Arab and Islamic Studies Undergraduate Modules 2020-21
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2020-21
2020-21
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The module details in this section are only applicable to students who will be studying them between September 2020 and August 2021.
If you wish to look at details of a module you studied in an earlier academic year please see undergraduate modules for other academic years.
If you intend to study one of these modules from September 2020 or later, you may refer to these descriptors as a guide; but please be aware that details they contain – including (but not limited to) reading lists, duration and assessments – may change for your academic year.
Notes
- The module list for Level One is currently incomplete; this will be finalised in August 2020
- The next compiled module list for the September 2021 - August 2022 academic year will be published here in March 2021 (exact date to be confirmed).
Information for Inbound Exchange Students
Please note that if you are an inbound study abroad student studying in Exeter or Penryn for one semester only you can only choose from modules that are running in either Term 1 or Term 2. You are not able to choose modules that run in Terms '1 and 2' as these modules run for the full year.
Level One
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| ARA1025 | Kurdish 1 (Sorani) | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA1030 | Introduction to Islamic Archaeology | 15 | 2 |
| 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 |
| ARA1037 | The Politics of Development | 15 | 1 |
| ARA1038 | Religious Minorities of the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
Level Two
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARA2000 | Year Abroad | 120 | 1, 2 and 3 |
| ARA2001 | From Holy Text to Sex Manuals in the Medieval Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2014 | Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology | 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 | 1 |
| ARA2132 | Islamic Law and Society | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2134 | Ethnography of the Middle East | 15 | 2 |
| ARA2135 | Conflict and Peacemaking Palestine/Israel | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2139 | Intermediate Arabic Language II | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA2141 | Intermediate Persian | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2146 | Islamic Theological Traditions | 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 |
| ARA2161 | The Historiography of the Arab-Israeli Conflict | 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 |
| ARA2166 | Revolution, Reform or Status Quo | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2170 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 15 | 1 |
| ARA2171 | A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014 | 30 | 1 |
| ARA2174 | Year Abroad with Work Placement | 120 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA2176 | Spaces of Domination and Resistance in the Middle-East | 15 | 1 |
Level Three
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ARA3046 | Islam, Muslims and the Environment | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3047 | Oral History: Principles and Practice | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3048 | Oral History: Principles and Practice | 30 | 1 |
| ARA3049 | Media, Culture and Politics in the Middle East | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3103 | Advanced Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA3106 | Dissertation | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
| ARA3107 | Politics of Semi-democratic and Authoritarian Countries | 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 | 2 |
| ARA3144 | Advanced Persian Language I | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3145 | Advanced Persian Language II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3146 | Iranian History, 1500 - the Present | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3149 | Ethno-Politics: Theoretical Considerations and Case Studies | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3158 | Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3159 | The Orientalist Debate | 15 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 |
| ARA3165 | Advanced Turkish Language I | 15 | 1 |
| ARA3166 | Advanced Turkish Language II | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3189 | The Orientalist Debate | 30 | 2 |
| ARA3190 | Intermediate Arabic Language | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| ARA3196 | Independent Research | 30 | 1, 2 and 3 |
| ARA3198 | European and US democracy assistance in the Middle East and North Africa | 15 | 2 |
| ARA3200 | Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel | 15 | 1 |
College Modules
| Code | Module Title | Credits | Term(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSI1005 | Introduction to Social Data | 15 | 1 |
| SSI1006 | Data Analysis in Social Science 1 | 15 | 2 |
| SSI2001 | Learning from Work Experience in Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| SSI2002 | Data Analysis in the Workplace | 15 | 2 |
| SSI2004 | Research Design in the Social Sciences | 15 | 2 |
| SSI2005 | Data Analysis in Social Science 2 | 15 | 1 |
| SSI2006 | Immigration in Western Societies | 15 | 1 |
| SSI2007 | Data Analysis in Social Science 3 | 15 | 2 |
| SSI3001 | Introduction to Social Network Analysis | 15 | 2 |
| SSI3002 | Immigration in Western Societies | 15 | 1 |
| SSI3003 | Data Analysis in Social Science 3 | 15 | 2 |
| SSI3017 | Learning from Work Experience in the Social Sciences | 15 | 1 and 2 |
| SSI3019 | Quantitative Dissertation | 30 | 1 and 2 |
| SSI3999 | Year Abroad | 120 | 1 and 2 |
| SSIM903 | Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Design | 15 | 2 |
| SSIM907 | Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project | 60 | 1 and 2 |
| SSIM912 | Introduction to Social Network Analysis | 15 | 2 |