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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course focuses on sectarianism in the Middle East. The growing sectarian tension and conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims has come to define much of the region’s political landscape. The course’s central aim is to examine the complexities of sectarianism in the Middle East. Its scope extends the nature of the theological divisions between the two sects. More significantly, the course analyses Sunni and Shia identity in various countries in the Middle East, and power politics in the region.
Seminar Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Essay (4000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Final Exam, 3 hours (held during the formal examination period)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of workshop and workshop-like activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing
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