Arabic Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !104-AA-SPC+1002 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012
Overview:

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%).

Objectives:

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Structure & Available Subjects:

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 Excellence 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).

Subject Options:

Compulsory subjects:

75 points for students in pure Arabic honours

Combined honours students need to refer to the structure above.

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 2
12.50

Elective subjects:

Students must complete 25 points of elective subjects either from the list below or any fourth year elective from the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS) - http://www.nceis.unimelb.edu.au/

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/arabic
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)

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