Bachelor’s Plan

Level 1

ENGL 100 – English Language

A course to develop foundational English skills in reading, writing, and listening.
Prerequisite: None

STAT 102 – Principles of Statistics and Probability

An introduction to essential statistical concepts and their applications.
Prerequisite: None

TECH 102 – Computer Skills

An overview of basic computer skills and core software applications.
Prerequisite: None

Level 2

ARAB 100 – Writing Skills

Training in correct writing practices and forms of written expression.
Prerequisite: None

UNIV 101 – University Skills

Study methods, time management, and critical thinking.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 111 – Reading Skills (1)

Readings from the Holy Qur’an, Al-Kamil by Al-Mubarrad, Al-Adab al-Kabir by Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ, Al-Jahiz’s Al-Bayan wa al-Tabyin, and Al-Amani by Abu ʿAli al-Qali.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 115 – Sources of Language and Literature

An introduction to key references in Arabic linguistics and literature, including structures and forms, Neo-Classical and Romantic poetry.
Prerequisite: None

Level 3

PEHL 101 – Physical Fitness and Health Culture

Enhancing students’ physical and health awareness.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 121 – History of Arabic Literature

A panoramic view of nineteenth-century Arabic poetry and the factors of the Nahda (renaissance).
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 141 – Syntax (1)

Origins and development of Arabic grammar; parts of speech; declinable vs. indeclinable forms.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 212 – Reading Skills (2)

Selections from Thamarat al-Awarāq (Ibn Hujjah al-Hamdani), Lubāb al-Adab (Usama ibn Munqidh), and Ibn al-Khatib’s Khatrat al-Tayf.
Prerequisite: ARAB 111

Level 4

ARAB 221 – Classical Arabic Poetry (1)

The pre-Islamic milieu, the qasida structure, and animal imagery in Jāhili poetry.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 222 – Classical Arabic Prose (1)

Classical prose genres from pre-Islamic and early Islamic eras to the Umayyad period.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 242 – Syntax (2)

Copular/initial sentence operators, transitivity and intransitivity, ishtighāl, tanāzuʿ, the agent and its substitute.
Prerequisite: ARAB 141

Level 5

ARAB 152 – Morphology (1)

Morphological scale, roots and derivation, patterns of augmentation.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 214 – Reading Skills (3)

Selected readings from: Al-Ayyām (Taha Hussein, vol. 1), Fayd al-Khāṭir (Ahmad Amin), and ʿArabī bayna Thaqāfatayn (Zaki Naguib Mahmoud).
Prerequisite: ARAB 212

ARAB 218 – Prosody and Rhyme

History and terminology of ʿArūḍ; applied scansion and prosodic writing.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 261 – Rhetoric (1)

ʿIlm al-Maʿānī: core concepts and applications to texts; links to critical approaches.
Prerequisite: None

Level 6

ARAB 226 – Classical Arabic Poetry (2)

Transition from Jāhili to Islamic poetry; writing consciousness; diversity of poetic discourse.
Prerequisite: ARAB 221

ARAB 229 – Classical Arabic Prose (2)

Emergence of oral and written prose genres; political and cultural influences in Abbasid, Andalusian, and Crusader-era prose.
Prerequisite: ARAB 222

ARAB 243 – Syntax (3)

Objects and accusatives; nouns functioning like verbs; applied drills.
Prerequisite: ARAB 242

Level 7

ARAB 320 – Classical Arabic Poetry (3)

(As offered) Advanced topics in classical poetry and genre evolution.
Prerequisite: —

ARAB 339 – Literary Text Analysis

Concepts of literary analysis; literary vs. utilitarian language; elements of poetic texts and methods of analysis.
Prerequisite: —

ARAB 352 – Morphology (2)

Basic vs. derived forms; denominal/derivational patterns; verbal nouns; active participle; intensive forms; quasi-adjectives; time/place nouns.
Prerequisite: ARAB 152

ARAB 362 – Rhetoric (2)

ʿIlm al-Bayān: simile, trope/metaphor, metonymy; origins of Badīʿ and rhetorical embellishments.
Prerequisite: ARAB 261

Level 8

ARAB 322 – Classical Arabic Prose (3)

Oral/written prose genres; factors shaping Abbasid, Andalusian, and Crusader-era prose.
Prerequisite: ARAB 229

ARAB 344 – Syntax (4)

Expressive syntactic constructions; prepositions; annexation (iḍāfa): functions, constraints; ellipsis in annexation.
Prerequisite: ARAB 243

ARAB 365 – Classical Arabic Criticism

Concept and functions of criticism; codification; Ibn Qutayba’s Muqaddimat al-Shiʿr wa al-Shuʿarāʾ; Ibn al-Muʿtazz’s Al-Badīʿ.
Prerequisite: —

ARAB 371 – Philology

Philology; origins and features of Arabic; scholarly contributions; linguistic phenomena such as derivation, inflection, and borrowing.
Prerequisite: —

Level 9

ARAB 327 – Classical Arabic Poetry (4)

Themes in Abbasid and Andalusian poetry and during the Crusader period.
Prerequisite: ARAB 320

ARAB 353 – Morphology (3)

Basic/derived forms; lexical vs. derived words; verbal nouns and patterns; nouns of time, place, and instrument.
Prerequisite: ARAB 352

ARAB 363 – Rhetoric (3)

Rhetorical styles; Qur’anic studies; the “new rhetoric” vs. classical rhetoric.
Prerequisite: ARAB 362

ARAB 372 – Linguistics (1)

Linguistics: methods; language properties; phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Prerequisite: ARAB 371

Level 10

ARAB 445 – Syntax (5)

Advanced expressive syntactic structures; prepositions; annexation (iḍāfa): constraints and functions.
Prerequisite: ARAB 344

ARAB 464 – Rhetorical and Stylistic Applications

The science of rhetoric: significance and applications to texts.
Prerequisite: ARAB 363

ARAB 466 – Modern Literary Criticism

Introduction to modern Arabic criticism; links to Western criticism; core concepts such as literariness and poetics.
Prerequisite: ARAB 365

ARAB 473 – Linguistics (2)

Continuing modern linguistic theory; contemporary schools; subfields and intersections with other disciplines.
Prerequisite: ARAB 372

Level 11

ARAB 431 – Modern Arabic Prose (1)

Factors of the modern prose renaissance, leading figures, and major genres.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 433 – Modern Arabic Poetry (1)

A comprehensive view of nineteenth-century Arabic poetry and the Nahda factors.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 435 – Saudi Literature

Saudi literary movements in poetry and prose from the early twentieth century to the present.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 448 – Linguistic Applications

A comprehensive overview of Qur’anic text, structures, constructions, and renewal poetry.
Prerequisite: ARAB 445

Level 12

ARAB 432 – Modern Arabic Prose (2)

No description provided.
Prerequisite: ARAB 431

ARAB 437 – Comparative Literature

A broad overview of comparative literature and recent developments in poetry and prose.
Prerequisite: None

ARAB 438 – Modern Arabic Poetry (2)

A comprehensive view of nineteenth-century Arabic poetry and the factors of the Nahda.
Prerequisite: ARAB 433

ARAB 474 – Discourse Analysis

Core concepts in discourse analysis: text, context, cohesion; modern approaches including CDA, conversation analysis, and multimodal discourse.
Prerequisite: ARAB 473

ARAB 449 – Research Project

No description provided.
Prerequisite: None

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