Middle Eastern Studies (Research): Arabic (APB)
This is a specialisation of the Middle Eastern Studies Research Master.
First Year
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| Sources and Methods of Middle East Studies: History and Social Theory | 10 | ||
| Text and transmission | 10 | ||
| Term paper: Critical Study of Literature and Sources in Preparation for the MPhil Thesis | 10 | ||
| Bi-weekly staff seminar in Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies | 0 | ||
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Literature seminar I & II : choose two of the following five courses: |
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| Culture and Society in the Medieval Islamic World | 10 | ||
| Issues in the Middle East: Islam and Modernity | 10 | ||
| Languages and Cultures of the Maghreb | 10 | ||
| The Islamic book: from Manuscript to Modern Media | 10 | ||
| Trends in Arabic literary history, past and present | 10 | ||
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Choose one of the following three courses on offer |
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| Anthropology of Muslim Societies | 10 | ||
| Arabic dialectology: a linguistic approach to spoken forms of Arabic | 10 | ||
| Social Movements and Social Change in the Middle East | 10 | ||
Second Year
| Course | EC | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intellectual and Cultural Debates | 10 | ||
| Start of Mphil thesis (10 ects) | 0 | ||
| MPhil Thesis | 40 | ||
| Bi-weekly staff seminar in Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies | 0 | ||
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Choose one of the following four courses |
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| Culture and Society in the Medieval Islamic World | 10 | ||
| Issues in the Middle East: Islam and Modernity | 10 | ||
| Languages and Cultures of the Maghreb | 10 | ||
| Trends in Arabic literary history, past and present | 10 | ||
More info
Start of the academic year 2009-2010
The Department welcomes its Master students and those from other departments in the
School of Middle Eastern Studies on Monday, August 31, 11.15 -15.00 hrs in Building
Matthias de Vrieshof 4, room 008A.
Classes will start on Monday, September 7. The academic year, however, officially starts on 31 August 2009.
We expect you to be in Leiden on that date.
Prior to the start of the academic year, Leiden University offers you an Induction Programme consisting of three parts.
1) 10-14 August- “EL CID” Orientation Week (Costs 60 EURO)
2) 17-26 August ACCULTURATION WEEKS (Costs 200 EURO)
3) A two day introduction programme organized by the International Office. This
two-day programme, which this year will take place on August 27 and 28, consists
of a general introduction to the university, the city of Leiden, and the student
organisations. This programme is free of charge.
FAQ on the start of the programme.