Modern Languages and International Relations (Arabic)
The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied if you choose Arabic as your language pathway.
For information on typical modules for International Relations, please check the course page.
These modules may change from time to time. Read more in our terms and conditions.
Year 1
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Compulsory Modules
At Level 1, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take 40 credits in International Relations and 80 credits in Arabic. Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB1001 | Beginning Arabic 1 | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB1002 | Beginning Arabic 2 | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
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 |
PIED1511 | International Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
Year 2
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for years 3 and 4 are not yet available. Before you enter years 3 and 4 details of modules for those years will be provided.
Compulsory Modules
At Level 2, students must study 120 credits. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. Students are required to take 40 credits in IR and a minimum of 60 credits in Arabic. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Arabic. Students must take the following compulsory modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB2010 | Advanced Arabic Grammar and Translation | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2020 | Essential Skills in Practical Arabic | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | PFP |
PIED2559 | Global Security Challenges | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | PFP |
Optional Modules
Students are required to study a minimum of 20 credits and may study up to 40 credits of the following optional modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB2015 | The Shari’a: Theory, Practice, Transformations | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARAB2091 | Arab Media, Politics and Society | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2181 | Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB2190 | Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
ARAB2310 | Modern Middle Eastern History | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Students may study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL2001 | Linguists into Schools | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2015 | Black Europe | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2070 | Reception, Transmission and Translation: The Global Circulation of Literature | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MODL2075 | Global Environmental Humanities | 20 | Not running in 202425 | |
MODL2250 | Digital Communications Across Cultures | 20 | Not running in 202425 |
Discovery Modules
All students may take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year 3
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
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Compulsory Modules
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL9500 | LCS Year Abroad | 120 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Year 4
(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Full module details for year 4 are not yet available. Before you enter year 4 full details of modules for that year will be provided.
Compulsory Modules
At Level 3, students must study 120 credits. Students are required to take a minimum of 40 credits in Arabic and a minimum of 40 credits in IR. Overall, students must take 100 credits across their two subjects. The remaining 20 credits may be taken as discovery modules or as further options with Arabic. All students must take 40 credits as a Final Year Project (FYP) module, which can be taken in - and count towards - either of their two subjects (EITHER IR OR Arabic). Students will be required to study the following compulsory module:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB3020 | Advanced Skills in Arabic Language | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
Optional Modules
All students will be required to study ONE of the following Finale Year Project (FYP) modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL3300 | Final Year Project: Dissertation | 40 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | PFP |
MODL3340 | Final Year Project: Extended Translation | 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 Arabic (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) are required to take 40 credits and rom the following lists of optional modules (from EITHER Basket 1 OR Basket 2). Students can take only ONE module per Basket.
Basket 1
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Basket 2:
- Climate Emergencies - 20 credits
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PIED3650 | Global Political Economy | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students who take their FYP in IR (PIED3750) are required to take a minimum of 20 credits and may take up to 40 credits from the following list of optional modules.
Students who take their FYP in Arabic (MODL3300/MODL3340/MODL3350) may take up to 20 credits from the following list of optional modules.
- The Quran and Hadith - 20 credits
- [Title to be defined: module about cinemas and audio-visual cultures in the Middle East and North Africa] - 20 credits
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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ARAB3072 | Islam and Modernity | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
ARAB3110 | Middle Eastern Politics: Regimes, Societies and Conflict | 20 | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
ARAB3888 | Advanced Media Arabic: Translation Skills in Text Typology | 20 | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
All students may choose to take 20 credits of the following optional modules:
Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
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MODL3200 | Representing the Holocaust: Transgression and the Taboo | 20 | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
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) |
Discovery Modules
Students may choose to take 20 credits of discovery modules.