Module ARA2014 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2014: Regions and Empires in 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 lecture and seminars | During scheduled hours | 1-5, 7 | Oral, in class feedback |
| Optional submission of essay plans | 400 words | 1-5, 7 | Oral, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 (essay) | 40 | 2,000 words | 1-5, 7 | Mark and written comments; oral feedback on request |
| Written assignment (essay) | 40 | 2,000 words | 1-5, 7 | Mark and written comments; oral feedback on request |
| Individual presentation with slides and handouts (recorded) | 20 | 10 Minutes (1,000 words) | 1-7 | Mark, oral and written comments |
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 | 2,000-word written assignment | 1-5, 7 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Written assignment | 2,000-word written assignment | 1-5, 7 | August/September re-assessment period |
| Individual written presentation with slides and handouts | 1,000-word written presentation to accompany, with copies of slides and handouts | 1-7 | 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.
Agius, D.A.. 2008. Classic ships of Islam: from Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean. Leiden: Brill.
Bennison, A.K. 2009. The Great Caliphs: The Golden Age of the 'Abbasid Empire. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Brett, M, 2017. The Fatimid Empire. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Donner, F. M. 2010. Muhammad and the Believers. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
Cooper, J.P. 2014. The Medieval Nile: Route, Landscape and Navigation in Islamic Egypt. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press.
Crone, P. 1987. Meccan Trade and the Rise of Islam. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Glassé, C. 2001. The Concise Encyclopaedia of Islam. London: Stacey International.
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.
Lev, Y. 1991. State and Society in Fatimid Egypt. Leiden: Brill.
Milwright, M. 2010. An Introduction to Islamic Archaeology. New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys.
Power, T, 2012. The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate. Cairo: American University of Cairo Press.
Ruthven, M. with Nanji, A. 2004. Historical Atlas of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Woodhead, C. 2013. The Ottoman World: London: Routledge.
