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Master of Arts in Arabic

ID: MAR2023
4 Semesters (2 yrs)
Min Qualification : Degree or equivalent

The proposed programme, Master of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature is duly approved by the competent academic bodies of the university. The choice based credit system deployed in the delivery of the programmes ensures the relevance of the pedagogy with the practices across the country. The programme is organized on semester basis and the programme has 4 semesters spread over 2 years and the learners need to complete all the required courses for a total of 72 credits. However the learner can earn an additional 8 credits on successful completion of 2 courses under the Cross Border Discipline over and above the approved course for the admitted Programme. The learner has to complete 12 Discipline Core (DC) courses over four semesters within two years of study. In addition the learner will complete three Discipline Specific Elective (DE) courses and two Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AC) which are Discipline Specific (DS) and Institution Specific (IS). In addition to this, there are two courses for Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses (SE)/Internship(IN) and one course of Dissertation/Project (DP). The learners are allowed to pursue two courses of study in any two disciplines as Cross Border Discipline Courses (CB), if they desire so, in addition to the lawful and required creditors.

After the successful completion of the course the learners are expected to do the following: Communicate effectively both orally and verbally in Arabic Have a foundation on literary theories, movements and history of Arabic literature Ensure the up-to-date level of understanding the concepts of basics in Arabic Language and literature To implement the grammatical and linguistic competence in accordance with the context and text To do research in the various fields of the literary as well as the linguistic level in Arabic.

Semester	Course type	name of the course	Credit
S1	Discipline Core 1	Arabic Syntax	4
	Discipline Core 2	Classical and Medieval Prose	4
	Discipline Core 3	Classical and Medieval Poetry	4
	Discipline Core 4	Contemporary Arab World	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Discipline Specific (DS)	Arabic English bilingual translation	2
S2	Discipline Core 5	Modern Arabic Poetry	4
	Discipline Core 6	Arabic Short Stories	4
	Discipline Core 7	Appreciating Arabic Novel	4
	Discipline Core 8	Appreciating Arabic Drama	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Institution Specific (DS)	Foundational Skills for Research and Writing	2
S3	Discipline Core 9	Advanced Grammar	4
	Discipline Core 10	Rhetorics and Prosody	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Kerala Arabic Literature	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Travelogue Literature in Arabic	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Modern Arabic Essay	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Women’s writing in Arabic	4
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses/ Internship in industry or elsewhere.	Secretarial Practice in Arabic	2
S4	Discipline Core 11	Indian Arabic Literature	4
	Discipline Core 12	Literary Criticism in Arabic	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Resistance Literature in Arabic	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	Linguistics in Arabic	4
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses	Creative writing in Arabic	2
	Dissertation/Project	Dissertation/Project work and Viva Voce	4

Fees for first semester (S1)
Admission fee and prospectus fee	400
Affiliation fee	400
Matriculation fee	120
Eligibility fee	250
Tuition fee
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee	2000
b)Assignment fee	200
c)Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	4570
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S4)
Tuition fee
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee	2000
b)Assignment fee	200
c)Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	3400