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First year

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Eerste semester

Gezamenlijk met de andere specialisaties

Academic Skills (Middle Eastern Studies)
Geschiedenis van het Midden-Oosten 1 (600-1500) 5
Linguistic History of the Middle East 5

Islamstudies

Introduction to the Study of Islam 5
Kerncurriculum: Introduction to Religious Studies 5

Kies één taal (10 EC)

Beginner's Hebrew 10
Beginner's Turkish 10
Indonesian 1 10
Modern Standard Arabic 1 5
Modern Standard Arabic 2 5
Persian Language and Culture 1 10

Tweede semester

Gezamenlijk met de andere specialisaties

History of the Modern Middle East: Transformations and Challenges 5
Seminar Middle East 1 5

Islamstudies

Islam in the Modern World 5

Kies 1 van de volgende pakketten (15 EC)

Pakket Arabisch

Modern Standard Arabic 3 5
Modern Standard Arabic 4 5
Teksten Arabisch 1: verhalen 5

Pakket Perzisch

Persian Language and Culture 2 10
Introduction to Persian Literature 5

Pakket Turks

Introduction to Turkish Literature 5
Pre-Intermediate Turkish 10

Pakket Hebreeuws

Hebrew Grammar 5
Pre-Intermediate Hebrew 10

Pakket Indonesisch

Indonesian 2 10
Nation, Community, Self: Questions of Culture in South and Southeast Asia 5

Tweede jaar

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Eerste semester

Gezamenlijke cursussen

Kerncurriculum: Wetenschapsfilosofie 5

Electives: kies één van de volgende werkcolleges:

Ottoman History and Culture 5
Anthropology of the Middle East 5

Electives: kies één van volgende hoorcolleges:

The History of Morocco 5
History of Central Asia & Afghanistan 5
History of Contemporary Iran 5

Islamstudies

Islam and Society 5
Islam in Southeast Asia: The Basics 5
Islamic Law 5

Tweede semester

Islamic Art and Material Culture 5
Islam in Europe 5
Modern Thinkers and Trends in Islam 5
Seminar Middle Eastern Studies 2 5
The World of Shi’i Islam: History, Art and Culture 5
World Philosophies: Middle East 5

Third year

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Eerste semester

Comparative Literatures of the Middle East 5
Sufism: Islamic mysticism (optional course) 5

Elective: kies een van de twee

International Relations of the Middle East (BA) 5
The Living Quran 5

Facultatieve vakken

Studenten mogen zelf kiezen of ze deze extra vakken wel of niet volgen.

Middle Eastern Studies: Connecting to the Labour Market 5

Tweede semester

BA Eindwerkstuk Midden-Oostenstudies en seminar 15

Career Preparation