MA Islamic Societies and Cultures

Master

In City of London

£ 9,225 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    City of london

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Start of programme: September intake only
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
This MA programme studies many aspects of the world of Islam, from its early development to its modern trends. Its primary objective is to approach the study of Islam through a variety of disciplines, cultural contexts and periods. The programme examines Islamic tradition, law and art, as well as the place of Islam in modern politics and alongside other religions. The degree may be considered as a preparation for research or as a way of completing a liberal education. Each module has its own series of classes and seminars, and in addition students attend general lectures and seminars organised by the Middle East Centre. In most modules there is one two-hour class each week. This may be an informal lecture followed by a discussion or a student presentation. At Masters level there is particular emphasis on seminar work where students may be expected to make full-scale presentations for units they take. The dissertation is on an approved topic linked to one of the taught modules.
Convenors
Ayman Shihadeh

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Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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Subjects

  • Arabic
  • IT Law
  • Politics
  • IT
  • Art
  • Law
  • Government
  • IT Development
  • Islam
  • Publishing
  • Community
  • Cultures
  • Media
  • Islamic
  • Intercultural awareness
  • Islamic Societies
  • Intellectual training
  • Charity work

Course programme

  1. Students must complete 120 credits of MA taught modules in addition to the compulsory dissertation (60 credits).
  2. Students must take 30 credits from List A as their major.
  3. The remaining 90 credits must be selected from Lists A, B or C.
  4. Only one language module from List C may be selected.
  5. Students wishing to take other SOAS modules relevant to the programme may do so with the written approval of the module convenor, the programme Convenor and the Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching.
  • Dissertation in Islamic Societies and Cultures
List A (Major Options)
  • Modern Trends in Islam
  • Islamic Law (MA/LLM)
  • Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa
  • The Early Development of Islam: Emerging Identities and Contending View
  • The Origin of Islam: Sources and Perspectives
List BThe Middle East
  • Arabic Women's Writing: Theories and Practices
  • Problems of Development in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Human Rights and Islamic Law
  • Medieval Arabic Thought
  • Economic development of the Middle East
  • Art and Architecture of the Fatimids
  • Gender in the Middle East
  • Comparative politics of the Middle East
Asia
  • Imagining Pakistan (PG)
  • Islam in South Asia
  • State and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Europe
  • Islam and the West: Artistic and Cultural Contacts
  • Muslim Britain: Perspectives and Realities
List C (Languages)
  • Persian for Readers of Arabic Script (PG)
  • Introduction to Standard Modern Arabic
  • Arabic 2 (PG)
  • Advanced Standard Modern Arabic
  • Arabic 4 (PG)
  • Swahili 1 (PG)
  • Intermediate Swahili 2A (PG)
  • Swahili 3 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 1 (PG)
  • Urdu Language 2 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 1 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 2 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 3 (PG)
  • Indonesian Language 4 (PG)

This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants

If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.

Programme Specification
  • MA Islamic Societies and Cultures - Programme Specification 2013/14 (msword; 92kb)
  • MA Islamic Societies and Cultures - Programme Specification 2017-18 (pdf; 133kb)
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MA Islamic Societies and Cultures

£ 9,225 + VAT