Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ARAM243: End of Year Project

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

The syllabus will be tailored according to the subject interests of the individual student.

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
28	272

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Live language-group seminars	14	Reading and translation of Arabic media texts with the group (7 x 2 hours).
Live subject seminars	14	(4 x 2 hours) Engagement and discussion of subject readings, at times agreed directly with the tutor; (3 x 2 hour) meeting with course convenor and group in weeks 2, 7 and 11 of term, to make a presentation of the progress of your project progress to the group.
Guided independent study	80	Reading and translation of Arabic media texts relevant to your discipline.
Guided independent study	80	Investigation of sources and research relevant to your discipline.
Guided independent study	30	Preparing set Arabic media texts for discussion in class.
Guided independent study	30	Preparing and presenting the formative assessment and writing the final summative paper.
Guided independent study	26	Familiarisation with major web-based Arabic news resources relevant to your discipline.
Guided independent study	26	Utilising a major web-based resource to support your disciplinary research.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages