Arab and Islamic Studies Undergraduate Modules 2017-18
2017-18
2017-18
2017-18
The module details in this section are only applicable to students who studied them between September 2017 and August 2018.
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) |
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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 |
ARA1030 | Introduction to Islamic Archaeology | 15 | 2 |
ARA1031 | Elementary Turkish I | 15 | 1 |
ARA1032 | Elementary Turkish II | 15 | 2 |
ARA1033 | Elementary Arabic Language | 60 | 1 and 2 |
ARA1033A | Elementary Arabic Language I | 30 | 1 |
ARA1033B | Elementary Arabic Language II | 30 | 1 |
ARA1036 | Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E. | 15 | 1 |
Level Two
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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ARA2000 | Year Abroad | 120 | 3 |
ARA2010 | Work Placement | 30 | 2 and 3 |
ARA2011 | Year Abroad Arabic Media Project | 30 | 1 and 2 |
ARA2012 | Year Abroad | 1 and 2 | |
ARA2014 | Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology | 15 | 1 |
ARA2118 | Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East | 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 |
ARA2146 | Islamic Theological Traditions | 15 | 2 |
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 | 2 |
ARA2161 | The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 15 | 1 |
ARA2162 | Political Economy of Development in the Middle East | 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 |
ARA2173 | Living and Communicating in the Arab World | 3 |
Level Three
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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ARA3041 | War, Violence and Revolution in the Middle East, 1800-2013 | 30 | 2 |
ARA3103 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
ARA3106 | Dissertation | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
ARA3129 | Nationalisms in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
ARA3136 | The History and Political Development of Iraq | 15 | 2 |
ARA3144 | Advanced Persian Language I | 15 | 1 |
ARA3145 | Advanced Persian Language II | 15 | 2 |
ARA3146 | Iranian History, 1500 - the Present | 15 | 1 |
ARA3149 | Ethno-Politics: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies | 15 | 2 |
ARA3152 | Folklore and Identity in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
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 |
ARA3166 | Advanced Turkish Language II | 15 | 2 |
ARA3189 | The Orientalist Debate | 30 | 1 |
ARA3190 | Intermediate Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
ARA3195 | Islam Contested: Faith, Thought and Politics in the Contemporary World | 30 | 2 |
ARA3196 | Independent Research | 30 | 3 |
ARA3200 | Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel | 15 | 1 |
College Modules
Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
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SSI2001 | Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
SSI2002 | Data Analysis in the Workplace | 15 | 1 |
SSI3017 | Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
SSI3018 | Employment Experience Abroad | 120 | 1, 2 and 3 |
SSI3999 | One Year study abroad | 120 | 1 and 2 |
SSIM900 | Contemporary Debates in Security, Conflict and Justice | 15 | |
SSIM903 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design | 15 | 2 |
SSIM904 | Research Design Methods and Skills for AQM | 15 | 2 |
SSIM905 | Mathematics and Programming Skills for Social Scientists | 15 | 2 |
SSIM906 | Quantitative Dissertation | 45 | 2 and 3 |
SSIM907 | Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project | 60 | 1 and 2 |