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AP5014 Specialised Research in Middle Eastern Literatures and Cultures

Academic year(s): 2019-2020

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 20

ECTS credits : 10

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module provides the opportunity for postgraduate students to develop their skills of literary and textual analysis through directed reading on a topic of their choice. They will be able to study an author or selection of Arab or Persian authors from the classical or modern period and learn to generate original research questions on topics as varied as the pre-Islamic poetry and the Arab or Persian novel or drama.

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 6 tutorials.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr S Talajooy
Module coordinator email st83@st-andrews.ac.uk