Module ARAM187 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM187: The Middle East before 1945
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Aims
This module examines major social and political themes in the history of the modern Middle East between 1800 and 1945
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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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. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Week 1 - Introduction / Middle Eastern Historiography
Week 2 - Local Actors (Old and New Elites)
Week 3 - Outside Actors (Imperialism Powers)
Week 4 - Communities, Tribes, and the State
Week 5 - The Ottoman Empire
Week 6 - No class (reading break)
Week 7 - The Turkish Republic
Week 8 - Egypt
Week 9 - Iran under the Qajars
Week 10 - Iran under the Pahlavis
Week 11 - Palestine and Zionism
Week 12 - The Gulf States before Oil
Teaching sessions will normally include lecturing and class discussion. Emphasis will be placed on the development of critical approaches to mainstream historical literature dealing with the period.
Learning and Teaching
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 |
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22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 hours | Classroom hours |
Guided independent study | 278 hours | Independent study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Justin McCarthy, The Ottoman Turks: An Introductory History to 1923 (1997).
Donald Quataert, The Ottoman Empire, 1700-1922, 2nd edn. (2005).
Bernard Lewis, The Emergence of Modern Turkey, 3rd edn. (2002).
Nikki Keddie, Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution (2003).
Sami Zubaida, Islam, the People, and the State, rev. edn. (1993)
Roger Owen, State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East, 3rd edn. (2003)