Studying at the Institute of Arab
and Islamic Studies
University of Exeter
A top 10 University and a member of the Russell Group
•We engage with our students and put you at the centre of all that we
do
•We recruit leading academics, which makes for exciting and challenging
teaching and equips you with the very latest knowledge
•Our teaching was voted 4th in the country in the latest National Student
Survey
•We are 6th in the UK for world leading and internationally recognised
research
•We attract the best qualified students in the country
•We’re a truly international community, with students from over 130
countries and staff of 50 different nationalities
Living and Studying in Exeter
• Our students are consistently among the most satisfied in the
country, ranking us in the top 10 of the National Student Survey each
year since it began
• Our campuses are among the finest in the UK. A recent £350 million
investment programme has also created iconic new buildings like the
Forum, state-of-the-art lecture theatres, research labs, library spaces
and more than 2,500 on-campus student rooms.
• We have the highest level of student engagement in the UK – through
clubs and societies, volunteering, Students’ Guild elections and even
helping to run the University. 8,000 students take part in 165
societies.
• Exeter is a top 10 UK university for sport, whether students are
seeking to be national or international performers or just for fun.
Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
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Only UK institution offering Arabic, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish
97% for Overall Satisfaction in the National Student Survey (2011)
Spend a year in the Arab world for any of our Arabic degrees
Spend a year abroad for our BA in Persian
State-of-the-art study facilities in the Institute of Arabic and Islamic
Studies, the largest purpose-built Middle East centre in the UK
• Relatively small student body
• Flexibility to tailor your degree around your own interests
• No previous knowledge of a language required
Our Degree Programmes
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Flexibility to tailor your degree around your own interests:
– BA Single Honours
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Arabic
Arabic and Islamic Studies
Arabic and Kurdish
Arabic and Middle East Studies
Arabic and Persian
Islamic Studies
Middle East Studies
Middle East Studies with Arabic
Middle East Studies with Kurdish
– BA Combined Honours
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French and Arabic
German and Arabic
Italian and Arabic
Politics and Arabic/Arabic Studies
Russian and Arabic
Spanish and Arabic
– Flexible Combined Honours
• with Study or Work Abroad
• with UK Work Experience
Learning and Assessment
• Our teaching methods make full use of seminars, study groups and webbased learning. Non-language modules are delivered through small group
lectures, seminars and textual study, tutorials and discussion.
• Language modules take place in small interactive classes of about 15-20
students, using the language laboratory, satellite TV, the internet and
computer-assisted language learning.
• You will receive on average 12-14 contact hours per week with tutors
(teaching time) in language-based programmes. You are also expected to
invest a lot of time in independent study outside of these contact hours.
You should expect your total workload to average 40 hours per week
during term time.
• Weekly seminar series on different topics relating to the Arab and Islamic
world
The Institute’s Research &
Teaching Focus
• Research Centres: Gulf Studies, Palestine Studies, Islamic Studies,
Kurdish Studies, Ethnopolitics, MARES, Iranian Studies, etc.
• Politics
• History
• Islamic studies
• Languages & Literature
• Society & Culture
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Beyond Exeter
• Exeter is one of a leading group of universities targeted by major
recruiters.
• More than 90 per cent of students get a job or further study place
within six months of graduating.
• Skills training in areas like assertiveness, enterprise, commercial
awareness, communication and leadership.
• We provide over 900 employment focused events a year, ranging from
employer presentations and mock interviews to careers fairs.
• Subject-specific career fairs
• Work experience, internships and volunteering opportunities are
available to help you gain practical experience
• For more information please email: ssis-ugadmissions@exeter.ac.uk