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Master of Arts (Honours) Management and Middle East Studies


MA (Hons) Middle East Studies (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 40 credits from Module List: ME1003, MO1007 - MO1008 AND
ME1003 The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
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
Between 0 and 80 credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Management (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
MN1001 Organisations and Society 20 AND
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
MA (Hons) Middle East Studies (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ MH2002 Introduction to Middle Eastern History 20 AND
( ^ HI2001 History as a Discipline: Development and Key Concepts 20 OR
^ ME2003 Medieval Europe (11th - 15th c.) 20 OR
^ MO2008 Scotland, Britain and Empire (c. 1700 - 2000) 20 ) AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
MA (Hons) Management (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ MN2001 Management and Society 20 AND
^ MN2002 Management and Analysis 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^

Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

MA (Hons) Middle East Studies (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: Various Groupings of AH, IR, ME and MO Modules
AH3131 A Survey of Islamic Art 30
AH4050 Approaches to Persian Painting and the Arts of the Book 30
IR3300 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR3301 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
IR3303 The Arab - Israeli Conflict 30
IR3304 The International, Modernity and Contemporary Gulf Politics 30
IR3305 Cyber Security and the Global Politics of the Internet 30
ME3162 The Medieval Castle 30
ME3163 The Imperial City: Byzantine and Ottoman Constantinople 30
ME3602 The Crusades viewed from the other side: Muslim perspectives 30
ME3608 Eastern Approaches: Early Medieval Armenia c. 500 - 750 30
ME3611 The Eastern Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527 - 565 30
ME3612 Cataclysm and Consolidation: the Reconfiguration of the Middle East in the Seventh Century 30
ME3613 Arabs, Persians and Turks in the Early Islamic East in the Age of the Caliphates (600 - 1200) 30
ME3616 Missionaries, Assassins and State-builders: Militant Shiæism in the Medieval Muslim World 30
ME3617 The Mamluks And The Mamluk Sultanate 30
MO3080 Nomadic Heritage and Persianate Culture: the Iranian world from Timurids to the Safavids (1370-1722) 30
MO3081 The Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1700 30
MO3280 Persia in the 18th Century, 1722-1834 (Age of the Warlords) 30
MO3385 Modern Iran from 1834-1941: Enlightenment, Nationalism & Revolution 30
MO3389 Gender and Sexuality in South Asia (1800s-2000s) 30
MO3390 The Late Ottoman Empire 1700–1922 30
MO3391 Documentary Film and History 30
MO3392 Scotland and the Pacific World, 1788–1914 30
MO3581 From World War 2 to Thermidor: Iran in the Short 20th Century 30
MO3583 From Allied Invasion to Coup d'Etat: Iran Between 1941 and 1953 30
AH3131 A Survey of Islamic Art 30
AH4050 Approaches to Persian Painting and the Arts of the Book 30
MO3367 A Graveyard of Empires? Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century 30
MO3390 The Late Ottoman Empire 1700–1922 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

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

Access to level 3000 and 4000 level IR modules requires permission from the Honours Advisers in Middle East Studies and International Relations. Students will normally be expected to have met the requirements for Honours entry to the School of International Relations.
MA (Hons) Management (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
MN3102 Organisation Studies 20 AND
View list 40 credits from Module List: MN3023 - MN3026, MN3060, MN3213, MN3311, MN3101, MN3123, MN3126
MN3023 Management Accounting and Control 20
MN3024 Public Sector Management 20
MN3025 Marketing 20
MN3026 Reflexive Practice in Management and Organisations 20
MN3060 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development 20
MN3213 Human Resource Management 20
MN3311 Dynamic Strategic Management 20
MN3101 Corporate Finance and Control 20
MN3126 International Business 20
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

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year


In Third or Fourth Year up to 20 credits may be substituted by credits from another School or ID or VP modules, with the permission of the Honours Adviser and the Head of the relevant Head of School.;
MA (Hons) Middle East Studies (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
( View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: Various Groupings of AH, IR, ME and MO Modules AND
AH3131 A Survey of Islamic Art 30
AH4050 Approaches to Persian Painting and the Arts of the Book 30
IR3300 Conflict in the Middle East 30
IR3301 Politics and State Formation in the Middle East 30
IR3303 The Arab - Israeli Conflict 30
IR3304 The International, Modernity and Contemporary Gulf Politics 30
IR3305 Cyber Security and the Global Politics of the Internet 30
ME3162 The Medieval Castle 30
ME3163 The Imperial City: Byzantine and Ottoman Constantinople 30
ME3602 The Crusades viewed from the other side: Muslim perspectives 30
ME3608 Eastern Approaches: Early Medieval Armenia c. 500 - 750 30
ME3611 The Eastern Roman Empire in the Reign of Justinian 527 - 565 30
ME3612 Cataclysm and Consolidation: the Reconfiguration of the Middle East in the Seventh Century 30
ME3613 Arabs, Persians and Turks in the Early Islamic East in the Age of the Caliphates (600 - 1200) 30
ME3616 Missionaries, Assassins and State-builders: Militant Shiæism in the Medieval Muslim World 30
ME3617 The Mamluks And The Mamluk Sultanate 30
MO3080 Nomadic Heritage and Persianate Culture: the Iranian world from Timurids to the Safavids (1370-1722) 30
MO3081 The Ottoman Empire 1300 - 1700 30
MO3280 Persia in the 18th Century, 1722-1834 (Age of the Warlords) 30
MO3385 Modern Iran from 1834-1941: Enlightenment, Nationalism & Revolution 30
MO3389 Gender and Sexuality in South Asia (1800s-2000s) 30
MO3390 The Late Ottoman Empire 1700–1922 30
MO3391 Documentary Film and History 30
MO3392 Scotland and the Pacific World, 1788–1914 30
MO3581 From World War 2 to Thermidor: Iran in the Short 20th Century 30
MO3583 From Allied Invasion to Coup d'Etat: Iran Between 1941 and 1953 30
AH3131 A Survey of Islamic Art 30
AH4050 Approaches to Persian Painting and the Arts of the Book 30
MO3367 A Graveyard of Empires? Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century 30
MO3390 The Late Ottoman Empire 1700–1922 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 0 and 60 credits from Module List: IR4099, IR4600 - IR4650, HI4997 - HI4999, HI4794 AND
IR4099 Honours Dissertation in International Relations 60
IR4601 Political Order and Violence in the Middle East 30
IR4602 International Relations of the Middle East 30
IR4604 Political Islam and International Relations 30
IR4607 Britain and Iraq 1914-2004 30
HI4997 Recording the Past 30
HI4998 Honours Project in History 30
HI4999 Honours Dissertation in History 30
HI4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 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 0 and 30 credits from Module List: ID4002, HI4101 and HI4996 ) OR
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
HI4101 Communication in History 15
HI4996 Presenting the Past 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 60 credits from Module List: ME4850 - ME4895, MO4850 - MO4895 AND
ME4852 From Leo VI to Basil II: Byzantium in the Tenth Century 60
ME4855 Crusaders, Mongols and Mamluks: West and East in the Mid-Thirteenth Century 60
ME4856 From Byzantium to the Ottoman Empire 60
ME4857 The Mongol Empire and the Islamic World 60
MO4850 Britain and Iran in the Modern Era 60
MO4852 Experiencing the Past in the Middle East 60
MO4853 Under a Bright Red Star: Iranian Marxism in the 20th Century 60
MO4854 Equality, Institutions and the Development of the Modern State 60
MO4855 Law and Society in Scotland and its Empire, 1707-1914 60
MO4856 The Iranian Revolution and the Genesis of the Islamic Republic, 1977-1981 60
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Access to HI4999 requires the permission of the Chair of the Degree Committee.

With the permission of the Director of Teaching 30 credits in Fourth Year may be replaced by ID4002 and HI4101.

Access to level 3000 and 4000 level IR modules requires permission from the Honours Advisers in Middle East Studies and International Relations. Students will normally be expected to have met the requirements for Honours entry to the School of International Relations.
MA (Hons) Management (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
MN4100 Contemporary Issues in Management 20 AND
View list 40 credits from Module List: MN4000 level modules
MN4100 Contemporary Issues in Management 20
MN4103 Creativity in Context Enterprise Project 20
MN4116 Financial Markets and Investments 20
MN4211 International Marketing 20
MN4214 Management of Change 20
MN4223 International Banking 20
MN4227 Corporate Social Responsibility, Accountability and Reporting 20
MN4236 Sociology of Finance 20
MN4238 Sustainable Development and Management 20
MN4241 Creating, Managing and Using Knowledge in Organisations 20
MN4242 Advertising and Marketing Communications 20
MN4243 Philanthropy and Philanthropreneurs: The Business Of Doing Good 20
MN4244 Behavioural Decision Making 20
MN4245 Leadership Development 20
MN4266 Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs): Contexts, Contributions, and Challenges 20
MN4268 Equality and Diversity in Organisations 20
MN4269 Earth Matters: Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy, and the Re-imagining of Sustainability 20
MN4310 Scenario Thinking 20
MN4301 Management Project 20
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

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year


In Third or Fourth Year up to 20 credits may be substituted by credits from another School or ID or VP modules, with the permission of the Honours Adviser and the Head of the relevant Head of School.;