TabsOverviewThe PhD Program in Arabic Language began in the 1984-1985 CE/1404-1405 AH academic year. The Department of Arabic Language has been granting PhD’s to women who have later gone on to conduct research as well as teach at UoD. CollegeCollege of ArtsCampusDammamTrackArts and EducationLevelPostgraduateDegreePhDGenderFemaleYears of study3 (18 in each Minor Specialization)Credit hours18Program Title PhD in Philosophy in Arts Program System The program is conducted through courses and a dissertation. Graduation Requirements 18+ 12 ( for Master's Thesis in each semester) Minor Specialization Linguistic Studies Literary Studies AdmissionTerms of Admission Pass the admission examinations. GPA not less than 4.13 from 5 (85%). Not more than five years may have passed since the student received her bachelor degree. Year descriptionThree years with nine semesters Study planFirst year Semester one Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite Literature Tack ARAB 706 Studies on Rhetoric of the Munificent Quran 3 3 - ARAB 708 Contemporary Narrative Texts 3 3 - ARAB 710 Attitudes of Applied Criticism in Arabic Poetry 3 3 - Linguistics Tack ARAB 700 Grammar 3 3 - ARAB 704 Applied Linguistics 3 3 - ARAB 702 Schools of Linguistic Analysis 3 3 - Semester two Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite Literature Tack ARAB 707 The Rhetorical & Critical Term for the Arabs 3 3 - ARAB 709 Readings in Contemporary & Modern Poetry 3 3 - ARAB 711 Rhetorical Analysis of Arab Poetry (seminar) 3 3 - Linguistics Tack ARAB 701 Morphology 3 3 - ARAB 705 Contemporary Grammatical and Linguistic Issues (seminar) 3 3 - ARAB 703 Socio-Linguistics 3 3 - Semester three Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite ARAB 799 Thesis 12 - Passing the Curriculums Second year Semester one Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite ARAB 799 Thesis 12 - Passing the Curriculums Third year Semester one Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite ARAB 799 Thesis 12 - Passing the Curriculums