Module ARA1036 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1036: Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E.
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
The primary aim of this module is to provide an introduction (including for those of you with no prior background) to the complex history of the Middle East utilising a variety of sources and providing relevant social and historical context. An important secondary aim (which is indispensable for fulfilling the primary aim) is to help you become aware of and begin to appreciate the multi-faceted nature of Middle Eastern polities. The module also aims to provide you with an introduction to the major themes, issues, and events in Middle Eastern history. This context will help you to appreciate how historians interpret the past and the nature of scholarly debate about different interpretations of that past, allowing you to participate with confidence in these debates, as well as providing you with a sound basis for your future studies.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate your knowledge of some key themes, issues, and events in modern Middle Eastern history 2. identify and explain in your own words (orally and in writing) major themes, issues, and events in Middle Eastern history |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate understanding of how history is written and to appreciate that history is only the attempt to represent and explain the past, it is not the past itself 4. read history critically 5. discuss and debate different historical explanations of past events. 6. respect different points of view about the past |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. think critically about issues and events. 8. examine the motives underlying human action |