Arabic Studies

The minimum entry requirement for Arabic honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Arabic studies or a related discipline and an average grade over the second/third year subjects within the major equivalent to at least an H2A (75%).

Students undertaking pure honours in Arabic must complete:

• Arabic Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic A (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic B (12.5 points); and
• 25 points of elective subjects: either Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), Topics in Arabic & Islamic Studies, or any fourth year elective from the National Centre of Excellent in Islamic Studies. All listed electives are worth 12.5 points.

Students undertaking combined honours in Arabic must complete:

• Arabic Studies Thesis (37.5 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Two subjects in honours-level Arabic studies (25 points); and
• Two subjects in the combining discipline (25 points).

Or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (37.5 points); and
• Two subjects in the combining discipline (25 points); and
• Three subjects in Arabic studies (37.5 points).

Compulsory subjects

Elective subjects