Module information

These modules were available to students during the current and previous academic years. While they are representative of the choices which will be available to you during your degree, you should note that modules may change depending on the research interests of staff.

Postgraduate modules

Module Name Module Code Credits
Approaches to Middle East and Islamic Studies: States, Societies and Identities ARAM213 15
Critical Kurdish Studies ARAM146 30
Critical Kurdish Studies ARAM146A 15
Debating Authoritarianism and Democracy in North Africa ARAM200A 15
Debating Authoritarianism and Democracy in North Africa ARAM200 30
Gender and Identity in the Middle East: Part I Constructing Selves in Social and Political Contexts ARAM106A 15
Gender and Identity in the Middle East: Part I Constructing Selves in Social and Political Contexts ARAM106 30
Gender and Identity in the Middle East: Part II Resistance and Transnationalism ARAM107A 15
Gender and Identity in the Middle East: Part II Resistance and Transnationalism ARAM107 30
Independent Reading Course - Sem 2 ARAM112B 15
International Relations of the Middle East ARAM186A 15
International Relations of the Middle East ARAM186 30
Islam in Practice ARAM102A 15
Islam in Practice ARAM102 30
Islamic Culture and Civilization ARAM214 15
Islamism and Politics in North Africa ARAM201 30
Islamism and Politics in North Africa ARAM201A 15
Ma Dissertation ARAM027 60
New Approaches to Islamic Thought ARAM103 30
New Approaches to Islamic Thought ARAM103A 15
Palestinian Politics after Oslo ARAM209 15
Political Economy of the Gulf ARAM198A 15
Political Economy of the Gulf ARAM198 30
Research Methods Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies ARAM190 15
Studying the Contemporary Middle East ARAM215 15
The Arabic Novel: Forms and Discourses ARAM076 15
The History and Historiography of the Palestine Question ARAM204 30
The Kurds: History and Politics ARAM147 30
The Making of the Modern Arab Gulf ARAM100A 15
The Making of the Modern Arab Gulf ARAM100 30
The Middle East Before 1945 ARAM187A 15
The Middle East Before 1945 ARAM187 30
The Middle East Since 1945 ARAM188 30
The Middle East Since 1945 ARAM188A 15
The Revolution of 1978/79, the Islamic Republic and the Politics of Contemporary Iran ARAM211 15
Themes and Conflicts in Iranian History and Culture ARAM210 30
Translating the Arab World: Theories and Approaches ARAM077 15

ecpm modules

Module Name Module Code Credits
Conflict Analysis ECPM002 30
Ethnicity and Political Representation in latin America ECPM007 15
Security and Terrorism ECPM005 15