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

Course Outline
School	School of History, Classics and Archaeology	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course type	Year Abroad	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	Students 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	Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Historiography (HIST08044)	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 2025/26, 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: read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship; develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence; demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others.