Undergraduate Course: Elements of Islam (IMES10002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will give students an understanding of key and representative problems and debates in Islamic thought through the study of a selection of primary and secondary texts. It will also give an insight into academic scholarship and debates about these topics. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | This course is only open to students in Year 4 enrolled on a degree in Arabic. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 courses in a suitable subject area at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
Students will also have to contact the course organiser to check level of Arabic language ability before being admitted to the course. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment:
seminar participation, 15% [LO1, LO2]
1000-word essay plan 15%, [LO1, LO3]
3000-word essay 70% [LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4] |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- explain key concepts and terms in various fields of Islamic learning (e.g. hadith, Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic law, theology, Sufism);
- read and understand central texts in different fields of Islamic learning in their original language and translate them into English;
- explain the significance of selected texts for the development of the respective fields of Islamic thought and place them in their historical context;
- evaluate and critically assess secondary literature on the above topics.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | IMES Elements |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andreas Goerke
Tel: (0131 6)50 4177
Email: A.Goerke@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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