Arab & Islamic Studies Modules 2024/5
Please note, details for interdisciplinary modules within the HASS faculty can be found here.Stage One Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA1010 | Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA1013 | Elementary Persian | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA1015 | Arabic for Beginners | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA1018 | Introduction to Islam | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA1020 | Elementary Persian 2 | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA1021 | Introduction to Persian History and Culture | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA1030 | Introduction to Islamic Archaeology | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA1031 | Elementary Turkish I | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA1032 | Elementary Turkish II | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA1033A | Elementary Arabic Language I | 30 | 1 | |
| ARA1033B | Elementary Arabic Language II | 30 | 2 | |
| ARA1036 | Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E. | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA1041 | Religious Communities of the Middle East: Culture, Endangerment and Survival | 15 | 2 |
Stage Two Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA2000 | Year Abroad | 120 | 1, 2 and 3 | |
| ARA2014 | Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2016 | Magic and the Abrahamic Religions | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2028 | Islamist Movements: From the Muslim Brothers to the Islamic State | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2118 | Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2132 | Islamic Law and Society | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2134 | Ethnography of the Middle East | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2135 | Conflict and Peacemaking Palestine/Israel | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2139 | Intermediate Arabic Language II | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA2141 | Intermediate Persian | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2147 | Classical Islamic History | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2148 | Arabic for Beginners II | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA2150 | Muslims in Britain | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2151 | Intermediate Persian II | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2162 | Political Economy of Development in the Middle East | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2164 | Intermediate Turkish I | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA2165 | Intermediate Turkish II | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2170 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA2171 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 30 | 2 | |
| ARA2174 | Year Abroad with Work Placement | 120 | 1 and 2 |
Stage Three Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA3043 | From "Home Lands" to "Host States": Migration, Displacement and Diaspora in the Middle East | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3045 | War, Violence and Revolution in the Modern Middle East | 30 | 2 | |
| ARA3050 | Race, Racism, Racialisation (a view from the MENA) | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3103 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA3106 | Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA3108 | The Politics of Authoritarian Rule | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA3129 | Nationalisms in the Middle East | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA3136 | The History and Political Development of Iraq | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3140 | The Kurds: History and Politics | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA3144 | Advanced Persian Language I | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA3145 | Advanced Persian Language II | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3146 | Iranian History, 1500 - the Present | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3158 | Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond | 15 | 1 | |
| ARA3160 | Intermediate Arabic Language I | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA3162 | Britain in the Middle East, 1798-1977 | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3163 | Politics and Reform in the Gulf | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3190 | Intermediate Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARA3196 | Independent Research | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 | |
| ARA3197 | The Arabian Nights: Perception and Reception | 15 | 2 | |
| ARA3200 | Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel | 15 | 2 |
Masters Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) | ELE link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAM027 | MA Dissertation | 60 | 2 and 3 | |
| ARAM054 | State and Society in the Middle East | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM055 | Iranian History, 1500-the Present | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM081 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 | |
| ARAM082 | Dissertation | 60 | 2 | |
| ARAM103 | New Approaches to Islamic Thought | 30 | 2 | |
| ARAM112A | Independent Reading Course - Sem 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| ARAM112B | Independent Reading Course - Sem 2 | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM147 | The Kurds: History and Politics | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM221 | The Palestine Question: Past and Present | 30 | 2 | |
| ARAM225 | Gender and Politics in the Middle East | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM232 | Theorising the Middle East | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM233 | Dissertation skills | 15 | 1 | |
| ARAM235 | Contemporary History and Politics of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM236 | Sociology and Anthropology of the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM240 | Arabic Language 1 | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM241 | Arabic Language 2 | 30 | 2 | |
| ARAM244 | Politics and Economics of the Middle East | 30 | 2 | |
| ARAM245 | Dissertation | 30 | 3 | |
| ARAM246 | Critical Readings in Kurdish Studies | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM248 | Texts and Traditions in Islamic Intellectual History | 15 | 1 | |
| ARAM249 | Theorising Islam | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM251 | Esotericism and the Magical Tradition | 30 | 1 | |
| ARAM254 | Study Abroad | 15 | 3 | |
| ARAM255 | Israeli Peace Movements and Palestinian Resistance | 15 | 2 | |
| ARAM257 | Philosophising Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages | 15 | 1 | |
| ARAM305 | Race, Racism, Racialization (a view from the MENA) | 15 | 2 |