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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Undergraduate Course: Elements of Islam (IMES10002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course will give students an understanding of key and representative problems and debates in Islamic thought through the study of a selection of primary and secondary texts. It will also give an insight into academic scholarship and debates about these topics.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Before enrolling students on this course, you are asked to contact the IMES Secretary to ensure that a place is available (Tel: 504182, e-mail imes@ed.ac.uk). Students not studying Arabic degrees must contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being enrolling on the course.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students should have at least 3 courses in a suitable subject area at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.

Students will also have to contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being admitted to the course.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. explain key concepts and terms in various fields of Islamic learning (e.g. hadith, Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic law, theology, Sufism);
  2. read and understand central texts in different fields of Islamic learning in their original language and translate them into English;
  3. explain the significance of selected texts for the development of the respective fields of Islamic thought and place them in their historical context;
  4. evaluate and critically assess secondary literature on the above topics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES Elements
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andreas Goerke
Tel: (0131 6)50 4177
Email: A.Goerke@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Alexandra Marie Aedo Mezeul
Tel: (0131 6)50 3702
Email: alex.aedomezeul@ed.ac.uk
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