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Arab & Islamic Studies Modules 2025/6

Please note, details for interdisciplinary modules within the HASS faculty can be found here.

Stage One Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
ARA1010 Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1013 Elementary Persian151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1015 Arabic for Beginners301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1018 Introduction to Islam151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1020 Elementary Persian 2152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1021 Introduction to Persian History and Culture152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1030 Introduction to Islamic Archaeology152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1031 Elementary Turkish I151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1032 Elementary Turkish II152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1033A Elementary Arabic Language I301View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1033B Elementary Arabic Language II302View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1036 Histories of the Middle East, 600-1800 C.E.151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA1041 Religious Communities of the Middle East: Culture, Endangerment and Survival151View on ELE (current students only)

Stage Two Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
ARA2000 Year Abroad1201, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2014 Regions and Empires in Islamic Archaeology151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2016 Magic and the Abrahamic Religions152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2028 Islamist Movements: From the Muslim Brothers to the Islamic State151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2118 Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2132 Islamic Law and Society151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2134 Ethnography of the Middle East151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2135 Conflict and Peacemaking Palestine/Israel151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2139 Intermediate Arabic Language II301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2147 Classical Islamic History152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2148 Arabic for Beginners II301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2150 Muslims in Britain152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2162 Political Economy of Development in the Middle East151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2164 Intermediate Turkish I151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2165 Intermediate Turkish II152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2170 A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2171 A History of the Modern Middle East, 1900-2014302View on ELE (current students only)
ARA2174 Year Abroad with Work Placement1201 and 2View on ELE (current students only)

Stage Three Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
ARA3045 War, Violence and Revolution in the Modern Middle East302View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3103 Advanced Arabic Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3106 Dissertation301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3108 The Politics of Authoritarian Rule301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3129 Nationalisms in the Middle East152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3136 The History and Political Development of Iraq152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3140 The Kurds: History and Politics151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3158 Armed Islamist Movements: Jihadism and Beyond152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3160 Intermediate Arabic Language I301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3162 Britain in the Middle East, 1798-1977151View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3163 Politics and Reform in the Gulf152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3190 Intermediate Arabic Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3196 Independent Research301, 2 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3197 The Arabian Nights: Perception and Reception152View on ELE (current students only)
ARA3200 Gender, Sexuality and Violence in Palestine/Israel152View on ELE (current students only)

Masters Modules

CodeModule TitleCreditsTerm(s)ELE link
ARAM027 MA Dissertation602 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM054 State and Society in the Middle East302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM081 Advanced Arabic Language301 and 2View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM082 Dissertation602View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM090 Energy, Logistics, Infrastructure301View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM091 Ecological Struggles302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM092 Capstone Project602 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM093 Energy Infrastructure Environment Placement152 and 3View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM103 New Approaches to Islamic Thought302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM112A Independent Reading Course - Sem 1151View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM112B Independent Reading Course - Sem 2152View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM147 The Kurds: History and Politics301View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM221 The Palestine Question: Past and Present302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM232 Theorising the Middle East152View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM233 Dissertation skills151View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM240 Arabic Language 1301View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM241 Arabic Language 2302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM244 Politics and Economics of the Middle East302View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM245 Dissertation303View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM251 Esotericism and the Magical Tradition301View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM254 Study Abroad153View on ELE (current students only)
ARAM257 Philosophising Magic: From Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages151View on ELE (current students only)