Arab and Islamic Studies Undergraduate Modules 2016-17
2016-17
2016-17
2016-17
The module details in this section are only applicable to students who studied them between September 2016 and August 2017.
If you wish to look at details of a module you studied in a different academic year, please see undergraduate modules for other academic years.
If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2023 or later, please refer to the module list for September 2023 - August 2024.
Level One
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA1010 | Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1013 | Elementary Persian | 15 | 1 |
| ARA1015 | Arabic for Beginners | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA1016 | Reading and Translation | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1018 | Introduction to Islam | 15 | 1 |
| ARA1020 | Elementary Persian 2 | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1021 | Introduction to Persian History and Culture | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1031 | Elementary Turkish I | 15 | 1 |
| ARA1032 | Elementary Turkish II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1033 | Elementary Arabic Language | 60 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA1034 | Elementary Indonesian 1 | 15 | 1 |
| ARA1035 | Elementary Indonesian 2 | 15 | 2 |
| ARA1036 | Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E. | 15 | 1 |
Level Two
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA2000 | Year Abroad | 120 | |
| ARA2009 | Living and Communicating in the Arab World | 30 | |
| ARA2010 | Work Placement | 30 | 2 and 3 |
| ARA2011 | Year Abroad Arabic Media Project | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA2012 | Year Abroad | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA2013 | Religion and Politics in the Middle East: Literary Perspectives | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2118 | Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2122 | Themes in Modern Arabic Poetry | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2132 | Islamic Law and Society | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2134 | Ethnography of the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2135 | Conflict and Peace making Palestine/Israel | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2139 | Intermediate Arabic Language II | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA2141 | Intermediate Persian | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2148 | Arabic for Beginners II | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA2150 | Muslims in Britain | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2151 | Intermediate Persian II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2160 | Islamic Movements: From the Muslim Brothers to Al-Qa'ida | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2161 | The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2162 | Political Economy of Development in the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2164 | Intermediate Turkish I | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2165 | Intermediate Turkish II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2166 | Revolution, Reform or Status Quo | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2170 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2171 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 30 | 2 |
Level Three
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA3103 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA3106 | Dissertation | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
| ARA3107 | Politics of Semi-democratic and Authoritarian Countries | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA3129 | Nationalisms in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3136 | The History and Political Development of Iraq | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3140 | The Kurds: History and Politics | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3144 | Advanced Persian Language I | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3145 | Advanced Persian Language II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3146 | Iranian History, 1500 - the Present | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3149 | Ethno-Politics: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3158 | Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3159 | The Orientalist Debate | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3160 | Intermediate Arabic Language I | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA3162 | Britain in the Middle East, 1798-1977 | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3163 | Politics and Reform in the Gulf | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3189 | The Orientalist Debate | 30 | 1 |
College Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI2001 | Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences | 15 | 2 |
| SSI2002 | Data Analysis in the Workplace | 15 | 1 |
| SSI3999 | One Year study abroad | 120 | 1 and 2 |