Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3129: Nationalisms in the Middle East

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

By the end of this module students will:

have gained an understanding of a variety of political, cultural and ideological dimensions associated to the historical development of nationalist movements in the Middle East;
be able to appreciate the development of nationalism by evaluating the links between historical change and the transformation of Middle Eastern identities; and
be able to apply abstract theoretical concepts about sociological and political understanding to concrete case studies, and to discuss how such concepts contribute (or not) to understanding of social and political behaviours.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Understand a variety of political, cultural and ideological dimensions associated to the historical development of nationalist movements in the Middle East; 2. Appreciate the development of nationalism by evaluating the links between historical change and the transformation of Middle Eastern identities;
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Demonstrate the ability to work on primary sources under tutor guidance; 4. Demonstrate the ability to relate case studies to conceptual and theoretical frameworks in order to foster original and independent thinking; 5. Demonstrate the ability understand historical change from a multi-disciplinary perspective;
Personal and Key Skills	6. Work independently and within a group, including participation in oral discussion; 7. Demonstrate the ability to organise and process data to produce a coherent and argument, both orally and in writing.

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
Essay	2,000 words	1-7	Written

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
50	50	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
Examination	50	2 hours	1-7	Written comments and mark
Essay	50	2,000 words	1-7	Written comments and mark
	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
Examination	Exam (2 hours)	1-7	August/September reassessment period
Essay	Essay (2,000 words)	1-7	August/September reassessment period