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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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Persian and Politics (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
UCAS Code: LT26
NYT Course S L CT
1 Persian 1 G 8 40
  Modern Middle Eastern History 1 G 8 40
  Introduction to Politics and International Relations J 8 20
  Democracy in Comparative Perspective J 8 20
2 Persian 2 G 8 40
  Islamic History 1A or 1B G 8 20
  International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond J 8 20
  Social and Political Theory 2 J 8 20
  Social and Political Enquiry 2 J 8 20
3# Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B G 10 40
  Persian 3 G 10 20
  Politics options H 10 40
  IMES Dissertation (part 1) G 10 20
4 Persian 4 G 10 20
  Persian Oral G 10 0
  Persian language-based course* G 10 20
  IMES option** G 10 20
  Politics courses H 10 40
  IMES Dissertation (part 2) G 10 20
# Entry to Honours requires a pass at 50% or above, at the first attempt, in Persian 2.
* See IMES Handbook for available language-based courses; normally students are expected to take both Classical Persian Literature and Modern Persian Literature at some point during their degree studies.
** See IMES Handbook for available options.
Final Assessment Weighting:
Other than the study abroad credits, one unit of assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses, while Persian 4 counts as 2 units of assessment, and Persian Oral counts as one.
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