The department offers the following courses:
First: BA in English Language and Literature: This degree enhances students' understanding of English language and literature while cultivating their language proficiency and critical thinking abilities. The program is divided into three areas:
1. Advanced language skills, which includes instruction in the fundamental language skills along with translation and journalistic writing.
2. Linguistics, where the English language is studied scientifically, covering linguistic principles, phonetics, and sociolinguistics.
3. Literature, which delves into various literary genres like novels and drama, as well as Western theories, and the periods of American and English literature.
Job prospects include positions in media, teaching, translation, information and communication technology, banks, companies, and tourism.
Second: M.A. in English Language and Literature: This program specifically concentrates on:
1. Novel
2. Drama
3. Criticism and literary theory.
4. Literary research methodologies.
Career opportunities include teaching, media, tourism, corporate positions in banks and companies, as well as translation roles.
Third: M.A. in Translation: This program enhances students' proficiency in English-Arabic-English translation, emphasizing:
1. Translation theories and research methodologies.
2. Written translation across domains like economics, politics, administration, and media.
3. Legal and literary translation.
4. Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation.
Job opportunities encompass written translation in diverse business contexts, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation at conferences and symposiums, teaching, as well as roles in media and journalism.
Fourth: M.A. in Linguistics: This program enhances students' understanding and abilities in linguistics, with a specific emphasis on:
1. Theoretical linguistics (covering phonology, semantics, syntax, etc.)
2. Applied linguistics (encompassing sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, etc.)
3. Research methodologies in linguistics.
Career opportunities include teaching, media, corporate positions in banks and companies, as well as translation roles.
Fifth: PhD in English Literature: This program offers focused expertise in English Literature through six concentrations:
1. Periods literature
2. Literary genres (novel, drama, poetry)
3. Literary theory and criticism
4. Major English and American critics and authors
5. World and Arabic Literatures in English translation
6. Research methodology
Career opportunities include academia, research institutions, media, corporate sectors, and leadership roles in educational establishments.