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

Undergraduate Course: Classical Persian Literature (IMES10005)

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
SummaryThis course considers the works of several medieval authors writing in Persian.

The course IMES10076, Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature, is a version of this course studying the texts in English translation.
The course IMES11077, Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version), is a version of this course studying the texts in English translation for Postgraduate students.
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 (e-mail imes@ed.ac.uk). Students not studying Persian degrees must contact the course organiser to check level of Persian 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 Persian language ability before being admitted to the course.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  6
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 157 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 55 %, Coursework 35 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2500-word essay: 35%
3-hour exam: 55%
Class presentation and participation: 10%
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Gain an overview of the history and development of classical Persian literature.
  2. Develop an understanding of the social and historical developments within Iran.
  3. Evaluate primary and secondary materials relating to the study of Persian literature.
  4. Engage with classical Persian poetry and prose in its primary source.
  5. Develop an understanding of the rhetorical devices employed in classical Persian litearure
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES ClasPLit
Contacts
Course organiserProf Jaakko Hameen-Anttila
Tel: (0131 6)50 4181
Email: jhameen@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk
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