Module ARA1038 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1038: Religious Minorities of the Middle East
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
You will develop knowledge of the cultural complexity of the Middle East and the environment in which this arose. You will develop your ability to evaluate sources, both for accuracy and for underlying prejudice and bias. You will develop your ability, not only to work within a group of students, but also to ask the right questions from someone with a different cultural outlook. You will learn to use the principle of religious literacy. You will also develop your ability to think about the target audience for your project and what their needs will be.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate awareness of the major religious minorities now living in the Middle East 2. Demonstrate understanding of the conditions under which many of the religious minorities developed and of the conditions which currently threaten the survival of some 3. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of at least one of the religions |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Evaluate sources critically, especially where the sources do not come from the religions themselves 5. Demonstrate awareness of the variety of disciplinary approaches needed to understand religions which may differ considerably in structure and expression from religions more familiar to us |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Through seminar and group work, demonstrate communication and skills, the ability to work in groups, and competency in handling different types of information that might require you to think outside the box 7. Work independently, retrieve, sift and integrate primary and secondary sources, construct coherent arguments, write lucidly, and apply research and bibliographic skills. 8. Demonstrate effective presentation skills |