• Offered by Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Classification Advanced
  • Course subject Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies
  • Areas of interest Arab and Islamic Studies, Middle East Studies, Language Studies

This course provides students with the opportunity, through various combinations of lectures, seminars, readings and written research and analysis, to complete intensive study in one or more topics relating to Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Understand one or more complex issues relevant to Middle Eastern and Central Asian studies;
  2. Analyse those issues using relevant theories and advanced research methods;
  3. Formulate sophisticated responses to those issues; and
  4. Communicate those issues and responses persuasively in writing and/or orally.

Other Information

Semester 2, 2018
Political Sectarianism in the Middle East

Indicative Assessment

The assessment will comprise one essay of 4000-5000 words (50%) and one take-home final examination (40%) and class participation (10%)

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 12 hours of seminars; and b) 118 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies. Alternatively you may gain permission of the Course Convener to enrol in this course.

Preliminary Reading

 

 

 

 

 

Specialisations

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2018 $3180
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2018 $4860
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

First Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
2003 25 Feb 2019 04 Mar 2019 31 Mar 2019 31 May 2019 In Person View

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