Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3045: War, Violence and Revolution in the Modern Middle East

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Module Aims

This module aims to give you a good grounding in theories of violence and revolution from across the social and political sciences, as well as a broad knowledge of key events in the history of the modern Middle East. It aims to ensure that you are able to directly connect theoretical literatures to specific case studies, and to develop strong capabilities in comparative analysis and persuasive argumentation.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. demonstrate both a detailed understanding of the modern Middle East and an ability to connect and compare seemingly discrete national and local histories from across the region and the time period studied;
2. demonstrate familiarity with the major scholars working in the theoretical fields of war, revolution and violence, and on the region;
Discipline-Specific Skills3. critically engage with theoretical debates on war, revolution and violence and an ability to apply such theories to the Middle East;
4. analyse case studies looking at key examples of wars, revolutions and genocide;
5. demonstrate a systematic understanding of the interdisciplinary methods which Area Studies and Middle East Studies are based upon;
6. engage with, research and complete one essay which displays an ability to analyse one single country or to compare two or more states;
Personal and Key Skills7. critically engage with theoretical literature and apply it to the context under discussion; and
8. contextualise sources, rank them according to relevance, write coherent and structured arguments.