Module ARAM248 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM248: Texts and Traditions in Islamic Intellectual History
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A short verbal presentation of the outline of the essay | 5 minutes | 1-8 | Verbal |
| Discussion during the lecture | 60-90 minutes per class | 1-5; 8 | Verbal |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 100 | 3,750 words | 1-6, 9 | Written |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (3,750 words) | 1-6; 9 | August/September re-assessment 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.
Encyclopaedias:
Jane Dammen McAuliffe, general editor, Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an:
The Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition (EI2):
The Encyclopaedia of Islam Three (EI3):
Encyclopaedia Iranica
Databases for scholarly studies:
Index Islamicus
JSTOR
Databases for texts:
http://www.alwaraq.net/Core/index.jsp?option=1
Dictionaries:
http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/lane/
http://lexicon.quranic-research.net/
http://arabiclexicon.hawramani.com/
The Arabic text of Qur'an and various translations:
http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp
Michael Cook, The Koran : a very short introduction, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000, available online at
Hadith
Tafsir:
Illustrations in manuscripts:
http://www.islamicpaintedpage.com/
Books on world history, by scholars on the field of Islamic history:
Richard W. Bulliet et al., The Earth and its peoples: A global history (several editions since 1997).
Michael A. Cook, A brief history of the human race (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003).
Patricia Crone, Pre-industrial societies (Oxford, GB and Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell, 1989, republished Oxford: Oneworld, 2003 and 2015),
Marshall G. S. Hodgson, Rethinking world history: Essays on Europe, Islam and world history (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993), available online at
