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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : History

Undergraduate Course: Year abroad work for Arabic and History: Courses undertaken at the American University, Cairo in Semester 1 (HIST10528)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course typeYear Abroad AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryStudents on the Arabic and History programme who are studying at AUC must take pre-approved history courses at AUC where appropriate exchange is allowed/available.
Course description This course should only be selected by Arabic + History exchange students at the AUC who will be fulfilling their full History requirement (the equivalent of 40 UoE credits) during the first semester by taking pre-approved courses at their exchange destination.

All other Languages + History students, including Arabic + History students not studying at the American University in Cairo, should enrol in the appropriate combination of courses HIST10509, HIST10510, HIST10501 and HIST10502.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Year abroad work for degrees in languages and history: Historiography (HIST10501) OR Year abroad work for degrees in languages and history: Research (HIST10502) OR Year abroad work for degrees in languages and history: Courses undertaken in host university (Semester 1) (HIST10509) OR Year abroad work for degrees in languages and history: Courses undertaken in host university (Semester 2) (HIST10510) OR Year Abroad Work for Degrees in Languages and History (CHCA10004)
Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 392, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment undertaken as part of the pre-approved history courses for students on the Arabic and History programme studying at AUC.

Assessment arrangements are set by the host university. This course will be graded as pass/fail.
Feedback Feedback arrangements are set by the host university.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship;
  2. develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence;
  3. demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Wannes Dupont
Tel: (01316) 503838
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