module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2160: Islamist Movements: From the Muslim Brothers to Al-Qa'ida
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Introduction to the Study of Islamist Movements
Islamists and the Arab Spring
The Story of Modern Islamism
The Society of the Muslim Brothers
Salafism in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
Jihadism and Post-Jihadism in Egypt
Shiite Islamism in Lebanon: The Case of Hizbullah
Global Jihadism: The Case of al-Qa‘ida
The Islamists of Libya and the Demise of the Colonel’s Republic
The Islamists of Algeria
The Tunisian al-Nahda Movement
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | The module will consist of two-hourly taught sessions across eleven weeks. Each one will commence with a lecture, followed by a seminar discussion about the assigned topic. |
| Guided Independent study | 38 | Weekly reading for seminars |
| Guided Independent study | 18 | Preparing seminar presentation |
| Guided Independent study | 64 | Researching and writing op-ed and essay |
| Guided Independent study | 8 | Web-based learning |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Students are encouraged to follow regional events via the BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/default.stm) and/or al-Jazeera (http://english.aljazeera.net) and/or other news websites.