Postgraduate Course: Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES11044)
Course Outline
School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | The course provides an interdisciplinary, historically wide-ranging, and thematically diverse introduction to the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. It will be structured around a close and critical reading of primary and secondary texts on a range of relevant subjects. It will be team-taught and engage with the interests of the members of the department which include Islamic history, Arabic literature, Islamic thought, Middle Eastern historiography, modern Middle Eastern history and politics. |
Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 19,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
90 %,
Practical Exam
10 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Main Essay (3000 words)(65%);
Minor assignment (1500 words) (25%);
Written up presentation (500 words) (10%) |
Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
An introduction to the advanced study of the history and culture of the Middle East and the Islamic world. A firm methodological, and to a certain extent substantive basis for more specialised postgraduate study. An understanding of the patterns of cultural value and practice of the societies under examination, and a critical awareness of both local ideologies and theoretical approaches. Skills development in written and oral communication, analysis, and critical evaluation.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | CRIME |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Andrew Newman
Tel: (0131 6)50 4178
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Course secretary | Mr Iain Sutherland
Tel: (0131 6)51 3988
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