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Degree Programme Table: Middle Eastern Studies (MA Hons) (UTMIDEAST)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08033 Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World As available 20
    IMES08034 Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires' As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08026    Arabic 1a   20  
    IMES08027    Arabic 1b   20  
    IMES08048    Turkish 1A   20  
    IMES08049    Turkish 1B   20  
    IMES08046    Persian 1a   20  
    IMES08047    Persian 1b   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES08036 Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges As available 20
    IMES08037 Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires an overall average pass of 50% or more, at the first attempt, in Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges, and Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 6 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 60 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:"IMES option courses" are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East related subjects with texts read in English. A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with their directors of studies. While specific course offerings change from year to year, these courses typically include subjects in history, politics, religion, or cultural studies.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   20  
    HIAR10082    The Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIAR10126    Miniatures, frescoes, icons: the figural arts in the Islamic world (7th-15th century)   20  
    HIAR10127    Between Byzantium and China: the Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIST10352    Medieval Islamic Empires   20  
    THET10050    Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue   20  
    REST10044    Islam Past and Present: Issues of Gender and Ethics   20  
    REST10043    Studies in the Qur'an   20  
    THET10054    Literature of the Islamic World   20  
    ECHS10005    Early North African Christianity 3/4   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    SCAN10029    The Arab World   20  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:If you choose the Group B option you will also study abroad for one semester through the ERASMUS programme to the equivalent of 60 credits
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   20  
    HIAR10082    The Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIAR10126    Miniatures, frescoes, icons: the figural arts in the Islamic world (7th-15th century)   20  
    HIAR10127    Between Byzantium and China: the Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIST10352    Medieval Islamic Empires   20  
    THET10050    Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue   20  
    REST10044    Islam Past and Present: Issues of Gender and Ethics   20  
    REST10043    Studies in the Qur'an   20  
    THET10054    Literature of the Islamic World   20  
    ECHS10005    Early North African Christianity 3/4   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    SCAN10029    The Arab World   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 60 credits course level 10, as available
    IMES10058     IMES ERASMUS half year     (60 credits)

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 120 credits course level 10, as available
    IMES10057     IMES ERASMUS full year     (120 credits)

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: 'Final Assessment Weighting: One unit of assessment is allocated to every 20-credits of courses. For those students who spend third year abroad (ERASMUS) final assessment weightings are as follows: full year abroad who will have their final assessment based wholly on the fourth year and for those who are away for one semester will have their final assessment based on the 180 credits obtained at Edinburgh University proportionally.'


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    IMES10027 IMES Dissertation (Part 1) As available 20
    IMES10028 IMES Dissertation (Part 2) As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR10074    Persian Painting   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    HIST10097    The Armenian Genocide   20  
    HIST10040    Post-Colonial South Asia   20  
    HIST10074    Italy and the Mediterranean from Constantine to the Crusades   20  
    ANHI10016    Ancient Persia - The Achaemenid Dynasty   20  
    HIST10202    Clash of Empires and Religious Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean World from Justinian to Iconoclasm (c550-c800)   20  
    ANHI10054    The City of Carthage: From Dido to the Arab Conquest   20  
    HIAR10082    The Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIAR10126    Miniatures, frescoes, icons: the figural arts in the Islamic world (7th-15th century)   20  
    HIAR10127    Between Byzantium and China: the Rise of Islamic Art   20  
    HIST10352    Medieval Islamic Empires   20  
    THET10050    Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue   20  
    REST10044    Islam Past and Present: Issues of Gender and Ethics   20  
    REST10043    Studies in the Qur'an   20  
    THET10054    Literature of the Islamic World   20  
    ECHS10005    Early North African Christianity 3/4   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10089    Political Islam   20  
    SCAN10029    The Arab World   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:"IMES option courses" are courses involving discursive studies of Islam/Middle East related subjects with texts read in English. A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with their directors of studies. While specific course offerings change from year to year, these courses typically include subjects in history, politics, religion, or cultural studies.
     


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