Modern Languages and Politics (Arabic)

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied on your chosen language pathway.

For information on typical modules for Politics, 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

Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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
PIED1601	Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)	PFP

Year 2

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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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 Politics and a minimum of 60 credits in Arabic.

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

Students must take the following compulsory modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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

Optional Modules

Students will be required to study 40 credits from the following lists of optional modules (from Basket 1 AND Basket 2). Students can take only ONE module per Basket:

Basket 1

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
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)

Basket 2:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
PIED2161	Media and Democracy	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2301	Politics and Policy in the EU	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2455	State and Politics in Africa	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)
PIED2463	United States Politics	20	Semester 1 (Sep to Jan)
PIED2721	Approaches to Analysis	20	Semester 2 (Jan to Jun)

Students must also take a minimum of 20 credits from the following optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
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 from the following lists of optional modules:

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
FOAH2020	Towards the Future: Skills in Context	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

Students may choose to take 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
MODL9500	LCS Year Abroad	120	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Year 4

(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

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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 Politics. 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 Politics OR Arabic).

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

Students will be required to study the following compulsory module

Code	Title	Credits	Semester	Pass for Progression
ARAB3020	Advanced Skills in Arabic Language	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)	PFP

Optional Modules

Students will be 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
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 from 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
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
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 Politics (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.

Code	Title	Credits	Semester
ARAB3120	The Hadith: History, Criticism and Canonisation	20	Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun)
ARAB3190	Performing Islam: Piety and Environment in Dialogue	20	Not running in 202425
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
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.