Ø Background to the Program and Subject Area:
The program offers an advanced understanding of the study and practice of English Literature across a wide range of literary periods and genres. The program particularly enables students to develop a specialized knowledge in literary theory and criticism, major critics and authors, research methodologies, as well as world and Arabic literatures in translation.
ØVision Statements of the Program:
The program prepares literary careerists to lead in the field of academy and to qualitatively develop their creative and research skills. It provides students with an enriching professional experience as well as with a proficiency in drawing higher education policies and strategic planning. It encourages interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and academic collaboration with scholars all over the globe.
ØMission Statements of the Program:
Our mission is to provide academic leadership, to further scholarship, and to work towards the development of higher education in the region.
Ø Program Aims:
Program Aims:
- Providing
in-depth study of a wide range of literary topics and genres across the field
of English literature.
- Offering
high-quality education that enables students to attain the highest level of
professional and personal development.
- Ensuring
that students acquire full understanding of their professional and
ethical responsibilities as future academics and
researchers.
- Responding through the graduate programs to the
needs of the public and private sectors.
- Equipping
students with the advanced knowledge as well as general transferable skills
that enable them to play leading and effective
roles in a wide range of occupations.
- Preparing
students to pursue their PhD education in different disciplines within the
humanities and social sciences.
- Exposing
students to the impact of cross-cultural exchange on the national and global
levels.
- Enabling
faculty members to upgrade the teaching materials and methods by providing
them with up-to-date technology, training, and
resources.
- Providing further opportunities for faculty members to pursue personal development, research, and professional consultancy in accordance with the agreed procedures of the university.