Module ARA3045 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3045: War, Violence and Revolution in the Modern Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Although the module's precise coverage may vary each year, it is anticipated that the following topics will be covered (some for a period of more than one week)
1. Theories of violence
2. Colonial violence
3. Genocide and ethnic conflict
4. The Armenian genocide
5. Gender, war and violence
6. Theories of revolution
7. The Iranian Revolution
8. Lived Revolution: Cases from the Arab Spring
9. Colonialism, War and Revolution in Algeria
10. Nation, Statehood and the Arab-Israeli conflict
11. Violence and humanitarianism post 9/11
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 |
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44 | 256 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 44 | 22 x 2 hour classes. You will need to complete all readings prior to class and be ready to participate. On some occasions you will be asked to make presentations |
Guided independent study | 130 | Reading and research |
Guided independent study | 63 | Completing assignments |
Guided independent study | 63 | Preparing for assessments |
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 |
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Submission of essay plans | 500 words | 1, 5, 6, 8 | Tutorials in and outside class. |
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 |
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60 | 0 | 40 |
...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 |
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Essay | 60 | 3000 words | 1-8 | Written and oral |
Group presentation 1 | 20 | 15 minutes | 1-4, 7-8 | Oral, in class |
Group presentation 2 | 20 | 15 minutes | 1-4, 7-8 | Oral, in class |
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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 |
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Essay | Essay (3,000 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
Group presentation 1 | Written summary of presentation (2000 words) | 1-4, 7, 8 | August/September reassessment period |
Group presentation 2 | Written summary of presentation (2000 words) | 1-4, 7, 8 | August/September reassessment period |