Module ARA3129 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
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.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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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. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- What is nationalism?
- Nationalism and nation-state
- The Ottoman and Safavid Empires
- Arab nationalism
- Turkish Nationalism
- Egyptian Nationalism
- Jewish nationalism
- Palestinian Nationalism
- Nationalism in Iran
- Kurdish nationalism
- Review
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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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 |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | Classroom hours (11x2 hour seminars)Teaching sessions will normally include lecturing and class discussion focussing on individual presentations or on specific learning tasks. Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of selected primary and secondary sources |
Guided Independent study | 128 | A variety of independent study tasks directed by module leader to include reading, engagement in discussion on VLE, regular interaction in seminars, events and office hours outside of class time. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
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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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 |
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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 |
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Examination | 50 | 2 hours | 1-7 | Written comments and mark |
Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 1-7 | Written comments and mark |
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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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Examination | Exam (2 hours) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |
Essay | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-7 | August/September reassessment period |