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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2021/2022

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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 Introductory Arabic language 2 Not delivered this year 20

SCQF Level 08 (31 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
IMES08050 SV1 Introduction to Islam Semester 2 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 1 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
IMES08052 SV1 Turkish 2a Semester 1 20
IMES08053 SV1 Turkish 2b Semester 2 20
REST08019 Modern Hebrew 1A Not delivered this year 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 (51 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES10081 SS1 Advanced Persian Full Year 20
IMES10040 SV1 Arabic 4 Full Year 20
IMES10054 SS1 Arabic Coursework Essay Full Year 20
IMES10048 SS1 Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Flexible 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
IMES10060 Christian-Muslim Relations, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Not delivered this year 20
IMES10035 Cinema and Society in the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10004 SV1 Classical Arabic Literature Semester 2 20
IMES10005 Classical Persian Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10047 Early Arabic Historical Texts 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
IMES10100 Gendering the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10103 Globalized Muslim Politics Not delivered this year 20
IMES10099 History and Culture of Iran 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 Intensive Persian Not delivered this year 40
IMES10062 Iran From the Safavids to the Islamic Republic Not delivered this year 20
IMES10102 Iraq: From 'Republic of Fear' to the Islamic State Not delivered this year 20
IMES10074 Islam Through the Arts Not delivered this year 20
IMES10077 Islam in Modern Societies Not delivered this year 20
IMES10087 Islamic Movements in the 20th-21st Century Not delivered this year 20
IMES10105 SV1 Law and Power in the Muslim World Semester 2 20
IMES10001 Modern Arabic Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10009 SS1 Modern Persian Literature Semester 1 20
IMES10061 Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES10078 Muslims in Britain: Migration, Faith and Identity Not delivered this year 20
IMES10098 SV1 Muslims in Europe Semester 1 20
IMES10033 Mystical Islam (Sufism) Not delivered this year 20
IMES10076 Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature Not delivered this year 20
IMES10097 SS1 Persian Coursework Essay Full Year 20
IMES10096 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study Abroad (Full Time) Full Year 80
IMES10049 SS1 Persian Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study B Flexible 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
IMES10101 The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire Not delivered this year 20
IMES10086 The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book Not delivered this year 20
IMES10104 The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES10094 The Syrian War and the Strategic Meltdown of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES10084 Undergraduate Course: Arabic for Beginners at Honours Level (a) Not delivered this year 20
IMES10082 Where History meets Mystery: Approaches to the Study of Early Islam Not delivered this year 20

SCQF Level 11 (55 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
IMES11039 SS1 Advanced Arabic D Semester 1 20
IMES11035 SS1 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 Advanced Persian for Postgraduates Not delivered this year 20
IMES11057 Approaches to Research in Advanced Arabic Not delivered this year 20
IMES11027 Arab World Studies Masters Dissertation Not delivered this year 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 Cinema and Society in the Middle East (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11044 Critical Readings in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies 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
IMES11067 SV1 Gender and Media in the Arab World Semester 2 20
IMES11092 Gendering the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11094 Globalized Muslim Politics Not delivered this year 20
IMES11079 Hebrew for Arabic Speakers Not delivered this year 20
IMES11003 Ideology and Political Practice in the Modern Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11021 Intensive Arabic A Not delivered this year 50
IMES11022 Intensive Arabic B Not delivered this year 50
IMES11040 Intensive Arabic C Not delivered this year 40
IMES11095 Iraq: From 'Republic of Fear' to the Islamic State Not delivered this year 20
IMES11091 Islam Through the Arts - PG Version Not delivered this year 20
IMES11072 Islam in Modern Societies (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11060 Islamic Movements in the 20th Century Not delivered this year 20
IMES11098 SV1 Law and Power in the Muslim World Semester 2 20
IMES11061 SS1 MSc Advanced Arabic Final Project Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11014 MSc Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Not delivered this year 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 SS1 MSc by Research in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Dissertation Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60
IMES11047 MSc in Persian Civilisation Dissertation Not delivered this year 60
IMES11070 SV1 Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran (PG Version) Semester 1 20
IMES11068 Muslims in Britain: Migration, Faith and Identity (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11090 SS1 Muslims in Europe (PG Version) Semester 1 20
IMES11009 Mystical Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11077 Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature (PG Version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11055 Problems, Methods and Theories in the Study of Early Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11037 SS1 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
IMES11080 The History and Culture of Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES11046 The History and Culture of Iran: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran Not delivered this year 20
IMES11093 The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire Not delivered this year 20
IMES11078 The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book (PG version) Not delivered this year 20
IMES11097 The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam Not delivered this year 20
IMES11089 The Syrian War and the Strategic Meltdown of the Middle East Not delivered this year 20
IMES11041 The Umayyad Empire: the Islamic World in its Late Antique Context Not delivered this year 20
PGHC11437 MSc Dissertation in Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies Not delivered this year 60
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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