Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies
Near and Middle East Section
& School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Certificate in Arabic Studies
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Key information
Key information
- Duration
- 2 years part-time
- Start of programme
- September
- Attendance mode
- Part-time
- Location
- Russell Square, College Buildings
- Fees
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Home: £9,535
International: £22,870 - Entry requirements
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The minimum entry requirement is the ability to demonstrate the potential to study at undergraduate level. However, programmes may have their own specific requirements, such as, in the case of language-based studies, a proven ability to learn a language.
Course overview
This certificate is complementary to the full-time Certificate in Arabic. It is designed for those unable to follow a full-time programme and those interested in a different balance of language and non-language based courses.
No prior knowledge of Arabic is required.
Structure
This is a part-time programme of study
Four units are taken over two or three years.
- In year 1 students take Arabic 100A, Arabic 100B and one approved course from the list below.
- In year 2 students take Arabic 200 and a second approved course from the list below.
- One unit can be left to a third year of study if desired; a third year of Arabic is available for this purpose, Arabic 300.
Approved units*
- Introduction to Arabic culture
- Literatures of the Near and Middle East
- Music of the Middle East and North Africa
- Art and material culture of the Islamic world
- Mosaics, manuscripts and wall-paintings in Islamic art
- Introduction to the history of the Near and Middle East
* Please note that not every unit may be available every year.
Courses are taught during the day. Teaching begins in late September. Examinations are in May-June
Important notice
The information on the website reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. The modules are indicative options of the content students can expect and are/have been previously taught as part of these programmes.
However, this information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.
Year 1
Students take the following course and choose one unit from the approved option units list.
Year 2
Students take the following course and choose one unit from the approved option units list.
Approved option units
Year 3: optional
One unit can be left to a third year of study if desired (a third year of Arabic language) This unit replaces one of the approved option units in either Year 1 or Year 2.
Fees and funding
Fees for 2024/25 entrants per academic year
| Postgraduate certificate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Band 1: Languages and Culture, Linguistics, Politics | Band 2: Law | |
| Home (full-time) | £4,075 | £5,045 |
| Home (part-time) | £2,040 | £2,525 |
| Overseas (full-time) | £8,440 | £8,580 |
| Overseas (part-time) | £4,220 | £4,290 |
Fees go up each year, therefore your tuition fee in your second and subsequent years of study will be higher. Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.
For full details of tuition fees, please see undergraduate fees and postgraduate fees.
