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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Contemp. Politics of the M. East & N. Africa
Module Code	LG320
School	School of Law & Government
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This course is a comparative politics course and introduces students to the field of Middle Eastern and North African politics. We will begin the course with an overview of the most relevant political developments in the region over the course of the last century and examine their impact on the current political, social and economic arrangements. The core of the course deals with the role that Islam plays in the political sphere and, in particular its relation with democracy. The foreign relations of the countries in the region are also examined as will be the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Learning Outcomes

1. Explain political events and phenomena in a much misunderstood region of the world
2. Understand the role and functions of authoritarian structures of governance
3. Apply key concepts and theories of political science to the Middle East and North Africa.
4. Analyse regional events in the context of theories of international politics.
5. Examine major concepts and puzzles that exist in Middle East and North Africa politics

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Lecturer-supervised learning (contact)	6	No Description
Independent learning	95	No Description
Total Workload: 125

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

None

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Essay	n/a	30%	n/a
Other	Attendance	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

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