Module POC3092 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC3092: Comparative Government, Politics, and Society in the Contemporary Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Introduction to the Module. The Middle East : Between Image and Reality
- Beyond Orientalism
- From Empire to the Nation States
- The People of the Middle East
- Political Systems
- Religion and Government
- States in transition
- Economic challenges
- Civil Society
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 11 | 1 x 11 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching activities | 11 | 1 x 11 hour student led seminars |
| Guided independent study | 37 | Reading assignments and preparing responses for seminar questions |
| Guided independent study | 36 | Research and preparation of student-led seminar |
| Guided independent study | 15 | Research and composition of essay plan |
| Guided independent study | 37 | Research and composition of essay |
| Guided independent study | 3 | Composition of peer reviews |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Al-Jazeera-www.english.aljazeera.net
Jordan Times (Jordan) www.jordantimes.com
Al-Ahram Weekly (Egypt) www.weekly.ahram.org.eg
Haaretz Daily (Israel) www.haaretzdaily.com
Iran Daily (Iran) www. Iran-daily.com
Turkish Daily News (Turkey) www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/
Central Intelligence Agency CIA World Factbook www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook
Freedom House, www.freedomhouse.org
