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MH5201 Middle Eastern Historical Translation

Academic year(s): 2017-2018

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 10

ECTS credits : 5

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 2

Availability restrictions: Available only to students on Iranian Studies or Middle Eastern History Postgraduate Programmes.

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module is intended to complement and supplement Persian language modules and to serve as a bridge between the language modules and history modules which constitute the majority of the MLitt in Iranian Studies programme, and is assessed through the submission of an annotated translation from Persian into English. The specific text will be agreed with the course tutor and will be relevant both to the student's specific research interests and their proficiency in Persian.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass AR1001 and pass AR2001 or pass AR3401 or pass PR1001 or pass PR2001 or pass PR3001

Co-requisite(s): You must also take AR1002 or take AR2001 or take AR3402 or take AR4402 or take PR1002 or take PR2002 or take PR3002

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment: New coursework: 2000-word annotated translation=100%

Personnel

Module teaching staff: Prof A Ansari