Thursday, December 07, 2023
  • Degree Requirements

    In order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Translation, a student must successfully complete 135 credit hours of coursework. The distribution of the required courses and credit hours of this program is as follows:

    Type of Requirement

    Credit Hours

    University Requirements

    39

    College Requirements

    24

    Specialization Requirements

    72

    Total

    135

  • First: University Requirements

University Requirements consist of 30 credit hours distributed as follows:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

ARAB 101

Arabic Communication Skills

3

 

ARAB 201

Advanced Academic Arabic

3

ARAB 101

CSC  100

Introduction to Computing

3

 

ENGL 101

Basic Academic English I

3

 

ENGL 102

Basic Academic English II

3

ENGL 101

ENGL 203

Advanced Academic English I

3

ENGL 102

SOCS 101

Islamic Civilization I

3

 

SOCS 201

Islamic Civilization II

3

SOCS 101

SOCS 203

History of Kingdom Saudi Arabia

3

 

STAT 209

Statistics for Social Sciences

3

 
  • Second: College Requirements: College Requirements consist of 21 credit hours distributed as follows:

 

Course Number

Title of the Course

 

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

ARAB 107

Principles of Morphology & Syntax

3

 

ENGL 107

Study & Research Skills

3

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ENGL 204

Advanced Academic English II

3

ENGL 203

ENGL 241

Communication Skills in English

2

 

FREN 101

Basic French Language

3

 

HUM 343

Career Preparation

1

Passing 80 CHs

LAW 101

Principles of Law

3

 

PSYC 101

Psychology and Mental Health

3

 
  • Third: Program Specialization Requirements: Program specialization requirements consist of 75 credit hours: 66 compulsory credit hours and 6 elective credit hours distributed as follows.
  1. A: Compulsory Specialization Requirements: 66 credit hours distributed as follows.

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

Pre-requisite

ENGL 103

English Grammar & Usage

3

 

ENGL 105

Listening Comprehension

3

 

ENGL 108

Reading Comprehension

3

 

ENGL 112

Introduction to Literature

3

 

ENGL 122

Introduction to Linguistics

3

 

ENGL 213

Literary Appreciation

3

ENGL 112

ENGL 221

Phonetics & Phonology

3

ENGL 122

ENGL 224

Morphology & Syntax

3

ENGL 122

ENGL 231

Introduction to Translation

3

 

ENGL 245

Vocabulary Building

3

 

ENGL 321

Semantics & Pragmatics

3

ENGL 122

ENGL 328

Advanced English Syntax

3

ENGL 224

ENGL 331

Literary Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 333

Introduction to Conference Interpreting

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 334

Technical & Scientific Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 336

Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting

3

ENGL 333

ENGL 337

Advanced Writing Skills

3

ENGL 102

ENGL 416

British and American Novel

3

ENGL 112

ENGL 431

Legal and Business Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 433

Media and Political Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 436

Computer Applications in Translation

3

ENGL 231

TESOL 211

Introduction to TESOL

3

 
  • B: Elective Specialization Requirements: 6 credit hours to be chosen from the following list.

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

ENGL 123

Pronunciation & Speech

3

 

ENGL 215

Short Story

3

ENGL 112

ENGL 234

Translation of General Texts from English into Arabic and Vice Versa

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 232

Theoretical and Practical Issues in Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 313

Lexicology and Lexicography

3

ENGL 224

ENGL 315

History of the English Language

3

ENGL 221

ENGL 326

The English Verb

3

ENGL 103

ENGL 420

Research Methodology

3

ENGL 204

ENGL 425

English for Specific Purposes

3

 

ENGL 426

Error Analysis

3

ENGL 328

ENGL 427

English for Specific Purposes

3

ENGL 122

ENGL 434

Advanced Consecutive & Simultaneous Interpreting

3

ENGL 336

ENGL 435

Audiovisual Translation

3

  ENGL 231

ENGL 437

Special Topics in Translation

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 439

Translation Ethics

3

ENGL 231

ENGL 438

Computer-Aided Translation CAT

3

ENGL 231

TESOL 212

Methods and Materials to Teach EFL/ESL

3

 

TESOL 213

Principles and Priorities in Language Teaching

3

TESOL 211

  • Fourth: A Free Elective Course: 3 credit hours to be chosen from the following list.

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

Prerequisite

ASTR 150

Introduction to Astronomy

3

 

MNGT 110

Principles of Management

3

 

ACCT 110

Financial Accounting

3

 

CSC 210

Computer Skills for Social Sciences

3

 

PHED 101

Physical Education

3

 

SOCS 202

World Civilizations

3