Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Admission requirements
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences does not generally require any additional admission requirements other than those of the university, except for the requirements of each department. Please refer to these requirements in their respective detailed sections.
Organization and programs
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences comprises four departments that grant the following degrees:
Department
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Degrees
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Translation and Modern Languages
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BA – MA – PH.D.
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Philosophy and Civilizations
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BA – MA – Ph.D.
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Arts of Communication and Public Information
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BA – MA – Ph.D.
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Graduation requirements
- The student needs to complete the needed credits for each department in order to obtain a degree in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Credits are distributed as follows:
- University requirements: 24 credits including 18 required credits and 6 elective ones.
- Faculty requirements: 15 credits including 9 required credits and 6 elective ones
- Department requirements: 69 credits
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Required
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Elective
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Total
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From a list
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Free
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Support
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University requirements
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18
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6
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-
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-
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24
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Faculty requirements
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9
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6
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-
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-
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15
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Department requirements
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54
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15
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-
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-
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69
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Total
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81
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27
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-
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-
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108
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Faculty of Arts requirements (15 credits)
A- The Faculty’s requirements for Humanities and Information Sciences are divided into two parts:
1- Compulsory Requirements (9 credits).
2- Elective requirements (6 credits).
1- Compulsory requirements: The student chooses 9 credits from the following course offering:
Course name
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Number of credits
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Islamic history for non-history students
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3
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Conversational English (3)
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3
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Modern Islamic science
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3
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Prophetic Hadith adapted for the department’s students
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3
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Quran interpretation (Tafsir) adapted for the department’s students
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3
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Introduction to web programming
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3
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2- Elective requirements: The student chooses 6 credits from the following course offering:
Course name
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Number of credits
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Introduction to Sharia studies
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3
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Modern Islamic history for non-history students
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3
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Introduction to communication science
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3
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Educational thought
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2
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Fiqh (adapted for the department students)
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2
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Current events (adapted for the department’s students)
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2
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A- The faculty’s requirements for science are divided into two parts:
1- Compulsory requirements (9 credits).
2- Elective requirements (6 credits).
1- Compulsory requirements:
Course name
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Number of credits
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Conversational English (3)
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3
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Transactions Fiqh – 1 -
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3
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Zakat accounting
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2
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Quran interpretation (Tafsir) adapted for the department’s students
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2
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Introduction to web programming
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2
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2- Elective requirements:
Course name
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Number of credits
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Islamic history for non-history students
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2
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Modern Islamic history for non-history students
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2
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Introduction to communication science
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3
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Prophetic Hadith adapted for the department’s students
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2
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Fiqh (adapted for the department students)
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2
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Current events (adapted for the department’s students)
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2
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Transactions Fiqh – 2 -
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3
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Banks and financial institutions Fiqh
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3
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