POSTGRADUATE PROSPECTUS

122NEAR AND MIDDLE EASTMA ISLAMIC STUDIESNot all courses listed below may be available everyyear. For courses being offered in 2008/09, pleasevisit the relevant departmental website or contactthe Faculty office. Some courses may be taught inother departments of the School.OPTIONAL COURSES: GROUP A- Qur’an and Hadith Studies- Islamic Legal Texts in Arabic- The Qur’an: Language, Style and Translation intoEnglish- Islamic Texts- Translation of Islamic Texts a project- The Hadith: Language, Style and Translation intoEnglish- Sufism- Islamic Philosophical Theology: Studies in MuslimDoctrine and HeresiographyOPTIONAL COURSES: GROUP B- Modern Trends in Islam- Studies in Early Islamic Art and Archaeology- Studies in later Islamic Art and Archaeology 1:Art and Patronage of the Mamluks- Mamluk Art- Ottoman Art- Miniature Painting of the Arab World- Painting and Calligraphy of the Islamic World- History of Islam in Africa- Origins and Early Development of Islam in theMiddle East: Problems and Perspectives- Islam in South Asia- Islamic Law I- Music of the Near and Middle East (Masters)MA ISRAELI STUDIESDURATIONOne calendar year (full-time)Two or three years (part-time, daytime only)START OF PROGRAMMESeptember intake onlyENTRY REQUIREMENTSAt least upper second class first degree and stronginterest in the subjectPROGRAMME CONVENORDr Colin ShindlerSEE ALSO:MA Near and Middle Eastern StudiesThe MA Israeli Studies is an interdisciplinarydegree which will explore the history, culture,politics, languages, and music of Israel and itsrelationship with the Jews of the Diaspora.STRUCTUREThe MA consists of:• Three taught courses – one major subject andtwo minor – which start in October and finishin April;• Two essays – each to be completed by the endof the winter and spring terms;• A three-hour examination in June;• A dissertation in the major subject to becompleted by the following September.MA ISRAELI STUDIESNot all courses listed below may be available everyyear. For courses being offered in 2008/09, pleasevisit the relevant departmental website or contactthe Faculty office. Some courses may be taught inother departments of the School.OPTIONAL COURSESTwo Israeli Studies courses (one major and oneminor) from:- Zionist Ideology- Israel, the Arab World and the Palestinians- Modern Israel through its Culture- A Historical Approach to Israeli Literature- Modern Hebrew Poetry- Jews and Genetics: History and Identity (Masters)(half unit)- The Prose Literature and Culture of the Haskalah(Masters) (half unit)AND either one further minor from the above listor from the following:- Music of the Jews- Modern Hebrew language courses (Masters)- Judaism in the Hellenistic and Roman Period- Family, Work, and Leisure in Ancient Judaism(half unit)- Judaism and Gender (half unit)Courses are offered at different levels of competencein both languages