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Studying at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies. University of Exeter. A top 10 University and a member of the Russell Group We engage with our students and put you at the centre of all that we do
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University of Exeter A top 10 University and a member of the Russell Group • We engage with our students and put you at the centre of all that we do • We recruit leading academics, which makes for exciting and challenging teaching and equips you with the very latest knowledge • Our teaching was voted 4th in the country in the latest National Student Survey • We are 6th in the UK for world leading and internationally recognised research • We attract the best qualified students in the country • We’re a truly international community, with students from over 130 countries and staff of 50 different nationalities
Living and Studying in Exeter • Our students are consistently among the most satisfied in the country, ranking us in the top 10 of the National Student Survey each year since it began • Our campuses are among the finest in the UK. A recent £350 million investment programme has also created iconic new buildings like the Forum, state-of-the-art lecture theatres, research labs, library spaces and more than 2,500 on-campus student rooms. • We have the highest level of student engagement in the UK – through clubs and societies, volunteering, Students’ Guild elections and even helping to run the University. 8,000 students take part in 165 societies. • Exeter is a top 10 UK university for sport, whether students are seeking to be national or international performers or just for fun.
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies • Only UK institution offering Arabic, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish • 97% for Overall Satisfaction in the National Student Survey (2011) • Spend a year in the Arab world for any of our Arabic degrees • Spend a year abroad for our BA in Persian • State-of-the-art study facilities in the Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies, the largest purpose-built Middle East centre in the UK • Relatively small student body • Flexibility to tailor your degree around your own interests • No previous knowledge of a language required
Our Degree Programmes • Flexibility to tailor your degree around your own interests: • BA Single Honours • Arabic • Arabic and Islamic Studies • Arabic and Kurdish • Arabic and Middle East Studies • Arabic and Persian • Islamic Studies • Middle East Studies • Middle East Studies with Arabic • Middle East Studies with Kurdish • BA Combined Honours • French and Arabic • German and Arabic • Italian and Arabic • Politics and Arabic/Arabic Studies • Russian and Arabic • Spanish and Arabic • Flexible Combined Honours • with Study or Work Abroad • with UK Work Experience
Learning and Assessment • Our teaching methods make full use of seminars, study groups and web-based learning. Non-language modules are delivered through small group lectures, seminars and textual study, tutorials and discussion. • Language modules take place in small interactive classes of about 15-20 students, using the language laboratory, satellite TV, the internet and computer-assisted language learning. • You will receive on average 12-14 contact hours per week with tutors (teaching time) in language-based programmes. You are also expected to invest a lot of time in independent study outside of these contact hours. You should expect your total workload to average 40 hours per week during term time. • Weekly seminar series on different topics relating to the Arab and Islamic world
The Institute’s Research & Teaching Focus Research Centres: Gulf Studies, Palestine Studies, Islamic Studies, Kurdish Studies, Ethnopolitics, MARES, Iranian Studies, etc. Politics History Islamic studies Languages & Literature Society & Culture http://revolutionaryarabraptheindex.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/shadia-mansour-and-m-1-arab-kufiya.html
Beyond Exeter • Exeter is one of a leading group of universities targeted by major recruiters. • More than 90 per cent of students get a job or further study place within six months of graduating. • Skills training in areas like assertiveness, enterprise, commercial awareness, communication and leadership. • We provide over 900 employment focused events a year, ranging from employer presentations and mock interviews to careers fairs. • Subject-specific career fairs • Work experience, internships and volunteering opportunities are available to help you gain practical experience • For more information please email: ssis-ugadmissions@exeter.ac.uk