BA Arabic Courses | Faculty of Arts

BA Arabic Courses

Department of Languages
Faculty of Arts

List of Courses for BA Arabic

(Note: 200-Level entry admitted students MUST register GST107 from 100-level)

100 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST101	Use of English and Communication Skills	2	C
GST105	History and Philosophy of Science	2	C
GST107	The Good Study Guide	2	C
CIT101	Computer in Society	2	C
ARA111	Arabic Conversation	2	C
ARA113	Arabic Reading Skills	2	C
ARA127	Introduction to Arabic Literature	2	C
LIN 111	Introduction to Linguistics	2	E
ENG 121	Structure of Modern English	2	E
ENG 141	Spoken English	2	E
ISL101	General Introduction to Islam	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 8
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 6
Minimum electives = 4
Sub – Total = 18

100 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
CIT102	Computer Software Skills	2	C
GST102	Use of English and Communication Skills II	2	C
ARA112	Arabic Conversation II	2	E
ARA114	Arabic Grammar 1	2	C
ARA116	Arabic Morphology	3	C
ARA118	Arabic Creative Writing I	2	C
ARA 132	Arabic as a Second Language	2	E
LIN 112	Introduction to Linguistics II	2	E
ENG 122	Structure of Modern English II	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 4
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 7
Minimum electives = 2
Sub – Total = 13

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 31
Direct Entry = 12

200 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST201	Nigerian Peoples and Culture	2	C
GST203	Introduction to Philosophy and Logic	2	C
ARA211	Intermediate Arabic Conversation	2	C
ARA215	Arabic Grammar II	2	C
ARA 221	Arabic Reader II	3	E
ARA227	Arabic Literature from Early Islam till end of Umayyad Periods (622-750CE)	2	C
ARA229	Arabic Rhetoric I: al-Bay?n	2	C
CSS111	Introduction to Sociology	3	E
ISL 213	Textual Study of the Quran	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 4
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 8
Minimum electives = 2
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub – Total     = 14
Direct Entry       = 14

200 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST202	Fundamentals of Piece Studies and Conflict	2	C
CSS206	Ethnography and Social Structure of Nigeria	3	E
ARA222	Classical and Modern Arabic Libraries	3	E
ARA224	Contemporary Arabic Prose	2	C
ARA214	Arabic Creative Writing II	2	C
ARA228	Arabic Literature- Abbasid Period (750-1258)	3	C
ENG 222	Advanced Syntax	2	E
ENG224	Advanced English Composition II	2	E
ISL222	Textual Studies of the Had?th	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 2
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 7
Minimum electives = 2
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub – Total     = 11
Direct Entry       = 11

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 25
Direct Entry = 25

300 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST301	Entrepreneurship 1	2	C
ARA321	Arabic Rhetoric II (al-Maani)	2	C
ARA313	Arabic Creative Writing and Composition	3	C
ARA325	Arabic Literature in Muslim Spain	3	C
ARA317	Arabic Lexicography	3	E
ARA311	Arabic Dialectology	2	E
ARA323	Arabic Novel	3	C
ENG 321	Contemporary English Usage	3	E
ENG 353	The English Language in Nigeria	3	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 2
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 11
Minimum electives = 2
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub – Total     = 15
Direct Entry       = 15

300 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST302	Entrepreneurship II	2	C
ARA312	Arabic Grammar III	2	C
ARA324	Arabic Literature in the post-Classical Period	2	C
ARA316	Arabic Phonetics and Phonology	2	C
ARA318	Principles and Practice of Translation	2	C
ARA302	Research Methods	2	C
ARA322	Arabic Prosody I	2	E
ENG331	Introduction to Semantics	2	E
ENG341	The Phonology of English	2	E
ISL312	Tafs?r:Exegesis Of the Qur?n	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 2
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 10
Minimum electives = 4
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub – Total     = 16
Direct Entry       = 14

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 22
Direct Entry = 29

400 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
ARA421	Arabic Prosody II	2	E
ARA413	Arabic Grammar IV	2	C
ARA425	Modern Arabic Poetry	3	C
ARA427	West African Arabic Literature	3	C
ARA439	Translation (Arabic/English/Arabic)	3	C
ARA413	The Project	4	C
ENG 421	New Trends in Syntax	3	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 0
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 15
Minimum electives = 3
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub – Total     = 17
Direct Entry       = 18

400 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
ARA422	Arabic Rhetoric III (al-Badi)	3	C
ARA414	Advanced Arabic Creative Writing	2	C
ARA426	Modern Arabic Prose	3	C
ARA428	Africa in Medieval Arabic Writing	2	C
ARA424	Drama in Modern Arabic Literature	2	E
ARA426	Arabic Literature in the Mahjar	2	E
ENG 414	Speech Writing	3	E
ISL472	Islams Contribution to Civilization	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses   = 0
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 10
Minimum electives = 4
Minimum Electives required (Direct Entry) = 0
Sub – Total     = 14
Direct Entry       = 10

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 31
Direct Entry = 24

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