Postgraduate Module Descriptor

ARAM187: The Middle East Before 1945

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Aims

This module examines major social and political themes in the history of the modern Middle East between 1800 and 1945

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 Skills	1. An understanding of the historical development of the Middle East during 1800-1945 from a continuity/change and comparative perspectives, particularly in the social and political fields. 2. At the end of the module the students will develop a multi-sided approach to the major themes of the history of the period. 3. In particular they will be able to critically discuss these themes through an evaluation of the different approaches to historical research within the field of Middle Eastern studies.
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. An ability to work with primary sources under tutor guidance, and to evaluate these in the light of conceptual and theoretical debates. 5. An ability to engage with the cultural/political contexts within which historical literature was produced. An ability to understand themes and ideas of historical change from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Personal and Key Skills	6. Independent study and group work, including participation in oral discussion 7. Ability to organise data effectively to produce a coherent written argument to a deadline.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessment	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
Presentations on the assigned readings	Weekly	1-7	Verbal feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

Coursework	Written exams	Practical exams
100	0	0

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment	% of credit	Size of the assessment (eg length / duration)	ILOs assessed	Feedback method
First essay on the 19th century	40	4,000 words	1-7	Written feedback
Second essay on the 20th century	60	4,000 words	1-7	Written feedback
	0
	0
	0
	0

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessment	Form of re-assessment	ILOs re-assessed	Timescale for re-assessment
First essay on the 19th century	First essay on the 19th century (4,000 words)	1-7	Next reassessment period
Second essay on the 20th century	Second essay on the 20th century( 4,000 words)	1-7	Next reassessment period