken during Semester 1

IMES11044 20 credits
Research Methods and Problems in IMES

Must be taken during Semester 2

IMES11037 20 credits
MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

IMES11014 60 credits

Course options

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies level 11 courses - Semester 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Only one Level 10 course is allowed. Students wishing to select an Arabic Language course should first discuss this with the relevant course organiser.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East
IMES11003 20 credits
Muslims in Britain: Migration, Faith and Identity (PG Version)
IMES11068 20 credits
Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version)
IMES11077 20 credits
The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version)
IMES11078 20 credits
The Syrian War and the Strategic Meltdown of the Middle East
IMES11089 20 credits
International Relations Theory
PGSP11156 20 credits
AND

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies level 11 courses - Semester 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Only one Level 10 course is allowed. Students wishing to select an Arabic Language course should first discuss this with the relevant course organiser.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Gender and Media in the Arab World
IMES11067 20 credits
Cinema and Society in the Middle East (PG Version)
IMES11069 20 credits
Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran (PG Version)
IMES11070 20 credits
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision (PG Version)
IMES11073 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
The Middle East in International Relations
PGSP11275 20 credits
From diatribe to dialogue in Christian-Muslim relations
THET11040 20 credits
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