1. Master’s
Degree in Literature
(Course work = 24 credit hours
Thesis = 16 hours)
First Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Bibliography &Research Methodology
· Critical Theory
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
· Non-Fictional Prose in English
· European Language & Culture
· Travel Literature
· Feminist Literature & Criticism
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
· History of Thought
Second Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Other Literatures in English
· Comparative Literature
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
· Translated Literature in English
· Arabic Language and Culture
· American Literature
· Children’s Literature
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
· Stylistics
· Discourse Analysis
2. Master’s
Degree in Linguistics
(Course work = 24 credit hours
Thesis = 16 hours)
First Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Research methodology
· Teaching Methodology of English as a Foreign Language
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
·Advanced Phonology
· Advanced Syntax
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
· Sociolinguistics
Second Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Contrastive Linguistics
· Language Acquisition
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
· Discourse Analysis
· Stylistics
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
· Testing & Assessment
3. Master’s
Degree in the Politics of Translation
(Course work = 24 credit hours
Thesis = 16 hours)
First Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Introduction to Translation Studies
· Bibliography & Research Methodology
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
· Literary Translation
· Media Translation
· Specialized & Scientific Translation
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
· History of Thought
· Introduction to Critical Theory
· Comparative Studies
· Translation & Gender Studies
Second Term
Obligatory Courses (2)
· Advanced Research Methodology
· Politics of Translation in the Arab World
Elective Courses (Choose 1)
·Audio-Visual Translation
·Academic Translation
·Simultaneous Translation
Interdisciplinary Courses (Choose 1)
·Translated Literature in Arabic
· Translated Literature in English
· Special Topics in Translation
Inter-Cultural Communication Theory