MH5604 Themes in Iranian History (DL)

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Restricted to those students enrolled on the MLitt Iranian studies DL programme

Planned timetable

12-2pm Thurs

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof A M Ansari

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Prof Ali Ansari, Dr Siavush Randjbar-Daemi, Dr Angus Stewart, Dr Dimitri Kastritsis, Prof Andrew Peacock and Dr Timothy Greenwood

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module is intended to introduce students to themes and debates in Iranian history. The module will look at methodological problems, questions of historiography, including source analysis, the construction of narratives and contemporary debates. There will also be opportunities to address key concepts and ideas including but not limited to the idea of the state, state-society relations, religion, identity, and ideologies/nationalism. Coursework will be designed to allow students to undertake more in depth analysis of case studies relating to their particular regional and historical interests within the remit of the module.

Relationship to other modules

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU PASS MH5101 OR TAKE MH5101,YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU PASS MH5414 OR TAKE MH5414

Assessment pattern

a total of 6000 words coursework to be divided into two pieces of work, normally 2 x 3000 word essays

Re-assessment

a new piece of coursework totalling 4500 words

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hours per week (x10)

Scheduled learning hours

24

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

288

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • By the end of the module students will be able to understand the major fault lines in academic debates
  • By the end of the module students will be able to appreciate and be able to distinguish different disciplinary approaches to the study of Middle Eastern and Iranian history
  • By the end of the module students will be able to appreciate and be able to show familiarity with a range of primary source material, written and visual
  • By the end of the module students will be able to appreciate and be able to present clear analytical discussions of theoretical approaches and material
  • By the end of the module students will be able to appreciate and be able to engage critically with unfamiliar source genres and political debates
  • By the end of the module students will be able to appreciate and be able to identify and employ appropriate bibliographical resources