The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme in 2023/24 or before. For students entering the programme from September 2024 or after, you can find the details of your programme: BA Middle Eastern Studies and Politics(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.
General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
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Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB1150 | Early and Medieval Islamic History | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB1171 | Studying the Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL1100 | Politics, Culture and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PIED1601 | Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Students will be required to study 20 credits of discovery modules
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In Level 2 students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in each of their main subjects. Of the remaining credits, 20 credits should be taken in one of the named subjects; the final 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or in either of the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an Honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3).
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB2181 | Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| ARAB2310 | Modern Middle Eastern History | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates are required to study 20 credits from the following options:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB2091 | Arab Media, Politics and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2330 | The Politics of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Middle East | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Political Theory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Candidates will be required to study ONE of the following Government and Political Systems modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 | Not running in 202425 | PFP |
| PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Candidates may choose to take additional credits from the following optional modules (if not taken above):
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB2091 | Arab Media, Politics and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| ARAB2330 | The Politics of Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Middle East | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED2100 | British Central Government | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2161 | Media and Democracy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2220 | North-South Linkages | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2559 | Global Security Challenges | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED2721 | Approaches to Analysis | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students may also choose to study the below module as long as they are not already enrolled onto Linguists into Schools
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject, pursue additional modules in the two named subjects or take the above FOAH module
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At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Middle Eastern Studies and a minimum of 40 credits in Politics.
All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be take in – and count towards – either Midde Eastern Studies or Politics.
All students are required to study ONE of the following Final Year Project modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| MODL3350 | Final Year Project: Digital Documentary (Podcast) | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
| PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Students who take their FYP in Politics are required to take a minimum of 40 credits from the following list:
All students may choose up to 40 credits of further modules from this list:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAB3072 | Islam and Modernity | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
| ARAB3110 | Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
| ARAB3190 | Performing Islam: Piety and Environment in Dialogue | 20 | Not running in 202425 | PFP |
| MODL3410 | Contemporary World Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| MODL3600 | Material Cultures and Cultures of Consumption | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| MODL3610 | Adventures of the Imagination: Crime and the Fantastic Across Continents | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3620 | Decolonial Approaches | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3630 | Social Movements across Cultures | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| MODL3650 | Minoritised Languages, Dialects and Cultures from Past to Present | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| MODL3800 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
- Not all modules will be available every year.
Students who take their FYP in Middle Eastern Studies are required to take at least 40 credits from the following list:
All students may choose up to 40 credits of further modules from this list:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3160 | Prime Ministers and British Politics | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED3170 | The End of British Politics? | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3199 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3302 | Extreme Right Parties in Contemporary Europe | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED3305 | The Far Right in Europe and Beyond | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
| PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| PIED3650 | Global Political Economy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in Middle Eastern Studies or Politics.
Finalists may only take Level 1 modules that are listed as Discovery Skills modules (skd) and only to the value of 20 credits.
Last updated: 11/11/2024 11:45:38
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