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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
SCQF Level 07 (2 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
IMES07001
SV1
Introductory Arabic Language
Semester 1
20
IMES07001
SV1
Introductory Arabic Language
Semester 2
20
IMES07003
SV1
Introductory Arabic language 2
Semester 2
20
SCQF Level 08 (18 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
IMES08026
SV1
Arabic 1a
Semester 1
20
IMES08027
SV1
Arabic 1b
Semester 2
20
IMES08006
SV1
Arabic 2
Full Year
40
IMES08022
VV1
Arabic 2 (VS1)
Semester 1
20
IMES08039
VV1
Arabic 2 (VS2)
Semester 2
20
IMES08050
SV1
Introduction to Islam
Semester 1
20
IMES08033
SV1
Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World
Semester 1
20
IMES08034
SV1
Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires'
Semester 2
20
IMES08051
SV1
Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures
Semester 2
20
IMES08036
SV1
Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges
Semester 1
20
IMES08037
SV1
Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict
Semester 2
20
IMES08046
SV1
Persian 1a
Semester 1
20
IMES08047
SV1
Persian 1b
Semester 2
20
IMES08007
SV1
Persian 2
Full Year
40
IMES08048
SV1
Turkish 1A
Semester 1
20
IMES08049
SV1
Turkish 1B
Semester 2
20
IMES08052
SV1
Turkish 2a
Semester 1
20
IMES08053
SV1
Turkish 2b
Semester 2
20
SCQF Level 10 (44 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
IMES10081
SS1
Advanced Persian
Full Year
20
IMES10040
SV1
Arabic 4
Full Year
20
IMES10054
SS1
Arabic Coursework Essay
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
20
IMES10048
SS1
Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study
Flexible
40
IMES10055
SS1
Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Full Time)
Full Year
80
IMES10056
SS1
Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Part Time)
Full Year
40
IMES10024
SS1
Arabic Oral
Full Year
0
IMES10035
SV1
Cinema and Society in the Middle East
Semester 1
20
IMES10004
Classical Arabic Literature
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10005
SS1
Classical Persian Literature
Semester 2
20
IMES10002
SV1
Elements of Islam
Semester 2
20
IMES10085
Gender and Media in the Arab World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10100
SV1
Gendering the Middle East
Semester 2
20
IMES10103
Globalized Muslim Politics
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10112
Gulf Histories, Cultures, and Societies
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10099
SV1
History and Culture of Iran
Semester 1
20
IMES10027
SS1
IMES Dissertation (Part 1)
Flexible
20
IMES10028
SS1
IMES Dissertation (Part 2)
Full Year
20
IMES10057
SS1
IMES ERASMUS full year
Full Year
120
IMES10058
SS1
IMES ERASMUS half year
Flexible
60
IMES10059
SS1
IMES Long Essay
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
20
IMES10070
Intensive Persian
Not delivered this year
40
IMES10108
SV1
International, Transnational and Globalised Dynamics of the Muslim World
Semester 2
20
IMES10102
Iraq: From 'Republic of Fear' to the Islamic State
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10074
Islam Through the Arts
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10105
Law and Power in the Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10001
Modern Arabic Literature
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10009
Modern Persian Literature
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10061
Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10109
Muslim Africa in Global Perspective
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10106
SV1
Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia
Semester 1
20
IMES10098
SV1
Muslims in Europe
Semester 2
20
IMES10033
SV1
Mystical Islam (Sufism)
Semester 2
20
IMES10076
SV1
Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature
Semester 2
20
IMES10097
SS1
Persian Coursework Essay
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
20
IMES10096
SS1
Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Abroad (Full Time)
Full Year
80
IMES10049
SS1
Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B
Flexible
40
IMES10093
SV1
Reading Arab Feminist Texts: Key Debates on Women's Rights in the Arab World
Semester 1
20
IMES10107
Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10072
SV1
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision
Semester 1
20
IMES10101
SV1
The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire
Semester 2
20
IMES10086
The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10104
The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam
Not delivered this year
20
IMES10110
SV1
Unfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context
Semester 1
20
SCQF Level 11 (51 courses)
Code
Availability
Course Name
Period
Credits
IMES11039
Advanced Arabic D
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11035
Advanced Arabic E
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11081
Advanced Arabic G
Not delivered this year
40
IMES11082
Advanced Arabic H
Not delivered this year
40
IMES11083
Advanced Arabic I
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11103
SS1
Arabic 1a for PG Credit
Semester 1
20
IMES11104
SS1
Arabic 1b for PG Credit
Semester 2
20
IMES11105
SS1
Arabic 2a for PG Credit
Semester 1
20
IMES11106
SS1
Arabic 2b for PG Credit
Semester 2
20
IMES11069
SS1
Cinema and Society in the Middle East (PG Version)
Semester 1
20
IMES11044
SS1
Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Semester 1
20
IMES11067
Gender and Media in the Arab World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11092
SS1
Gendering the Middle East
Semester 2
20
IMES11094
Globalized Muslim Politics
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11121
Gulf Histories, Cultures, and Societies
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11100
SS1
International, Transnational and Globalized Dynamics of the Muslim World
Semester 2
20
IMES11095
Iraq: From 'Republic of Fear' to the Islamic State
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11091
Islam Through the Arts - PG Version
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11098
Law and Power in the Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11061
MSc Advanced Arabic Final Project
Not delivered this year
60
IMES11102
MSc Globalised Muslim World Dissertation
Not delivered this year
60
IMES11014
SS1
MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
IMES11087
MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Advanced Arabic Dissertation
Not delivered this year
60
IMES11084
MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic Dissertation
Not delivered this year
60
IMES11085
MSc by Research Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies II Dissertation (30k words)
Not delivered this year
180
IMES11019
SS1
MSc by Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
IMES11070
Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran (PG Version)
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11118
Muslim Africa in Global Perspective (PG)
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11101
SS1
Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia
Semester 1
20
IMES11090
SS1
Muslims in Europe (PG Version)
Semester 2
20
IMES11009
SS1
Mystical Islam
Semester 2
20
IMES11077
SS1
Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version)
Semester 2
20
IMES11107
SS1
Persian 1A for PG Credit
Semester 1
20
IMES11108
SS1
Persian 1B for PG Credit
Semester 2
20
IMES11099
Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11117
Research Methods and Dissertation Writing on the Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11037
Research Methods and Problems in IMES
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11122
SS1
Research Skills and Dissertation Training in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
Full Year
20
IMES11066
Research Skills and Methods in IMES
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11116
Research Skills and Methods in the Study of the Globalised Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11115
Research and Dissertation Methods on the Muslim World
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11073
SS1
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision (PG Version)
Semester 1
20
IMES11080
SS1
The History and Culture of Iran
Semester 1
20
IMES11093
SS1
The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire
Semester 2
20
IMES11078
The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version)
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11097
The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam
Not delivered this year
20
IMES11111
SS1
Turkish 1A for PG Credit
Semester 1
20
IMES11112
SV1
Turkish 1B for PG Credit
Semester 2
20
IMES11119
SS1
Unfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context
Semester 1
20
HIAR11117
SV1
Digital Islamic Art History
Semester 2
20
PGHC11437
SS1
MSc Dissertation in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
60
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