Arabic Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-ARTS-SPC+1002 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Year and Campus: 2013
Overview:

A major in Arabic Studies with an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.

Objectives:

See course objectives

Structure & Available Subjects:

Students undertaking pure honours in Arabic must complete:

• Arabic Studies Thesis (50 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic A (12.5 points); and
• Honours Arabic B (12.5 points); and
• One elective subject: either Supervised Reading (Asia Institute), or one other Arabic Studies related hnours or post-graduate subject agreed to by the Arabic Studies convenor, 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 (50 points); and
• Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
• Three Honours subjects from the combining discipline (totalling 37.5 points).

Or

• Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
• One honours subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
• Three subjects in Arabic studies (37.5 points), normally Honours Arabic A, Honours Arabic B and Supervised Reading (Asia Institute).

Subject Options:

Compulsory subjects:

87.5 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:
Not offered in 2013
25
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50

Elective subjects:

Students must complete one 12.5 point elective subject from the list below:

  • MULTI9002 Supervised Reading (Asia Institute) (12.5 points); or
  • One Arabic Studies related hnours or post-graduate subject agreed to by the Arabic Studies convenor (12.5 points); or
  • Any fourth year elective from the National Centre of Excellence in Islamic Studies (12.5 points).
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
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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