Module ARAM250 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ARAM250: The Sovereign, the Good, and Society in Islamic Thought
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The intention is to cover the following topics week by week:
- Some Definitions: Political Thought, Political Theology, Political Philosophy in Global Context
- Platonopolis: the Pursuit of the Virtuous Society
- Aristotelian Public Ethics and the Making of the Islamic Ethical Tradition
- Religious Philosophies and Philosophical Religions
- The circle of justice and the akhl?q tradition
- Mirrors for princes and statecraft
- Sufi Public Ethics
- Whose Sovereignty? Whose Justice?
- Individuals and Communities
- Squaring Divine Sovereignty between Liberals and Traditionalists
- Intersectionality, Decolonial Islamic Studies and the Pursuit of the Good
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 100 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | Classroom seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 66 | Readings and online formative tasks, preparation for classes |
| Guided Independent Study | 62 | Preparation for presentations and assessments (web based on ELE etc) |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy https://plato.stanford.edu
- The Immanent Frame https://tif.ssrc.org
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral presentation | 15 minutes | 1-5 | Oral (in discussion and/or in office hours) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book review | 30 | 1,200 words | 1-5 | Oral and written |
| Essay | 70 | 3,000 words | 1-5 | Oral and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book review | 1,200 words | 1-5 | August/September period |
| Essay | 3,000 words | 1-5 | August/September period |
