TabsOverviewCollegeCollege of ArtsCampusDammamTrackArts and EducationLevelPostgraduateDegreePhDGenderFemaleCredit hours26 Program Duration 5 years (10 semesters) Program System The program is conducted through courses and a dissertation. Graduation Requirements 16 study units + 10 dissertation Minor Specialization Syntax and Linguistic Studies Literature, Criticism and Rhetoric 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. Study planFirst year Semester one Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite 8002608 Issues of Literary Criticism 2 - - 8002609 Studies in Qur’anic and Prophetic Rhetoric 3 - - 8002610 Optional course in the area of specialization 3 - - Semester two Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite 8002611 Topics in Comparative Literature 2 - - 8002612 Topics in Modern Literature 2 - - 8002613 Islamic Literature in Different Eras 2 - - 8002601 Seminar (NP) 2 - - Created Year2014Created Month7 Second year Course ID Course title Credit hours Contact hours Pre-requisite 8002600 Dissertation 6 - -