Overview

Arabic Language and Literature from United Arab Emirates University requires completing 30 credit hours, composed of 18 mandatory credits, 6 elective credits, and 6 credits for the dissertation. Students are expected to complete the Master's degree within three academic semesters. The program is offered to both female and male students. The lectures are mixed-gender and take place in the male section. This program requires regular attendance in compliance with UAEU regulations and the academic calendar for both full-time and part-time students.

Program Objectives

Develop the students’ knowledge of the branches of the specialization and their sources, which enables them to evaluate their cognitive achievement.
Enable the student to study the Arab heritage in light of contemporary literary and linguistic criticism to achieve authenticity and modernity.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Rhetorical and Stylistic Issues
Research Methods and Editing Texts
Studies in Linguistics
Modern Schools of Criticism
Syntactical and Linguistic Schools
Studies in Syntax

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Disciplines

Literature Middle Eastern studies

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent, in all undergraduate work;
A Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from an accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; and
A score of at least 6.0 on the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Academic exam or equivalent, for all disciplines delivered predominantly in English.
This test score must be less than two years old at the time of application, with the following exceptions:
A native speaker of English who has completed his/her undergraduate education in an English-medium institution and in a country where English is the official language or
An applicant with undergraduate degree from an English-medium institution who can provide evidence of acquiring a minimum TOEFL score of 500 on the paper-based test, or its equivalent, at the time of admission to his/her undergraduate program.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24000 AED / year

≈ 24000 AED / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

24000 AED / year

≈ 24000 AED / year

Funding

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