DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

Entry into Honours:

(1) Students must pass courses to the required value of 240 credits in the first two years.
(2) Students must achieve 50% or more, at the first attempt, in Arabic 2.
(3) Students must achieve 50% or more, at the first attempt, in 40 credits of second year History courses.

All courses (including outside subjects) must be passed before embarking on the year abroad; an outside course passed at Resit in August will be acceptable.

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.)

1. Arabic 4
2. Arabic 4
3. Arabic Oral
4. Arabic Coursework Essay
5. Year abroad work for History
6. Year abroad work for History
7. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (mark same as for IMES Dissertation Part 2) OR IMES Long Essay
8. IMES Dissertation Part 2 OR History Dissertation
9. History Dissertation OR IMES Honours Option
10. IMES Honours Option
11. History Honours Option
12. History Honours Option

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.)

1. Arabic 4
2. Arabic 4
3. Arabic Oral
4. Arabic Coursework Essay
5. Year abroad work for History
6. Year abroad work for History
7. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (mark same as for IMES Dissertation Part 2) OR IMES Long Essay
8. IMES Dissertation Part 2 OR History Dissertation
9. History Dissertation OR IMES Honours Option
10. IMES Honours Option
11. History Honours Option
12. History Honours Option

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.