Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA1018: Introduction to Islam

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

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:

- General historical background: Near Eastern monotheisms, Muhammad in Mecca and Medina.

- The Qur'anic revelation and formation of a community, creed and policy.

- The Prophet, the hadith and the Sunna: historical contexts, lines of interpretation, the Prophetic example; devotion, covenant renewal, pilgrimage, visitation

- Islamic art and architecture

- The formation of the Islamic tradition: formation of a community, creed, theologies and policies

- Islamic mysticism/Sufism

- Ritual and devotion

- Philosophy and theology

- Fiqh, Shari'a, ethics and Islamic 'law'

- Muslim responses to modernity

- Who speaks for Islam? Religion and identity in the modern world

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	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 activity	11	11 x 1 hour lectures
Guided Independent study	60	Reading for and reflecting on class discussions in seminars
Guided Independent study	12	Completion of formative on-line assignments in the Library Literacy component
Guided Independent study	56	Researching and completing summative assignments
Scheduled Learning and Teaching	11	11 x 1 hour seminars

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
Online assignments on the Library Literacy component.	Quiz	1-4	Online feedback
Small group presentations in seminars	Weekly	1, 3-6	Oral 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
Essay 1	50	2,000 words	1-6	Written feedback
Essay 2	50	2,000 words	1-6	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
2,000 word essay 1	2,000 word essay 1	1-6	August/September assessment period
2,000 word essay 2	2,000 word essay 2	1-6	August/September assessment period