Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA1030: Introduction to Islamic Archaeology

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
Discussions in lectures	During lectures	1-4, 7	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
80	0	20

...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
Written assignment	30	1,500 words	1-4, 6-8	Mark and written comments
Written assignment	50	2,000 words	1-4, 6-8	Mark and written comments
Individual presentation with slides and handouts	20	15 minutes (1,000 words)	1-5, 7	Mark, oral and written comments
	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
Written assignment (1,500 words)	Written assignment (1,500 words)	1-4, 6-8	August/September re-assessment period
Written assignment (2,000 words)	Written assignment (2,000 words)	1-4, 6-8	August/September re-assessment period
Individual presentation with slides and handouts	Written summary of presentation (1,000 words) with copies of slides and handouts	1-4, 6-8	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.

Dionisius A. Agius. 1984. Arabic Literary Works as a Source of Documentation for Technical Terms of the Material Culture. Berlin : Klaus Schwarz.

Dionisius A. Agius. 2005. Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: The People of the Dhow. London : Kegan Paul Ltd.

Dionisius A. Agius. 2008. Classic ships of Islam: from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean. Leiden : Brill.

Glassé, C. 2001. The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam. London : Stacey International.

Gamble, C. 2001. Archaeology: The Basics. London: Routledge, pp. 1-2; 45-72.

Johnson, M. 1999. Archaeology Theory: An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

Hourani, A. H. 1991. A history of the Arab peoples. Imprint London : Faber.

Insoll, T. 1999. The Archaeology of Islam. Oxford : Blackwell.

Insoll, T. 2003. The Archaeology of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.

Kennedy, H. 2007. The great Arab conquests : how the spread of Islam changed the world we live in. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Milwright, M. 2010. An Introduction to Islamic Archaeology. New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys.

Fehérvári, G. 2000. Ceramics of the Islamic world in the Tareq Rajab Museum. London : I.B. Tauris.

Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P. 1991. Archaeology. London: Thames and Hudson. See Table of Contents.

Rodinson, M. 1973 Mohammed. Middlesex : Penguin.

Ruthven, M. with Nanji, A. 2004. Historical Atlas of the Islamic World. Oxford : Oxford University Press.