Arab and Islamic Studies Postgraduate Modules 2022-23
2022-23
2022-23
2022-23
2022-23
The module details in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2022 and August 2023.
If you wish to look at details of a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see postgraduate modules for other academic years.
If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2023 or later, you may refer to these descriptors as a guide, but please be aware that details they contain – including (but not limited to) reading lists, duration and assessments – may change for your academic year.
The next compiled module list for the September 2023 - August 2024 academic year will be published here in August 2023 (exact date to be confirmed).
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARAM027 | MA Dissertation | 60 | 2 and 3 |
| ARAM054 | State and Society in the Middle East | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM055 | Iranian History, 1500 - the Present | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM081 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARAM082 | Dissertation | 60 | 2 |
| ARAM103 | New Approaches to Islamic Thought | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM112A | Independent Reading Course - Sem 1 | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM112B | Independent Reading Course - Sem 2 | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM131 | Nationalisms in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM147 | The Kurds: History and Politics | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM186A | International Relations of the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM210 | Themes and Conflicts in Iranian History and Culture | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM214 | Islamic Culture and Civilisation | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM215 | Studying the Contemporary Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM221 | The Palestine Question: Past and Present | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM225 | Gender and Politics in the Middle East | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM226 | Oral History: Principles and Practice | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM227 | Oral History: Principles and Practice | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM230 | Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM232 | Theorising the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM233 | Dissertation skills | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM235 | Contemporary History and Politics of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM236 | Sociology and Anthropology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM237 | Advanced Arabic I | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM238 | Advanced Arabic II | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM239 | Study Abroad | 15 | |
| ARAM240 | Arabic Language 1 | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM241 | Arabic Language 2 | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM242 | Study Abroad | 30 | |
| ARAM243 | End of Year Project | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM244 | Politics and Economics of the Middle East | 30 | 2 |
| ARAM245 | Dissertation | 30 | |
| ARAM246 | Critical Readings in Kurdish Studies | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM247 | Rethinking Palestine: Critical Readings | 15 | 2 |
| ARAM248 | Texts and Traditions in Islamic Intellectual History | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM249 | Theorising Islam | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM250 | The Sovereign, the Good, and Society in Islamic Thought | 15 | 1 |
| ARAM251 | Esotericism and the Magical Tradition | 30 | 1 |
| ARAM252 | Israeli Peace Movements | 15 | 1 |