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Arabic digital humanities fails when English TEI templates erase script, waqf ownership, and community consent. This MA starts with methods: encoding, metadata, and exhibition copy that can exist in Arabic and English without claiming a collection you do not hold. GCC heritage visions, Levant manuscript economies, and Maghreb oral-history projects are regional facts. You will treat attestation of overseas library degrees as not evaluation of palaeography skill, and you will write a bilingual rights memo a family collection can live with. The award is academic. It is not multilateral agency employment, not a conservator licence, and not League of Arab States cultural-officer branding. It is for people who must keep heritage files honest when a smart-city slide has already promised a digital twin of a mosque. You will encode a rights-cleared folio simulation without claiming a museum holds it, write bilingual interpretation that does not calque English TEI labels, and design consent for oral history in Arabic-first communities. GCC heritage visions and Levant manuscript markets are calendars and economies, not multilateral agency products. Tuition-free online. No museum, UN, or LAS logos in photographs. MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 36. Students move from Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss through Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss; Metadata that Survives Two Languages; Oral History Consent as a File; Waqf and Family Collections; GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars; Levant Manuscript Economies, and finish on Ethics of Claiming a Collection. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result. Reading is a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. The artefact a marker expects is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Design Arabic-script metadata that is not an English calque Write a bilingual rights memo for a family collection Separate DH methods from museum-director claims Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: Arabic DH methods, heritage rights, bilingual interpretation, and a collection-file capstone. Tuition-free online. No museum, UN, or LAS logos in photos.
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| IUC2501 | Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss (IUC2501) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2502 | Metadata that Survives Two Languages Metadata that Survives Two Languages (IUC2502) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Metadata that Survives Two Languages as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2503 | Oral History Consent as a File Oral History Consent as a File (IUC2503) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Oral History Consent as a File as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| IUC2505 | Waqf and Family Collections Waqf and Family Collections (IUC2505) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Waqf and Family Collections as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2506 | GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars (IUC2506) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2507 | Levant Manuscript Economies Levant Manuscript Economies (IUC2507) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Levant Manuscript Economies as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| IUC2509 | EN+AR Exhibition and Web Copy EN+AR Exhibition and Web Copy (IUC2509) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using EN+AR Exhibition and Web Copy as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2510 | Smart-City Twin Theatre Smart-City Twin Theatre (IUC2510) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Smart-City Twin Theatre as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2511 | No Multilateral/LAS Logo Ethics No Multilateral/LAS Logo Ethics (IUC2511) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using No Multilateral/LAS Logo Ethics as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
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| IUC2513 | Project Design for Constrained Labs Project Design for Constrained Labs (IUC2513) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can diagnose one organisation and carry a decision through to a recommendation, using Project Design for Constrained Labs as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a case, a short financial extract, and a stakeholder note. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a consulting brief a manager could use. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2514 | DH Research Methods DH Research Methods (IUC2514) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using DH Research Methods as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
| 3 · 30 h |
| IUC2515 | Ethics of Claiming a Collection Ethics of Claiming a Collection (IUC2515) is a 3-credit course on MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result, using Ethics of Claiming a Collection as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
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