2013/14 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARAB1020 Arab and Islamic History up to 1517

20 creditsClass Size: 60

Module manager: Dr Fozia Bora
Email: F.G.Bora@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2013/14

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module offers a stimulating and broad overview of the history of the Arab world, from the advent of Islam in the 6th century up to the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in the 16th. We will examine this history in political, social and intellectual terms, using a variety of source materials including historiography (chronicles and biography), archaeology and coinage. Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminars, and will include multi-media resources (film, journalism, podcasts) where possible. The module offers an essential historical contextualisation of the role of Islam and Middle Eastern culture in the modern world.

Objectives

To survey the political, social and intellectual history of the Arabs and Islam from the sixth century CE up to the end of the Mamluk period in 1517.

Skills outcomes
- Efficient time-management
- Preparation of coherent arguments
- Critical analysis of source material
- Development of self-confidence in speaking and writing

Syllabus

This module will examine the birth of the Islamic caliphate and the ‘Rashidun’ era; the scope and success of the Islamic conquests; the Crusades; institutions of learning in the Islamic world; the role of women in the Middle Eastern history; Islamic Spain; and the rise and fall of successive Arab dynasties, including the Umayyads, ‘Abbasids, Saljuqs, Fatimids, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	21	1.00	21.00
Seminar	11	1.00	11.00
Private study hours			168.00
Total Contact hours			32.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

preparatory reading for lectures/seminars, completion of coursework as well as preparation for presentations and exams

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

- Formal written formative feedback on essays
- Informal formative feedback on oral presentations
- Checking attendance throughout the year
- Access to weekly office hours.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Oral Presentation	20 minutes	10.00
Essay	2000 words	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		40.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	2 hr 00 mins	60.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		60.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/12/2013

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