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Master of Letters Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies


Master of Letters Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies
Code Module name Credits
(( Core in Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies 30 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: IR5029, IR5058, IR5510, IR5527 AND
IR5029 Conflict and Peace in Post-Communist Eurasia 30
IR5058 New and emerging security threats in the Caucasus and Central Asia 30
Central Asia in World Order 30
IR5527 Conflicts, Security and Democracy in the Greater Caucasus (30) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 30 and 40 credits from Module List: IR5059, IR5115, IR5415, IR5502, IR5518 - IR5520, IR5522 - IR5523, IR5525 - IR5526, IR5528, MH5111 AND
Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
Social Movements and Ideologies 30
IR5502 Global and Transnational Islamism 30
Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR5519 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
IR5522 Special Topics in Modern Middle East Politics 30
IR5525 The Arab-Israeli Conflict Past and Present 30
IR5526 Law and Society in the Modern Middle East: Local, Regional and International Dimensions 30
Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa 30
MH5111 Iran and the World since 1921 40
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 30 and 40 credits from Modules: IR5007,5030,5039-5040,5051,5053,5055,5059,5061-5064,5066,5099,5408,5412,5415,5520,5528-5529,5533,5904,5921-5923 ) OR
Terrorism and Liberal Democracy 30
Religion and International Politics 30
Political Economy of Conflict 30
Emergent Great Powers 30
Human Rights, Politics and Power 30
The First World War and its impact on the Global System 30
Agency and Strategy in Non-Western Political Thought 30
Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
Security and Justice Institutions in World Politcs 30
Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Latin America 30
Spaces of Securitization 30
The Military in Politics 30
The Global Politics of Everyday Life 30
Global Constitutionalism 30
'Reason of State': Origin, Nature and Career of a Concept 30
Social Movements and Ideologies 30
International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa 30
International Society and Central Asia 30
The Political Lives of Objects in Eurasia 30
Terrorism after 1945 30
State Responses to Terrorism 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
( Core in Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies 30 AND
View list 60 credits from Modules: IR5007,5030,5039-5040,5051,5053,5055,5059,5061-5064,5066,5099,5408,5412,5415,5520,5528-5529,5533,5904,5921-5923 AND
Terrorism and Liberal Democracy 30
Religion and International Politics 30
Political Economy of Conflict 30
Emergent Great Powers 30
Human Rights, Politics and Power 30
The First World War and its impact on the Global System 30
Agency and Strategy in Non-Western Political Thought 30
Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
Security and Justice Institutions in World Politcs 30
Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Latin America 30
Spaces of Securitization 30
The Military in Politics 30
The Global Politics of Everyday Life 30
Global Constitutionalism 30
'Reason of State': Origin, Nature and Career of a Concept 30
Social Movements and Ideologies 30
International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa 30
International Society and Central Asia 30
The Political Lives of Objects in Eurasia 30
Terrorism after 1945 30
State Responses to Terrorism 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
View list Between 30 and 40 credits from Russian, Arabic or Persian modules appropriate to the student's level of proficiency. )) AND
Elementary Russian Language 1 20
Elementary Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
Intermediate Russian (Summer Course) 40
Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 1 20
Advanced Intermediate Russian Language 2 20
Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 1 10
Intermediate Russian Literature and Culture 2 10
Advanced Russian Language 1, Part 1 15
Advanced Russian Language 1, Part 2 15
Advanced Russian Translation 1 15
RU3021 Russian Poetry of the Golden Age 15
RU3022 The Nineteenth-Century Russian Novel 15
A Special Russian Author of the Nineteenth Century 15
RU3025 Russian Fiction 1880 - 1917 15
RU3026 Russian Modernist Fiction 1900 - 1940 15
RU3027 Soviet Fiction 1917 - 1940 15
RU3030 A Special Russian Author of the Twentieth Century 15
RU3031 Russian 'Village Prose': 1953 - 1980 15
RU3041 Early Nineteenth-Century Russian Intellectual History 15
RU3042 Late Nineteenth-Century Russian Intellectual History 15
Theatre and Performance in Twentieth-Century Russia 15
Russia's Literary Easts 15
RU3045 Russian ?migrÚ Writing 15
RU3046 Soviet Culture Under Stalin 15
Russian Integrated Year Abroad 60
Semester of Study in Russia 60
RU3103 Summer Residential Project in Russia 15
RU3105 Russian Integrated Year Abroad: Semester 1 30
RU3106 Russian Integrated Year Abroad: Semester 2 30
Advanced Russian Translation 2 15
RU4020 Directed Readings in Central and East European Languages 1 15
RU4042 The Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature 15
Advanced Russian Language 2 15
RU4102 Advanced Russian Oral Skills 0
Russian Communication Skills 15
RU4106 Advanced Russian for Business 15
RU4120 Directed Readings in Central and East European Languages 2 15
RU4128 Soviet Literature 1940 - 1991 15
RU4130 Issues in Russian Cultural Memory 15
RU4131 Russian 'Village Prose': 1953 - 1980 15
RU4132 Contemporary Russian Literature 15
Russian Children's Literature (1900 - 2015) 15
RU4140 The Russian Silver Age: Art and Time 15
The Fantastic in Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature 15
Gender in Russian Literature and Culture 15
RU4144 Russian Crime Fiction 15
RU4150 History of Russian Cinema 15
RU4151 The City in Soviet and Russian Cinema 15
RU4152 Vladimir Nabokov 15
Voices of the Russian Enlightenment 15
Dissertation on a Russian Topic 15
Long Dissertation a Russian Topic 30
RU4201 Directed Readings in Central and East European Languages 1 15
RU5001 Advanced Translation 40
RU5003 The Structure and Development of Russian 40
RU5006 Slavonic Linguistics and Philology 1 20
RU5007 Slavonic Linguistics and Philology 2 20
New Approaches to the Russian Literary Canon (40) 40
New Approaches to the Russian Literary Canon (20) 20
Specialised Research in Russian Studies 20
RU5021 The Nineteenth-Century Russian Short Story 40
RU5023 The Russian Novel 1840 - 1880 40
RU5031 Russian Modernist Fiction 1895 - 1930 40
RU5033 Russian Literature 1550 - 1750 40
RU5035 Russian Writers of the 1920s 40
RU5037 Russian Acmeism 40
RU5039 Russian Fiction 1880 - 1940 40
RU5041 Detailed Study of a Russian Author or Period 40
Dissertation for MLitt Programme/s 60
RU5100 Readings in Central and Eastern European Languages 20
RU5201 Old Church Slavonic 40
RU5301 A Special Subject in Russian Culture 20
Arabic for Beginners 1 20
Arabic for Beginners 2 20
Intermediate Arabic 1 20
Intermediate Arabic 2 20
Introduction to Classical Arab Culture 20
AR3201 Media Arabic 30
AR3206 Literary Arabic 30
AR3250 Key Texts in Classical Arabic Literature and Culture 1 30
Media Arabic 1 15
Media Arabic 2 15
Modern Arab Culture and Society 15
Arabic Short Stories 1 15
Arabic Short Stories 2 15
Key Texts in Classical Arabic Literature and Culture 1 15
Key Texts in Classical Arabic Literature and Culture 2 15
AR4205 Advanced Arabic 30
AR4235 Modern Arabic Literature: Novellas 30
AR4251 Key Texts in Classical Arabic Literature and Culture 2 30
Advanced Arabic 1 15
Advanced Arabic 2 15
Exile and Identity 15
Novellas 15
Classical Arabic Poetry 15
Classical Arabic Prose 15
Dissertation in Arabic Studies 30
AR5023 Further Arabic for Postgraduates 40
Persian for Beginners 1 20
Persian for Beginners 2 20
Intermediate Persian 1 20
Intermediate Persian 2 20
Higher Intermediate Persian 1 15
Higher Intermediate Persian 2 15
Key Texts in Modern Persian Literature 15
Modern Iran through Cinema 15
Modernity and Iranian Drama 15
Advanced Persian 1 15
Advanced Persian 2 15
Introduction to Classical Persian Literature 15
Female Identity in Contemporary Iran 15
Short Dissertation on a Persian Topic 15
Long Dissertation on a Persian Topic 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the entry for each individual module above
Dissertation for MLitt Programme/s 60

Further requirements

Choose 180 credits in academic year