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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

SCQF Level 07 (1 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES07001 SV1 Introductory Arabic Language Semester 1 20

SCQF Level 08 (34 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES08030 SS1 Arabic 1A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08031 SS1 Arabic 1B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08026 SV1 Arabic 1a Semester 1 20
IMES08027 SV1 Arabic 1b Semester 2 20
IMES08006 SV1 Arabic 2 40
IMES08022VV1 Arabic 2 (VS1) Semester 1 20
IMES08039VV1 Arabic 2 (VS2) Semester 2 20
IMES08041 SS1 Arabic 2A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08042 SS1 Arabic 2B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08032 SV1 Introduction to Islam 40
IMES08023 SV1 Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources Semester 1 20
IMES08024 SV1 Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture Semester 2 20
IMES08018 Islamic History 1 Not delivered this year 40
IMES08016 Islamic History 1a Not delivered this year 20
IMES08017 Islamic History 1b Not delivered this year 20
IMES08033 SV1 Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World Semester 1 20
IMES08034 SV1 Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires' Semester 2 20
IMES08035 SV1 Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent 40
IMES08014 Modern Middle Eastern History 1 Not delivered this year 40
IMES08012 Modern Middle Eastern History 1a Not delivered this year 20
IMES08013 Modern Middle Eastern History 1b Not delivered this year 20
IMES08036 SV1 Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges Semester 1 20
IMES08037 SV1 Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict Semester 2 20
IMES08038 SV1 Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters 40
IMES08005 SV1 Persian 1 40
IMES08028 SS1 Persian 1A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08029 SS1 Persian 1B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08007 SV1 Persian 2 40
IMES08010 SV1 Turkish 1 40
IMES08040 SS1 Turkish 1A for Postgraduates 0
IMES08045 SS1 Turkish 1B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08011 SV1 Turkish 2 40
IMES08044 SS1 Turkish 2A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08043 SS1 Turkish 2B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0

SCQF Level 09 (2 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES09001 SS1 Persian 2A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES09002 SS1 Persian 2B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0

SCQF Level 10 (63 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES10016 Approaches to the History of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10066 SV1 Arabic (Intermediate) at Honours Level 40
IMES10039 SV1 Arabic 3 Semester 2 20
IMES10040 SV1 Arabic 4 20
IMES10054 SS1 Arabic Coursework Essay 20
IMES10026 SS1 Arabic Dissertation 40
IMES10048 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Semester 1 40
IMES10029 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (A) Semester 1 60
IMES10055 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Full Time) 80
IMES10056 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Part Time) 40
IMES10024 SS1 Arabic Oral 0
IMES10069 SV1 Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (a) Semester 1 40
IMES10068 SV1 Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (b) Semester 2 20
IMES10060 SV1 Christian-Muslim Relations, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Semester 2 20
IMES10035 SV1 Cinema and Society in the Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES10004 SV1 Classical Arabic Literature Semester 2 20
IMES10005 Classical Persian Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10037 Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10010 SV1 Dissertation, Honours 40
IMES10047 Early Arabic Historical Texts Not delivered this year 20
IMES10013 Early Development of Islamic Law Not delivered this year 20
IMES10046 Early Islamic Political Thought Not delivered this year 20
IMES10075 SV1 Egyptian colloquial texts: Literature and the sounds of life Semester 2 20
IMES10002 SV1 Elements of Islam Semester 2 20
IMES10053 Fictions, feminisms, histories: 20th-century novels by women in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10052 Harems, homes and streets: Gender and space in Middle Eastern literatures Not delivered this year 20
IMES10017 History of Islamic Medicine Not delivered this year 20
IMES10034 History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue Not delivered this year 20
IMES10027 SS1 IMES Dissertation (Part 1) 20
IMES10028 SS1 IMES Dissertation (Part 2) 20
IMES10057 SS1 IMES ERASMUS full year 120
IMES10058 SS1 IMES ERASMUS half year 60
IMES10059 SS1 IMES Long Essay 20
IMES10043 SS1 IMES or MEL Dissertation (Part 1) 20
IMES10044 SS1 IMES or MEL Dissertation (Part 2) 20
IMES10070 SV1 Intensive Persian Semester 2 40
IMES10062 SV1 Iran From the Safavids to the Islamic Republic Semester 2 20
IMES10007 Islam 3 Not delivered this year 40
IMES10008 Islam 4 Not delivered this year 40
IMES10074 Islam Through the Arts Not delivered this year 20
IMES10045 SV1 Jihad in Muslim Politics and Society Semester 1 20
IMES10011 Language and Society in the Middle East and North Africa Not delivered this year 20
IMES10038 Media Arabic Not delivered this year 20
IMES10036 Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology Not delivered this year 20
IMES10071 SV1 Middle East Diasporas and Minorities Semester 1 20
IMES10006 Middle Eastern Politics Not delivered this year 20
IMES10001 SV1 Modern Arabic Literature Semester 1 20
IMES10009 Modern Persian Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10061 Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES10033 Mystical Islam (Sufism) Not delivered this year 20
IMES10065 SV1 Persian (Intermediate) at Honours Level 40
IMES10041 Persian 3 Not delivered this year 20
IMES10042 SV1 Persian 4 20
IMES10050 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study A Semester 2 60
IMES10049 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B Semester 2 40
IMES10051 SS1 Persian Literature 20
IMES10025 SS1 Persian Oral 0
IMES10067 SV1 Persian for Beginners at Honours Level 40
IMES10032 SV1 Shi'ite Islam Semester 2 20
IMES10072 SV1 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision Semester 2 20
IMES10073 The Colloquial Language and Literature of Egypt Not delivered this year 20
IMES10063 SV1 Turkish (Intermediate) at Honours Level 40
IMES10064 SV1 Turkish for Beginners at Honours Level 40

SCQF Level 11 (41 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES11039 SV1 Advanced Arabic D Semester 1 20
IMES11035 SV1 Advanced Arabic E Semester 2 20
IMES11038 SV1 Advanced Issues in the Study of the Middle East Semester 2 20
IMES11008 SV1 An Introduction to Twelver Shi'ism Semester 2 20
IMES11027 SS1 Arab World Studies Masters Dissertation Semester 2 60
IMES11032 SV1 Christian-Muslim Relations and the Relationship Between the World of Islam and the West Semester 2 20
IMES11020 SS1 Cinemas of the Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11044 SV1 Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Semester 1 20
IMES11036 SS1 Diaspora Studies: Theories, Concepts and Methodologies Semester 1 20
IMES11034 SS1 Diasporas of the Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11002 History of Muslim-Christian Dialogue (to 1800) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11003 SS1 Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11003 SS2 Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11003 SS3 Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11021 SV1 Intensive Arabic A Semester 1 50
IMES11022 SV1 Intensive Arabic B Semester 2 50
IMES11040 SS1 Intensive Arabic C Semester 2 40
IMES11024 SV1 Intensive Arabic D Semester 1 50
IMES11026 SV1 Intensive Arabic E Semester 2 30
IMES11004 Islam in the Modern World (From 1800) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11012 SS1 Jihad: Theory and Practice Semester 1 20
IMES11005 Language and Society in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11015 SV1 MSc Arab and Muslim Diaspora Studies Dissertation Semester 2 60
IMES11014 SV1 MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Semester 2 60
IMES11033 SS1 MSc Middle Eastern Diasporas Dissertation Semester 2 60
IMES11029 SS1 MSc by Research Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies II Dissertation (30k words) 140
IMES11019 SV1 MSc by Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Semester 2 60
IMES11028 Medieval Islamic Theology and Philosophy Not delivered this year 20
IMES11001 Muslim Diasporas, Transnationalism and the Politics of Difference Not delivered this year 40
IMES11006 Muslim Transnational Communities Not delivered this year 20
IMES11009 Mystical Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11042 SV1 Political Thought and Culture in the Formative Era of Islam Semester 2 20
IMES11037 SV1 Research Methods and Problems in IMES Semester 2 20
ASST11033 Studies of Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11017 SV1 Supervised Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies 1 Semester 1 40
IMES11018 SV1 Supervised Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies 2 Semester 2 40
IMES11043 SV1 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Liberty, Land and People Semester 2 20
IMES11045 SV1 The Colloquial Language and Literature of Egypt (Level 11) Semester 2 20
IMES11011 The Contribution of al-Ghazali to Classical Islamic Thought Not delivered this year 20
IMES11010 The Early Development of Islamic Law Not delivered this year 20
IMES11030 The Harem and the Body: Space and Gender in Middle Eastern Literatures Not delivered this year 20
IMES11013 The History of Islamicate Medicine Not delivered this year 20
IMES11041 SV1 The Umayyad Empire: the Islamic World in its Late Antique Context Semester 2 20
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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