Postgraduate Course: Literary Classics of the Islamic World (THET11042)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course looks at some of the most significant types of literary and religious output from the Islamic world. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This is a graduate-level course. Please confirm subject prerequisites with the Course Manager. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| On successful completion of this course, a student will have: - understood some of the key literary styles of the Islamic world from the earliest to contemporary times; - engaged critically with primary texts and by judicious use of secondary sources, learnt to appreciate the continuing importance of understanding the different genres of writing both religious and secular within the Islamic world; - deepened their knowledge of Islamic literature and the kinds of themes which occupied the writings of classical and contemporary thinkers. They will have submitted one short (500 word piece) half way through the course to assess their writing skills although this will not form part of the formal assessment. They will also have submitted one essay and one seminar presentation (20% of overall assessment); - enhanced class engagement through presenting to their colleagues one prepared oral seminar, participated constructively in discussion and shown ability to appreciate class and lecturer feedback to improve their written seminar; - gained a much deeper and more nuanced insight into the varying kinds of literature that reflect the Islamic world of the past and the present.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Islam,literature,theology,politics,stories,poetry and contemporary writing. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Mona Siddiqui
Tel: (0131 6)50 7912
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Course secretary | Miss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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