Convenor name: Mohamad El-Merheb
Convenor email: me31@soas.ac.uk
Office room: Room 310 | Main Building
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
LO1: critically evaluate and apply various humanities approaches in the study of Islam and the Islamic world
LO2: analyse various areas of Islamic thought, religion, history and culture, past and present
LO3: articulate nuanced arguments based on a critical reading of primary sources in translation and the synthesis of the relevant secondary literature
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 1: Due date: 10 November 2025
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 80%
Assessment 2: Due date: 9 January 2026
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Jotika Khur-Yearn
Librarian email: jk53@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
