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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

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Degree Programme Table: Arabic (MA Hons) (UTARABC)

Jump to: Year 3, Year 4

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Please note that with effect from 2021/22 this programme will be known as 'Arabic with Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies'. Year 1 and 2 students will find details of all years of study within that Degree Programme Table.

During 3rd year, when permitted, at least 30 weeks of approved residence must be spent in an Arabic-speaking country. During sessions when this is not permitted, students will be offered an alternative means of engagement.

Final Assessment

One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice, etc.)

1. Arabic 4
2. Arabic 4
3. Arabic 4
4. Arabic Oral
5. Arabic Oral
6. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same as mark 7)
7. IMES Dissertation Part 2
8. Arabic Coursework Essay
9. IMES Option Course
10. IMES Option Course
11. IMES Option Course
12. IMES Option Course

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
IMES Dissertation (Part 1)
IMES10027 20 credits
Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Full Time)
IMES10055 80 credits
Arabic Coursework Essay
IMES10054 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Final Assessment

One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20 credits and constitutes one 20-credit paper. The following are the twelve 20-credit papers on which the classification of the degree is based. (Papers that for the purposes of degree classification acquire a weighting of 40 credits are, therefore, listed twice, etc.)

1. Arabic 4
2. Arabic 4
3. Arabic 4
4. Arabic Oral
5. Arabic Oral
6. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same as mark 7)
7. IMES Dissertation Part 2
8. Arabic Coursework Essay
9. IMES Option Course
10. IMES Option Course
11. IMES Option Course
12. IMES Option Course

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Arabic 4
IMES10040 20 credits
Arabic Oral
IMES10024 0 credits
IMES Dissertation (Part 2)
IMES10028 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Arabic Language Core Options Year 4

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
Modern Arabic Literature
IMES10001 20 credits
Elements of Islam
IMES10002 20 credits
Classical Arabic Literature
IMES10004 20 credits
Reading Arab Feminist Texts: Key Debates on Women's Rights in the Arab World
IMES10093 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Arabic Language Options Year 4

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This will not be the same course as chosen from the Collection Group A above. Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
Modern Arabic Literature
IMES10001 20 credits
Elements of Islam
IMES10002 20 credits
Classical Arabic Literature
IMES10004 20 credits
Reading Arab Feminist Texts: Key Debates on Women's Rights in the Arab World
IMES10093 20 credits
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses
Notes:
'IMES option courses' are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East-related subjects with texts read in English. A list of courses is made available to students prior to the start of the new academic year, and whilst the courses offered change from year to year, they typically include subjects in history, politics, religion, or cultural studies.

Arabic Coursework Essay, Persian Coursework Essay, IMES Long Essay, and any dissertation courses are only available for selection if they are listed in the degree programme's final assessment.
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