College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Iranian History, 1500 - the Present
Module ARAM055 for 2019/0
Module ARAM055 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM055: Iranian History, 1500 - the Present
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The Rise of the Safavids
- Intellectual Movements in the Safavid Period The collapse of Safavid rule
- Nader Shah and civil war in 18th century Iran The rise of the Qajars
- Religion and State in Qajar Iran The Constitutional Revolution The Rise of Reza Shah
- Muhammad Reza Shah's modernisation and the White Revolution The Islamic Revolutionary movement
- The Victory of Ayatallah Khomeini
- Iran since the revolution
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 128 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour Seminars. Teaching sessions will include lecturing and class discussion focusing on individual presentations or on specific learning tasks |
Guided independent learning | 40 | Preparation for seminar presentation focused on a text or topic of relevance which may result in the assessed essay |
Guided Independent learning | 40 | Preparation for essay, including time spent in library and on other research |
Guided independent learning | 48 | Additional private study and reading as preparation for class |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).