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Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

SCQF Level 07 (2 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES07001 SV1 Introductory Arabic Language Semester 1 20
IMES07001 SV1 Introductory Arabic Language Semester 2 20
IMES07003 SV1 Introductory Arabic language 2 Semester 2 20

SCQF Level 08 (30 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 Full Year 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
IMES08050 SV1 Introduction to Islam Semester 1 20
IMES08023 Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources Not delivered this year 20
IMES08024 Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture 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
IMES08051 SV1 Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures Semester 2 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
IMES08028 SS1 Persian 1A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08029 SS1 Persian 1B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08046 SV1 Persian 1a Semester 1 20
IMES08047 SV1 Persian 1b Semester 2 20
IMES08007 SV1 Persian 2 Full Year 40
IMES08048 SV1 Turkish 1A Semester 1 20
IMES08040 SS1 Turkish 1A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08049 SV1 Turkish 1B Semester 2 20
IMES08045 SS1 Turkish 1B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
IMES08011 SV1 Turkish 2 Full Year 40
IMES08044 SS1 Turkish 2A for Postgraduates Semester 1 0
IMES08043 SS1 Turkish 2B for Postgraduates Semester 2 0
REST08019 SV1 Modern Hebrew 1A Semester 2 20

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 (58 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES10081 SS1 Advanced Persian Full Year 20
IMES10016 Approaches to the History of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10066 Arabic (Intermediate) at Honours Level Not delivered this year 40
IMES10040 SV1 Arabic 4 Full Year 20
IMES10054 SS1 Arabic Coursework Essay Full Year 20
IMES10048 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Semester 1 40
IMES10055 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Full Time) Full Year 80
IMES10056 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (Part Time) Full Year 40
IMES10024 SS1 Arabic Oral Full Year 0
IMES10069 Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (a) Not delivered this year 40
IMES10068 Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (b) Not delivered this year 20
IMES10060 Christian-Muslim Relations, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Not delivered this year 20
IMES10035 SV1 Cinema and Society in the Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES10004 SV1 Classical Arabic Literature Semester 1 20
IMES10005 SV1 Classical Persian Literature Semester 1 20
IMES10037 Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East Not delivered this year 20
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
IMES10002 Elements of Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES10085 SV1 Gender and Media in the Arab World Semester 2 20
IMES10017 History of Islamic Medicine Not delivered this year 20
IMES10027 SS1 IMES Dissertation (Part 1) Flexible 20
IMES10028 SS1 IMES Dissertation (Part 2) Full Year 20
IMES10057 SS1 IMES ERASMUS full year Full Year 120
IMES10058 SS1 IMES ERASMUS half year Flexible 60
IMES10059 SS1 IMES Long Essay Full Year 20
IMES10043 SS1 IMES or MEL Dissertation (Part 1) Full Year 20
IMES10044 SS1 IMES or MEL Dissertation (Part 2) Full Year 20
IMES10070 SS1 Intensive Persian Semester 2 40
IMES10062 SV1 Iran From the Safavids to the Islamic Republic Semester 2 20
IMES10074 Islam Through the Arts Not delivered this year 20
IMES10077 SV1 Islam in Modern Societies Semester 1 20
IMES10087 Islamic Movements in the 20th-21st Century Not delivered this year 20
IMES10036 Medieval Islamic Philosophy and Theology Not delivered this year 20
IMES10071 Middle East Diasporas and Minorities Not delivered this year 20
IMES10001 SV1 Modern Arabic Literature Semester 2 20
IMES10009 Modern Persian Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10061 Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES10078 SV1 Muslims in Britain: Migration, Faith and Identity Semester 2 20
IMES10033 SV1 Mystical Islam (Sufism) Semester 2 20
IMES10076 SV1 Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature Semester 1 20
IMES10065 Persian (Intermediate) at Honours Level Not delivered this year 40
IMES10097 SS1 Persian Coursework Essay Full Year 20
IMES10050 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study A Semester 2 60
IMES10096 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Abroad (Full Time) Full Year 80
IMES10049 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B Semester 2 40
IMES10067 Persian for Beginners at Honours Level Not delivered this year 40
IMES10093 SV1 Reading Arab Feminist Texts: Key Debates on Women's Rights in the Arab World Semester 1 20
IMES10032 Shi'ite Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES10072 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision Not delivered this year 20
IMES10079 The First Muslim Empire: The Islamic World before Sunnism and Shi'ism Not delivered this year 20
IMES10086 SV1 The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book Semester 1 20
IMES10094 SV1 The Syrian War and the Strategic Meltdown of the Middle East Semester 2 20
IMES10063 Turkish (Intermediate) at Honours Level Not delivered this year 40
IMES10064 Turkish for Beginners at Honours Level Not delivered this year 40
IMES10084 SV1 Undergraduate Course: Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (a) Semester 1 20
IMES10082 Where History meets Mystery: Approaches to the Study of Early Islam Not delivered this year 20

SCQF Level 11 (59 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES11039 SS1 Advanced Arabic D Semester 1 20
IMES11035 SV1 Advanced Arabic E Semester 2 20
IMES11086 SS1 Advanced Arabic F Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11081 SS1 Advanced Arabic G Semester 1 40
IMES11082 SS1 Advanced Arabic H Semester 2 40
IMES11083 SS1 Advanced Arabic I Semester 2 20
IMES11038 Advanced Issues in the Study of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11088 SV1 Advanced Persian for Postgraduates Semester 2 20
IMES11056 Approaches to Arabic Teaching Pedagogy Not delivered this year 20
IMES11057 Approaches to Research in Advanced Arabic Not delivered this year 20
IMES11027 SS1 Arab World Studies Masters Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11064 SV1 Arabic 1A for MSc LAIBS Semester 1 20
IMES11065 SV1 Arabic 1B for MSc LAIBS Semester 2 20
IMES11032 Christian-Muslim Relations and the Relationship Between the World of Islam and the West Not delivered this year 20
IMES11069 SS1 Cinema and Society in the Middle East (PG Version) Semester 1 20
IMES11044 SS1 Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Semester 1 20
IMES11075 Culture and Society in the Modern Middle East (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11036 Diaspora Studies: Theories, Concepts and Methodologies Not delivered this year 20
IMES11034 Diasporas of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11074 Diversity in Islam: The Rise and Establishment of Twelver Shi`ism (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11067 SV1 Gender and Media in the Arab World Semester 2 20
IMES11079 Hebrew for Arabic Speakers Not delivered this year 20
IMES11003 SS1 Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East Semester 1 20
IMES11021 SS1 Intensive Arabic A Semester 1 50
IMES11022 SV1 Intensive Arabic B Semester 2 50
IMES11040 SS1 Intensive Arabic C Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 40
IMES11071 SV1 Iran From the Safavids to the Islamic Republic (PG Version) Semester 2 20
IMES11076 Islam Through the Arts (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11072 SV1 Islam in Modern Societies (PG Version) Semester 1 20
IMES11060 Islamic Movements in the 20th Century Not delivered this year 20
IMES11061 SS1 MSc Advanced Arabic Final Project Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11014 SS1 MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11087 SS2 MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Advanced Arabic Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11084 SS1 MSc Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11085 MSc by Research Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies II Dissertation (30k words) Not delivered this year 180
IMES11019 MSc by Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Not delivered this year 60
IMES11047 SS1 MSc in Persian Civilisation Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11028 Medieval Islamic Theology and Philosophy Not delivered this year 20
IMES11070 Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11068 SS1 Muslims in Britain: Migration, Faith and Identity (PG Version) Semester 2 20
IMES11009 SV1 Mystical Islam Semester 2 20
IMES11077 SS1 Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version) Semester 1 20
IMES11042 Political Thought and Culture in the Formative Era of Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11055 Problems, Methods and Theories in the Study of Early Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11037 SV1 Research Methods and Problems in IMES Semester 2 20
IMES11066 SS1 Research Skills and Methods in IMES Semester 1 20
IMES11048 Ruling Iran: Great Kings, Shahs and Imams Not delivered this year 20
IMES11073 The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11045 The Colloquial Language and Literature of Egypt (Level 11) Not delivered this year 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
IMES11080 SS1 The History and Culture of Iran Semester 1 20
IMES11046 The History and Culture of Iran: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES11013 The History of Islamicate Medicine Not delivered this year 20
IMES11078 SV1 The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version) Semester 1 20
IMES11089 SV1 The Syrian War and the Strategic Meltdown of the Middle East Semester 2 20
IMES11041 The Umayyad Empire: the Islamic World in its Late Antique Context Not delivered this year 20
REST11024 Elementary Modern Hebrew 1A Not delivered this year 20
PGHC11437 SS1 MSc Dissertation in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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