1 Master of Arts in Arabic Linguistic Studies The revised curriculum structure of the programme is as follows: A. By coursework and research Core Courses 10 credit hours Specialization Courses 9 credit hours Elective Courses 6 credit hours Dissertation 15 credit hours TOTAL 40 credit hours B. By coursework only Core Courses 10 credit hours Specialization Courses 18 credit hours Elective Courses 6 credit hours Academic Exercise 6 credit hours TOTAL 40 credit hours A. Coursework and research i. Core Courses (10 credit hours) Students are required to take all the following courses: No. Course Title Course Code Credit Value Pre‐requisite 1 Islamization of Linguistic and Literary Studies ARAB 6013 3 2 Research Methodology in Linguistics ARAB 6214 4 3 Language and Computer ARAB 6310 3 ii. Specialization Courses (9 credit hours) Students are required to accumulate 9 credit hours from the following courses: No. Course Title Course Code Credit Value Pre‐requisite 1 Principles of Arabic Grammar ARAB 6011 3 2 Modern Linguistics ARAB 6211 3 3 Syntactic Studies ARAB 6220 3 4 Morphological Studies ARAB 6221 3 5 Qur’anic Qiraat and Modern Linguistics ARAB 6222 3 6 Semantics ARAB 6223 3 iii. Elective Courses (6 credit hours) Students are required to accumulate 6 credit hours from the following courses: No. Course Title Course Code Credit Value Pre‐requisite 1 Theory of Literature ARAB 6012 3 2 Constructive and Error Analysis ARAB 6240 3 3 Sociolinguistics ARAB 6232 3 4 Psycholinguistics ARAB 6344 3 5 Theories and Practice of Translation ARAB 6313 3
