Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3158: Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond

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

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Islamism and Political Violence: Introduction and Theories
Jihadism: Historical Roots and Ideological Versions
National Jihadism in Egypt and Libya
Pragmatic Jihadism? Ballots and Bullets in Algeria and Tajikistan
Global Jihadism: Between al-Qa’ida Central and al-Qa’ida Franchise
Jihadism in the United Kingdom and Europe
Armed Islamism and Colonialism: Hamas and Hizbullah
Armed Islamism and Secession: The Case of Chechnya
Afghanistan and the Endless Jihad
The De-Radicalization of Jihadists
Conclusion and Revisions

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
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
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity	22	The module will consist of lectures, seminars and student presentations. Each two-hourly seminar will commence with a student presentation(s), followed by a class discussion about the assigned topic, and will conclude with a lecture on the topic for the following week.
Guided Independent study	38	Weekly reading for seminars
Guided Independent study	18	Preparing seminar presentation
Guided Independent study	66	Researching and writing op-ed and essay
Guided Independent study	6	Web-based activities

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
Oral presentation	10-15 minutes	3-5	Verbal feedback
Act as a discussant in one other presentation	10-15 minutes	3-5	Verbal feedback

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
100	0	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
Policy Brief or Academic Opinion Op-Ed Article	40	1,200 words	1-8	Written feedback
Analytical Essay	60	2,000 words	1, 2, 3, 4, 7	Written feedback
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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
Policy Brief or Academic Opinion Op-Ed article	Policy Brief or Academic Opinion Op-Ed article	1-8	August/September reassessment period
Analytical Essay	Analytical Essay	1, 2, 4, 5, 8	August/September reassessment period