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First Year

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Sources and Methods of Middle East Studies: History and Social Theory 10
Bi-weekly staff seminar in Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies 0
Master's Thesis 20

Choose one of the following four courses on offer (1)
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

Choose one of the courses taught at the University of Amsterdam. Contact your advisor, if you prefer a second semester course.
Arabic linguistics: Historical sources for Arabic Colloquials 10
Arabic Literature I: Convention and Originality in Andalusian Poetry 10
Arabic Literature II: Iraq and Yemen. Revolution and Literature 1945-1960 10
Occidentalism: the 'Other' in Arab Ideologies 10

Choose one of the following four courses on offer (2)
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
Text and transmission 10

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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.

Time table first semester