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Honours Topics from which you can currently choose at Honours level in a Joint Honours Arabic and Middle East Studies degree include:
• Media Arabic* •
Literary Arabic*
• Key Texts in Islamic Religion and Culture* • Modern Arabic Literature: Exile and Identity* • The East Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527-565 • Cataclysm and Consolidation: the Reconfiguration of the Middle East in the seventh century
• East Approaches: Early Mediaeval Armenia c.500-750 • From Leo VI to Basil II: Byzantium in the tenth century • The Mongols and the West • The Ottoman Empire from mediaeval Anatolia to Suleyman the Magnificent
• French Algeria, 1830-1962 • Modern Iran since 1834 •
Britain and Iran in the Modern Era * Available to Arabic Joint Honours.
Teaching First and second year classes are taught by a combination of lectures and small group tutorials. Tutors advise you closely on the preparation of written work and give individual assessments of your performance. Classes in Arabic language will include small group intensive classroom teaching in which students actively participate. Most Honours classes are organised as seminars at which students present prepared papers for discussion. Assessed work may include advanced language exercises, essays, oral presentations and an Honours dissertation.
Study Abroad Arabic students in their Junior Honours year are currently able to study in Damascus and Cairo. The Arabic language programme, run at the University of Damascus, is open to all first-semester Junior Honours Arabic students, enabling them to both study the language intensively and also to experience living in an increasingly popular and vibrant city. We also participate in an exchange programme with the American University of Cairo, allowing several students each year to spend a semester studying there. The AUC offers a full range of courses taught in English, so Joint Honours students may be able to study courses relevant for their other discipline. For more information on the University’s current exchange programmes, see pages 20-21.
Careers Graduates in Arabic go on to a wide range of careers for which an Arts degree is a recognised qualification. For those who wish to make particular use of their Arabic or Middle Eastern expertise there are opportunities for work in the Middle East with international agencies and welfare, educational or missionary organisations. In the UK there are careers in the diplomatic service or other specialist government agencies, in Middle East related journalism, lobbying, commerce, financial services and business consultancy. Our graduates compete successfully for the opportunities to continue their studies at higher degree level.
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.
“My choice to study Arabic and Middle East Studies was based upon a love of languages and a desire to harness and develop this. I have certainly been challenged and nurtured through the complementary linguistic and historical studies, and the guidance of expert teaching. It is such a wonderfully beautiful and intricate language that, whilst requiring application, never fails to fascinate.”
Abby (Bristol)
Michele (Manalapan, New Jersey, USA)
“The degree not only allows me to study a unique and ancient language, but also gives me the opportunity to discover the diverse history and vibrant culture of a region that plays a key role in today’s world. The staff in Arabic, equipped with first-hand experience of living and studying in the region, ensure that each lesson is interesting and informative. I am confident that the Arabic and Middle East Studies degree will prepare me for an exciting career in international affairs or diplomacy.”
Moghul illustration from illuminated manuscript of Shah Namah of Firdausi – copied AD 1605
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