Vision
Having a high standard academic education that deepens and strengthens students basic linguistic abilities and efficiencies.
Mission
- Strengthening and deepening students linguistic, communicative and cultural skills.
- Developing and promoting students linguistic skills.
- Qualifying the student with the necessary linguistic skills in order to deepen his/her study to the language, researching it, knowing its realities and realizing its secrets.
Objectives
- To enrich the student’s knowledge of Arabic language sciences.
- To prepare the student to become as a future researcher in the various branches of Arabic language.
- To fulfill the student’s missionary, interactive and social skills.
Learning Outcomes
- Qualify students to achieve the best effective level in applying language and linguistic aspects in its spoken and written forms.
- Qualify students to use the best applicable functional approach in using and mastering Arabic language and all its linguistic and functional aspects.
- Create a generation of scholars and specialists in scientific researches in the field of Arabic language and Arabic linguistics.
- Authenticate the specialized scientific methods for the study of Arabic language and its developments.
- Propagate Islamic values and principles through the Arabic language.
Entry Requirements
- A relevant Bachelor’s degree (Honours) with good grades from MEDIU, or any other institutions of higher learning recognized by the university OR any other certificate that is recognized as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) or other relevant professional qualification and experience that are recognized by the University.
- A relevant General Bachelor’s degree (without Honours) with at least one year working experience, and, if deemed necessary, an applicant may be interviewed and/or required to sit for an entrance test in order to determine determine the applicants eligibility for admission to a specific programme.
- The department of faculty may, with the approval of the University Academic Council (UAC), require the applicant to satisfy additional conditions for admission to a specific programme.
ACCREDITATION REF. NO.
This program is accredited and certified by Ministry of Education Malaysia (Higher Education) and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). Accreditation reference numbers are shown below:
01. Research:
Ministry of Education Malaysia (Higher Education)
| On Campus | On Line |
| N/222/7/0011 | R/221/7/0139 |
Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
| On Campus | On Line |
| MQA/PA4800 | A11226 |
02. Courses and Thesis || Courses and Project Paper:
Ministry of Education Malaysia (Higher Education)
| On Campus | On Line |
| (R/222/7/0001/B) (R/222/7/0001/C) | (R-DL/224/7/0036/B) (R-DL/224/7/0036/C) |
Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
| On Campus | On Line |
| MQA/FA0778 | A9428 |
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The applicant could enroll for this program under one of the following structure.
STRUCTURE A
The applicant is required to study a subject named Research Methodology, then the applicant can start the research under the supervision of an academic member of the Postgraduate Studies Department.
STUDY DURATION
| Workload | Minimum Duration | Maximum Duration |
| Full Time | 4 Semesters (2 Academic Years) | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) |
| Part Time | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) | 8 Semesters (4 Academic Years) |
TUITION FEES
| Learning Mode | Workload | Local Student | Foreign Student |
|---|
- For international students studying On Campus (OC) mode, Visa Fees and University Bond fees are excluded.
- Visa Fees & University Bond fees costs around RM5,120, it depends on the students nationality.
- All fees are subjected to change at the University’s discretion.
STRUCTURE B : COURSES AND THESIS
The applicant studies a total of 8 subjects and prepares a thesis using any of the following study workloads available at the faculty:
STUDY DURATION
| Workload | Minimum Duration | Maximum Duration |
| Full Time | 4 Semesters (2 Academic Year) | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) |
| Part Time | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) | 8 Semesters (4 Academic Years) |
Credit hours required from the applicant is 36 hours – distributed over courses and thesis. Course details are provided as follows:
COURSES DETAILS
| No. | Year | Semester | Subject | Subject Code | Category | Credit Hours |
| 1 | First | First | Research Methodology | GMET5063 | University | 3 |
| 2 | First | First | Studies in the History of Classical Literature (from “The pre-Arab Islamic Times until “The Close of the 5th Century Hijrah”) | GARB5433 | Core | 3 |
| 3 | First | First | Studies in Contemporary Literary Texts | GARB5473 | Core | 3 |
| 4 | First | First | Studies in Classical Literary Criticism (from “The pre-Arab Islamic Period” until “The Close of the 5th Century Hijrah”) | GARB5453 | Core | 3 |
| 5 | First | Second | Studies in Contemporary Literature (1) | GARB5483 | Core | 3 |
| 6 | First | Second | Studies in Contemporary Literary Criticism | GARB5503 | Core | 3 |
| 7 | First | Second | Studies in Rhetoric | GARB5543 | Core | 3 |
| 8 | First | Second | Comparative Literature | GARB5523 | Core | 3 |
| 9 | Second | First | Thesis | — | Core | 12 |
TUITION FEES
| Learning Mode | Workload | Local Student | Foreign Student |
|---|
- For international students studying On Campus (OC) mode, Visa Fees and University Bond fees are excluded.
- Visa Fees & University Bond fees costs around RM5,120, it depends on the students nationality.
- All fees are subjected to change at the University’s discretion.
STRUCTURE C : COURSES AND PROJECT PAPER
The applicant studies a total of 14 subjects and prepares a project paper using any of the following study workloads available at the faculty:
STUDY DURATION
| Workload | Minimum Duration | Maximum Duration |
| Full Time | 4 Semesters (2 Academic Year) | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) |
| Part Time | 6 Semesters (3 Academic Years) | 8 Semesters (4 Academic Years) |
Credit hours required from the applicant is 45 hours – distributed over courses and project paper. Course details are provided as follows:
COURSES DETAILS
| No. | Year | Semester | Subject | Subject Code | Category | Credit Hours |
| 1 | First | First | Research Methodology | GMET5063 | University | 3 |
| 2 | First | First | Syntax 1 | GARB5293 | Core | 3 |
| 3 | First | First | Morphology 1 | GARB5333 | Core | 3 |
| 4 | First | First | Fiqh Al Lughah | GARB5393 | Core | 3 |
| 5 | First | Second | Syntax 2 | GARB5303 | Core | 3 |
| 6 | First | Second | Morphology 2 | GARB5343 | Core | 3 |
| 7 | First | Second | The Fundamentals of Syntax 1 | GARB5353 | Core | 3 |
| 8 | First | Second | The Science of Prosody | GARB5373 | Core | 3 |
| 9 | Second | First | Syntax 3 | GARB5313 | Core | 3 |
| 10 | Second | First | Syntax 2 | GARB5303 | Core | 3 |
| 11 | Second | First | Semantics | GARB5383 | Core | 3 |
| 12 | Second | First | The Beginning Of Syntax | GARB5413 | Core | 3 |
| 13 | Second | Second | Syntax 4 | GARB5323 | Core | 3 |
| 14 | Second | Second | Syntax 3 | GARB5313 | Core | 3 |
| 15 | Second | Second | The Fundamentals of Syntax 2 | GARB5363 | Core | 3 |
| 16 | Second | Second | The Fundamentals of Syntax 1 | GARB5353 | Core | 3 |
| 17 | Second | Second | Language Dictionaries | GARB5403 | Core | 3 |
| 18 | Second | Second | (Arabic Language) Project Paper/ Case Study | GMPP5613 | Core | 3 |
TUITION FEES
| Learning Mode | Workload | Local Student | Foreign Student |
|---|
- For international students studying On Campus (OC) mode, Visa Fees and University Bond fees are excluded.
- Visa Fees & University Bond fees costs around RM5,120, it depends on the students nationality.
- All fees are subjected to change at the University’s discretion.