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You must take the compulsory modules listed below These total 105 credits You must therefore choose an additional 15 credit option module either from within the Institute of Arabic and Islamic studies or from outside of the department under modularity as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module

You must achieve a stage average of 50% including a mark of at least 50% in ARA1033B to be eligible to study abroad in stage 2 of the programme If you do not achieve a 50% stage average and at least 50% in ARA1033B you will be required to either repeat stage 1 of the programme or to transfer to a 3 programme of study that does not include study abroad

Compulsory modules
Code Module Credits
ARA1010 Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East 15
ARA1018 Introduction to Islam 15
ARA1033A Elementary Arabic Language I 30
ARA1033B Elementary Arabic Language II 30
ARA1036 Histories of the Middle East 600-1800 CE 15
Optional modules
A maximum of 15 credits of options can be chosen from options not listed in the programme specifications including Arab and Islamic Studies options

Code Module Credits
MArabic S1 opt 2019-0
ARA1013 Elementary Persian 15
ARA1030 Introduction to Islamic Archaeology 15
ARA1020 Elementary Persian 2 15
ARA1031 Elementary Turkish I 15
ARA1032 Elementary Turkish II 15

Stage 2 is spent abroad in an accredited institution which has a formal study abroad agreement with the University of Exeter along with a work placement in the Arabic-speaking world directly following the study abroad period

Compulsory modules
Code Module Credits
ARA2174 Year Abroad with Work Placement 120

Compulsory modules
Code Module Credits
ARA3190 Intermediate Arabic Language 30
ARA3196 Independent Research 30
Optional modules
You must select a further 60 credits of options modules

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Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes this is due to timetable module size constraints and availability

You may select up to 30 credits from outside of the department under modularity as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module

In the final stage of the degree you undertake postgraduate Masters modules

Stage 4 includes i a further period of study abroad during part of the Autumn Term spent in an accredited institution in the Arabic-speaking world and ii a short work placement in the Arabic-speaking world directly following the study abroad period Please note that these periods of study and work abroad are explicitly linked to the Advanced Arabic Language module

Compulsory modules
Code Module Credits
ARAM081 Advanced Arabic Language 30
ARAM082 Dissertation 60
Optional modules
ONE 30 credit postgraduate module from the portfolio of IAIS Masters modules available

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Please note that modules are subject to change and not all modules are available across all programmes this is due to timetable module size constraints and availability

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