Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language

The Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language at Dhofar University is a 120-credit-hour degree focused on strengthening students' command of Arabic and their appreciation of its literature. Its stated aims include accurate expression, sensitivity to the beauty of literary style, correct use of syntax and morphology in reading and writing, and the development of reading, speaking, writing and dictation skills. Students also learn to use library resources and heritage texts, and are encouraged to think logically and creatively. The programme presents Arabic as a vehicle of religion and civilization that it seeks to help spread. The study plan allocates 15 credit hours to university requirements, 96 to the major core, which includes syntax and morphology, an introduction to Arabic literature and advanced academic writing, and 9 to electives such as Arabic dialects, rhetoric, and the literature of Oman and the Arabian Peninsula.