In this short video, Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz introduces a range of courses in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, opening the door to the
rich and diverse cultures of the Middle East and the Islamic world.
When selecting your optional courses, you can choose between languages and cultural (discursive) courses.
Language courses - suitable for beginners- Arabic 1A (Semester 1) and Arabic 1B (Semester 2) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits per semester (40 in total by end of year)
- Persian 1A (S1) and Persian 1B (S2) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits per semester (40 in total by end of year)
- Turkish 1A (S1) and Turkish 1B (S2) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits per semester (40 in total by end of year)
- Arabic Introductory Language 1 - SCQF Level 07 - 20 credits
Language courses - not suitable for beginners- Arabic Introductory Language 2 - SCQF Level 07 - 20 credits
Cultural (discursive) courses - suitable for beginners - Islamic History A -
The Formation of the Islamic World (Semester 1) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits
- Islamic History B -
From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires‘ (Semester 2) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits
- Modern Middle Eastern History A -
Domestic Transformation & International Challenges (S1) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits
- Modern Middle Eastern History B
- Postwar
Independence and Conflict (S2) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Cultures - literary,
aesthetic and intellectual culture (S1) - SCQF Level 08 - 20 credits