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M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East (Studienordnung 2020)

0593a_MA120

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  • Studying the Middle East

    0593aA1.1

    Learning objectives:

    Students are aware of the complexity of the Near and Middle East as a field of research, region, and area of cultural production regarding its diversity in terms of languages, religions, and cultures. They gain insights into the fields of study and expertise represented by the disciplines involved in the master’s program Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East with attention to the complex nature of history, societies, cultures of text and cultures of knowledge, languages, and literature. They are familiar with the diversity and interrelatedness of scholarly approaches within Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East, which in turn allows them to assess the corresponding secondary literature critically. They are conscious of intercultural and epistemological challenges involved in dealing with the history, society, culture, literature, and language of the Near and Middle East. This awareness lets them answer complex questions and present the results of their research and analyses coherently and comprehensibly either in writing or orally.

    Content:

    The module offers in-depth, interdisciplinary insights into the Near and Middle East as a field of research, as a region and as a space of cultural production. A variety of phenomena including language, cultural history, religion, and traditions of knowledge are up for discussion, especially regarding paradigms with historical implications, such as identity, gender, cultures of memory, nationalism, modernization, exile; this includes research trends as well as the possibility to focus on historical periods or geographical regions. Students get practice conducting academic work as they encounter varying issues, research debates, and research literature, as well as by using tools specific to the study of the Near and Middle East. Using methods from the humanities and cultural studies, they work on an interdisciplinary topic with a focus on one or more selected regions in the Near and Middle East. This work includes several written assignments designed to help them compose an academic paper.

    Modes of instruction/ Contact hours / Regular attendance required

    Lecture / 2 SWS / yes

    Methodology course / 2 SWS / yes

    Module assessment

    Written assignment (approx. 5000 words); the module assessment is graded on a pass/fail basis only.

    Language

    English (or if applicable, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic,Turkish)

    Total workload

    450 hours (15 credit points)

    duration / Frequency

    One semester / Every winter semester Schließen
    Modul ohne Lehrangebot

  • Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Middle East

    0593aA1.2

    Learning objectives:

    Students gain advanced skills need to conduct independent research in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East from a global perspective. They can position themselves and situate complex issues from the fields of cultures, literatures, languages, history, and societies of the Near and Middle East in current debates, especially regarding the comparative analysis of processes and problems that cut across different regions. They are skilled to apply interdisciplinary methods to answer complex questions of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East in writing and orally. They have broad, detailed, and up-to-date knowledge as well as a critical understanding of one or more subject areas in the transregional field of Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East.

    Content:

    The module provides students with sound specialist knowledge of central topics in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East from a global perspective. The module focuses on the comparative analysis of historical, social, and cultural formations regarding issues that have global relevance, such as gender, human rights, imperialism, nationalism, identity, language, and literature. Students are instructed to compare the effects of such processes in a differentiated manner regarding the Near and Middle East. They practice analyzing problems on their own from a cross-disciplinary and transregional perspective and apply interdisciplinary theories and methods.

    Modes of instruction/ Contact hours / Regular attendance required

    Advanced seminar / 2 SWS / yes

    Methodology course / 2 SWS / yes

    Module assessment

    Term paper (approx. 5000 words)

    Language

    English (or if applicable, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic,Turkish)

    Total workload

    450 hours (15 credit points)

    duration / Frequency

    One or two semesters / Every semester Schließen

  • Communicating Research in Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East

    0593aA1.3

    Learning objectives:

    Students can plan and carry out research endeavors independently and present them comprehensibly. They are enabled to reflect on their research question and substantiate their approach, selection of methods and, if applicable, their choice of sources in the setting of scholarly discussions. They learn how to present the benefits of their theoretical and methodological approaches convincingly by contrasting them with other relevant approaches and explaining the advantages in relation to their thesis project.

    Content:

    Both before and during the master’s thesis, students participate in a colloquium, where they discuss their concepts and open questions with fellow students and instructors. They present their topics, theoretical and methodological approaches to their thesis and initial results.

    Modes of instruction/ Contact hours / Regular attendance required

    Colloquium/ 2 SWS / yes

    Module assessment

    Poster presentation (approx. 10 minutes); the module assessment is graded on a pass/fail basis only.

    Language

    English (or if applicable, Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Syriac-Aramaic,Turkish)

    Total workload

    150 hours (5 credit points)

    duration / Frequency

    One or two semesters / Every semester Schließen
    • 14564 Colloquium
      (C) Communicating Research in ISME (Victoria Mummelthei; Lukas Mühlethaler)
      Zeit: Di 10:00-12:00, zusätzliche Termine siehe LV-Details (Erster Termin: 23.04.2024)
      Ort: -1.2009 großer Hörsaal (UG) (Fabeckstr. 23/25)
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