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Master of Letters Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies

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Master of Letters Middle East, Caucasus and Central Asian Security Studies
Code Module name Credits
IR5501 Core in Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies 30 AND
View list 30 credits from Module List: IR5029, IR5058, IR5510, IR5527 AND
IR5029 Conflict and Peace in Post-Communist Eurasia 30
IR5058 New and emerging security threats in the Caucasus and Central Asia 30
IR5510 Central Asia in World Order 30
IR5527 Conflicts, Security and Democracy in the Greater Caucasus (30) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 30 and 40 credits from Module List: IR5059, IR5115, IR5415, IR5502, IR5518 - IR5520, IR5522 - IR5523, IR5525 - IR5526, IR5528, MH5111 AND
IR5059 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR5415 Social Movements and Ideologies 30
IR5502 Global and Transnational Islamism 30
IR5518 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR5519 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
IR5520 International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
IR5522 Special Topics in Modern Middle East Politics 30
IR5525 The Arab-Israeli Conflict Past and Present 30
IR5526 Law and Society in the Modern Middle East: Local, Regional and International Dimensions 30
IR5528 Social Movements, Revolutions and Authoritarianism in North Africa 30
MH5111 Iran and the World since 1921 40
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 30 and 40 credits from Module List: IR5029, IR5058 - IR5059, IR5502, IR551 - IR5520, IR5522 - IR5523, IR5525 - IR5526, MH5111 AND
IR5029 Conflict and Peace in Post-Communist Eurasia 30
IR5058 New and emerging security threats in the Caucasus and Central Asia 30
IR5059 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR5502 Global and Transnational Islamism 30
IR5510 Central Asia in World Order 30
IR5518 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR5519 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
IR5520 International Relations of the Modern Middle East 30
IR5522 Special Topics in Modern Middle East Politics 30
IR5525 The Arab-Israeli Conflict Past and Present 30
IR5526 Law and Society in the Modern Middle East: Local, Regional and International Dimensions 30
MH5111 Iran and the World since 1921 40
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
IR5099 Dissertation for MLitt Programme/s 60

Further requirements

Choose 180 credits in academic year