About the Program
Literature and Criticism
This specialization deepens students’ knowledge of classical and modern English literature. It includes five main areas:
Poetry
Drama
Novel
Literary and Critical Theory
Scientific Research Methods
The program enables graduates to work in the following fields:
Teaching English to non-native speakers
Media
Literary translation
Writing about literature
Publishing institutions that work in both Arabic and English
Tourism and hospitality
Vision & Mission
Vision
Program vision:
Achieving excellence and quality in teaching English language and literature, keeping pace with scientific development in teaching English to non-native speakers, and improving the student's educational outcomes to enable him to build cognitive abilities and language skills that enable him to compete in the labor market.
Mission
Program mission:
Promoting knowledge related to the English language, literature and culture; disseminating and benefiting from it in obtaining knowledge and technology, encouraging the study of disciplines relevant to the English language.
Program Objectives
- To familiarize postgraduate students with the methods and materials of literary research.
- To provide students with in-depth knowledge of modern critical theory.
- To cover English poetry from its beginnings in the Middle Ages up to the present day.
- To cover a wide range of British novels from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by major authors of these periods.
- To cover the development of dramatic conventions, with particular emphasis on the classical, Renaissance, and modern periods.
- To present a review of the history and development of comparative literature in both Europe and the United States of America.
- To introduce students to a wide range of literary works written in English from around the world.
- To explore narratives of anti-colonial identities and social relations across a variety of literary genres, including novels, short stories, drama, and poetry.
Learning Outcomes
- Program Learning Outcomes – Master’s Degree in English Language / Literature and Criticism
- Apply literary research methodologies.
- Employ modern critical theory and use various approaches and techniques of literary criticism across different types of literary texts.
- Identify a wide range of English poetic forms from their beginnings in the Middle Ages to the present day.
- Study a broad selection of British novels from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by major authors of those periods.
- Comprehend the development of dramatic and theatrical genres, with particular emphasis on the classical period, the Renaissance, and the modern era.
- Acquire knowledge of the history and development of comparative literature in both Europe and the United States.
- Become familiar with a wide range of literary works written in English from different parts of the world.
- Demonstrate understanding of narratives of identity and anti-colonial social relations across various literary genres, including novels, short stories, drama, and poetry.
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Advising Plan
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