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Degree Programme Table: The Middle East in Global Politics (MSc) (PTMSCINTME2P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Electives may vary from year to year, depending on availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Survey in Middle Eastern Politics
PGSP11572 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Middle East in Global Politics

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director.

Students must take between 20 and 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
The Middle East in International Relations
PGSP11275 20 credits
Gulf Politics
PLIT11020 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Middle East in Global Politics

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses offer a broader range of electives.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Gender and Media in the Arab World
IMES11067 20 credits
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision (PG Version)
IMES11073 20 credits
The History and Culture of Iran
IMES11080 20 credits
Muslims in Europe (PG Version)
IMES11090 20 credits
Law and Power in the Muslim World
IMES11098 20 credits
Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World
IMES11099 20 credits
International, Transnational and Globalized Dynamics of the Muslim World
IMES11100 20 credits
Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia
IMES11101 20 credits
Arabic 1a for PG Credit
IMES11103 20 credits
Arabic 1b for PG Credit
IMES11104 20 credits
Arabic 2a for PG Credit
IMES11105 20 credits
Arabic 2b for PG Credit
IMES11106 20 credits
Persian 1A for PG Credit
IMES11107 20 credits
Persian 1B for PG Credit
IMES11108 20 credits
Persian 2A for PG Credit
IMES11109 20 credits
Persian 2B for PG Credit
IMES11110 20 credits
Turkish 1A for PG Credit
IMES11111 20 credits
Turkish 1B for PG Credit
IMES11112 20 credits
Turkish 2A for PG Credit
IMES11113 20 credits
Turkish 2B for PG Credit
IMES11114 20 credits
Unfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context
IMES11119 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
PGSP11146 20 credits
International Relations Theory
PGSP11156 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Global Environment: Key Issues
PGSP11358 20 credits
Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication
PGSP11552 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL11016 20 credits
Ethnopolitical Conflict
SCIL11036 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Electives may vary from year to year, depending on availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MSc The Middle East in Global Politics)

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

PGSP11612 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Recommended Electives - Middle East in Global Politics

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director.

Students must take between 20 and 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
The Middle East in International Relations
PGSP11275 20 credits
Gulf Politics
PLIT11020 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Middle East in Global Politics

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses offer a broader range of electives.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Gender and Media in the Arab World
IMES11067 20 credits
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision (PG Version)
IMES11073 20 credits
The History and Culture of Iran
IMES11080 20 credits
Muslims in Europe (PG Version)
IMES11090 20 credits
Law and Power in the Muslim World
IMES11098 20 credits
Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World
IMES11099 20 credits
International, Transnational and Globalized Dynamics of the Muslim World
IMES11100 20 credits
Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia
IMES11101 20 credits
Arabic 1a for PG Credit
IMES11103 20 credits
Arabic 1b for PG Credit
IMES11104 20 credits
Arabic 2a for PG Credit
IMES11105 20 credits
Arabic 2b for PG Credit
IMES11106 20 credits
Persian 1A for PG Credit
IMES11107 20 credits
Persian 1B for PG Credit
IMES11108 20 credits
Persian 2A for PG Credit
IMES11109 20 credits
Persian 2B for PG Credit
IMES11110 20 credits
Turkish 1A for PG Credit
IMES11111 20 credits
Turkish 1B for PG Credit
IMES11112 20 credits
Turkish 2A for PG Credit
IMES11113 20 credits
Turkish 2B for PG Credit
IMES11114 20 credits
Unfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context
IMES11119 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
PGSP11146 20 credits
International Relations Theory
PGSP11156 20 credits
International Security
PGSP11162 20 credits
International Political Economy
PGSP11171 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Global Environmental Politics
PGSP11299 20 credits
Global Environment: Key Issues
PGSP11358 20 credits
Environmental Risk: Politics, Ethics, and Communication
PGSP11552 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL11016 20 credits
Ethnopolitical Conflict
SCIL11036 20 credits
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