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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module MEIS3111: ISLAMIC STUDIES III

Department: GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (MIDDLE EASTERN AND ISLAMIC STUDIES)

MEIS3111: ISLAMIC STUDIES III

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Islamic Studies II (MEIS2101).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • To study in detail various dimensions of the complex relationship between Islam and politics.
  • To encourage an appreciation of the diversity of opinion within contemporary Islamic thought, and the implications of this.
  • To develop an awareness of the uses and influences of Islam in the domestic and international politics of the Muslim world.
  • To underline the relevance of Islam's historical legacy for aspects of contemporary Islam.

Content

  • Part 1 focuses on the theoretical dimension of the relationship between Islam and politics, exploring aspects of this through close study of the writings of contemporary Muslim writers and Islamists, and tracing the debate among them.
  • Part 2 examines the actual experience of Islamist movements in Muslim countries, and the roles and uses of Islam 'on the ground' in the Muslim world.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
    Subject-specific Skills:
      Key Skills:

        Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

        Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

        Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
        Lectures 22 Weekly 1 hour 22
        Seminars 22 Weekly 1 hour 22
        Preparation and Reading 156
        Total 200

        Summative Assessment

        Component: Examination Component Weighting: 60%
        Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
        one two-hour written examination 100%
        Component: Essay Component Weighting: 40%
        Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
        one essay 4000 words 100%

        Formative Assessment:

        Seminar presentations; 1 2000 word essay by end of Michealmas term

        ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University