MA Modern Languages and Cultures

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MA (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £16,600
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £31,400

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

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International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

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This course explores the ways in which the notion of ‘modernity’ has been constructed and debates in relation to what is perceived as ‘tradition’. It begins by looking at how the new technologies and educational systems which were introduced during the colonial period stimulated the imagination of intellectual elites who were searching for ways to be good and modern Muslims. Exploring case studies from the 19^th century to the present day Middle East, the course discusses textual and discursive strategies of presenting ‘proper Islam’ in contradistinction to that what is labelled as ‘non-Islamic’. Weekly readings and discussions during the lecture/seminars are geared towards examining the place of religious traditions in the modern world.

Available on which programme(s)?: MA Modern Languages and Cultures

Available as a Free Choice (UG) or to other programmes (PG)?: Yes

Available to students on an Erasmus programme?: Yes.

• To become familiar with the key issues that shape the debates on ‘tradition’ in modern Islam
• To critically investigate a wide range of theoretical approaches discussing the formation of ‘tradition’ in relation to ‘modernity’

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Understand and discuss theoretical issues related to tradition and  modernity in Islam
• Compare and contrast social and historical contexts in which the traditions of Islam have been problematised and debated since 19^th century.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Develop analytical capacity to comprehend theoretical materials.
• Improve the ability to examine primary and secondary sources.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Use library and online resources
• Present ideas in a clear and orderly manner
• Write a well-structured and argued essay  

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• Critical and analytical thinking
• Presentation skills (oral and written)
• Time management and punctuality 

• Formative feedback on class discussion
• Oral Presentation: in-class feedback and written comments through feedback form
• Formative feedback on Short Essay plan
• Formative feedback on Presentation title and Essay Project title and outline
• Essays: written comments through feedback form