| CODE | NES3020 | ||||||
| TITLE | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Area of Specialization | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will examine students in a synoptic manner. Depending on their area of specialization, students have to demonstrate an ability to integrate their knowledge and understanding of Near/Middle Eastern languages and literature, the history and archaeology of the ancient Near East, or contemporary Middle Eastern affairs covered in different study-units throughout the course of the degree. Students will prepare for this study-unit through personal study and tutorial sessions with the respective tutors. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to train students to: 1. integrate the knowledge and understanding acquired in the study-units falling in their respective area of specialization: Near/Middle Eastern languages and literature, the history and archaeology of the ancient Near East, or contemporary Middle Eastern affairs; 2. develop an interdisciplinary sensibility and create thematic links between different subjects within their area of specialization. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. demonstrate a critical and holistic understanding of Near/Middle Eastern languages and literature, or the history and archaeology of the ancient Near East, or contemporary Middle Eastern affairs; 2. appraise and debate major themes relevant to the respective areas of specialization; 3. analyze and interpret pertinent primary and secondary sources, and evaluate competing interpretations of the data; 4. formulate historical, cultural, and linguistic syntheses on the basis of these sources. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. develop an interdisciplinary sensibility; 2. synthesize and evaluate disparate, but related, sets of data; 3. demonstrate a high level of critical thinking. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Tutorial | ||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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