Postgraduate Course: Mystical Islam (IMES11009)

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	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The course covers the development of Sufism from its beginnings until the modern period. Key texts in translation form an integral part of the course. The course focusses on important concepts within Sufism, Sufi ceremonies and major Sufi figures.
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	3000 Word Essay (65%) 1500 Word Minor Assignment (25%) 500 Word Class presentation (10%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: outline the history of Islamic mysticism. explain key mystical concepts, controversies and debates, and their broader religious and intellectual contexts. understand and explain Islamic mysticism's social and literary manifestations. critically examine and interpret historical materials. read and understand various types of Sufi texts in translation.