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Degree Programme Table: Persian and English Literature (MA Hons) (UTPRSELMAH)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Persian 1a

Must be passed

IMES08046 20 credits
Persian 1b

Must be passed

IMES08047 20 credits
Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges
IMES08036 20 credits
Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict
IMES08037 20 credits
Literary Studies 1A

Must be passed

ENLI08020 20 credits
Literary Studies 1B

Must be passed

ENLI08021 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry to 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 Persian 2.
(3) Students must achieve 50% or more, at the first attempt, in Literary Studies 2A and 2B.

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.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Persian 2

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

IMES08007 40 credits
Introduction to Islam

Must be passed

IMES08050 20 credits
Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures

Must be passed

IMES08051 20 credits
Literary Studies 2A: English Literature in the World, 1380-1788

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ENLI08024 20 credits
Literary Studies 2B: English Literature in the World, post-1789

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ENLI08025 20 credits

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

Notes:
During 3rd year, when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is permitted, at least 30 weeks of approved residence must be spent in a relevant country.

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.)

Group A - With Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

1. Advanced Persian
2. Advanced Persian
3. Advanced Persian
4. Persian Coursework Essay
5. English Literature Long Essay
6. English Literature Long Essay
7. IMES Honours Option (Persian Language)
8. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same mark as 9)
9. IMES Dissertation Part 2
10. English Literature Critical Practice Courses x 2 (10 credits each)
11. English Literature Honours Option
12. English Literature Honours Option

Group B - Without Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

In the list above two Advanced Persian papers are replaced by Intensive Persian (40 credits); the Persian Coursework Essay is replaced by one IMES honours option (20 credits); and the English Literature Long Essay is replaced by two Critical Practice courses (10 credits each) plus one English Literature honours option (20 credits). (NB This option (Group B) is only available to students when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is not permitted.)

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

IMES Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
IMES Dissertation (Part 1)
IMES10027 20 credits
AND

Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B
IMES10049 40 credits
AND

Persian Coursework Essay

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Persian Coursework Essay
IMES10097 20 credits
AND

English Literature Long Essay (Modern European Languages)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
English Literature Long Essay (Modern European Languages)
ENLI10265 40 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

IMES Dissertation (Part 1)

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
IMES Dissertation (Part 1)
IMES10027 20 credits
AND

Intensive Persian

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Intensive Persian
IMES10070 40 credits
AND

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses
AND

Critical Practice 1: Criticism

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Critical Practice: Criticism
ENLI10306 10 credits
AND

Critical Practice 3: Poetry

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Critical Practice: Poetry
ENLI10187 10 credits
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 20 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses

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.)

Group A - With Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

1. Advanced Persian
2. Advanced Persian
3. Advanced Persian
4. Persian Coursework Essay
5. English Literature Long Essay
6. English Literature Long Essay
7. IMES Honours Option (Persian Language)
8. IMES Dissertation Part 1 (same mark as 9)
9. IMES Dissertation Part 2
10. English Literature Critical Practice Courses x 2 (10 credits each)
11. English Literature Honours Option
12. English Literature Honours Option

Group B - Without Persian study abroad in 3rd year:

In the list above two Advanced Persian papers are replaced by Intensive Persian (40 credits); the Persian Coursework Essay is replaced by one IMES honours option (20 credits); and the English Literature Long Essay is replaced by two Critical Practice courses (10 credits each) plus one English Literature honours option (20 credits). (NB This option (Group B) is only available to students when study in a Persian-speaking country or at an approved institution elsewhere is not permitted.)

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
IMES Dissertation (Part 2)
IMES10028 20 credits
Advanced Persian
IMES10081 20 credits

Course options

Persian Language Options Year 4

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please be aware that all courses may not be available every year.
Classical Persian Literature
IMES10005 20 credits
Modern Persian Literature
IMES10009 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) G - English Literature Critical Practice (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Choose one course in semester 1 and one course in semester 2. If Critical Practice courses were taken in year 3, you should choose the remaining two courses from the options below.
Critical Practice: Prose
ENLI10112 10 credits
Critical Practice: Poetry
ENLI10187 10 credits
Critical Practice: Performance
ENLI10188 10 credits
Critical Practice: Criticism
ENLI10306 10 credits
AND

English Literature Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from English Literature Level 10 courses
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