Certificate in Arabic Studies
Overview
Minimum Entry Requirements: 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.
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.
This is a part-time programme of study. Four units are taken over two or three years.
In year 1 students take Arabic 100 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
- Introduction to Islam
- 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
Enrolment
Applications are made directly to the School, the application form is available for download here (pdf). Further guidance can be obtained from the Student Recruitment Office.
Structure
This is a part-time programme of study. Four units are taken over two or three years.
Year 1
Students take the following course and choose one unit from the Approved Option Units list.
- Arabic 100 - 155901202 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Year 2
Students take the following course and choose one unit from the Approved Option Units list.
- Arabic 200 - 155901203 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Approved Option Units
- Introduction to Arabic Culture - 155901205 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Introduction to Islam - 157400020 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Literatures of the Near and Middle East - 155900991 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Music of the Middle East and North Africa - 155800068 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Music of the Middle East and North Africa - 155800068 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Art and Material Culture of the Islamic World: 7th to 14th Centuries - 154900138 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- Mosaics, Manuscripts, and Wall Painting in Islamic Art - 154900134 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2012/2013
- H130 Introduction to the History of the Near and Middle East - 154800230 (1 Unit) - Full Year
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 2.
- Arabic 300 - 155901204 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Teaching & Learning
How to apply
A Student's Perspective
Sergiusz SchellerWhat SOAS offers is the lectures with world-class academics, who give you not only a thorough knowledge on the subject, but also stimulate you for individual thinking and make you enjoy the course.
