Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences
Study Plan for the Bachelor's Degree

English Language and Literature
 

Requirements Credit Hours
University Requirements 24
Faculty Requirements 24
Department Core Courses + training  
Specialization Requirements:  
  a- Compulsory Courses 69
  b- Elective Courses 12
  c- Free elective courses 3
  d- Ancillary Requirements 3
 Total 135

Faculty Requirements: (24) Credit Hours:

A) Compulsory Courses: (15) Credit Hours, which are:
 
Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Prereq.
25271
Introduction to Social Psychology  3
25141
Principles of Sociology 3  
31200
The Application of Computer in Research and Teaching 3
25223
Methods of Scientific Research  1
23105
The Art of Writing and Expression 3

B) Elective Courses: (9) Credit Hours selected from the following:
 
Course No. Course Title Credit Hour Prereq.
26165
Arabic Islamic Civilization
3  
26174
The History of Jordan and Palestine
3  
25101
Principles of Psychology
3  
25156
Contemporary Issues
3  
25218
Man and the Environment 
1  
41155
Human Rights
3  
25160
Sports and Health 
1  
25433
Scientific Thinking 
3  
23132
Arabic Language (2)
1  


Department Requirements: (81) Credit Hours

A)   Compulsory Courses: (69) Credit Hours, which are:
 
Course No Course Title Credit Hours Prereq.
24115
Introduction to Poetry  3  
24116
Introduction to Fiction  3  
24123
Writing  3  
24124
Advanced English Grammar  3  
24126
Conversation  3  
24215
History of English Literature 3  
24217
Novel  3
24115/24116
24222
Introduction to Linguistics 3
24123/24124
24226
Phonetics  3
24222
24232
Introduction to Translation  3
24123/24124
24311
Drama I  3
24215
24317
Romantic & Victorian Literature 3
24215
24323
English Syntax 3
24222
24324
Essay Writing 3
24311
24412
Shakespeare 3
24311
24413
Modern Literary Criticism  3
24217/24311
24414
American Literature 3
24217
24416
Classical Literature 3
24217/24311
24419
20th Century Literature 3
24215
24420
Colonial & Postcolonial Literature 3
24217
24422
Seminar in Language  3
24222
24427
Discourse Analysis 3
24222
24435
Feminist Writing 3
24217

B)    Elective Courses: (12) Credit Hours selected from the following:
 
Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Pre-requisite
24212
Language and Mass Media  3
24228
Modern European Language(French I)  3
24316
Comparative Literature  3
24215
24318
Medieval and Renaissance English Literature 3
24215
24322
Sociolinguistics 3
24222
24325
Contrastive Linguistics  3
24222
24326
Semiotics 3
24327
Literature and Philosophy  3
24215
24329
Applied Linguistics  3
24222
24331
Principles of Classical Literary Criticism 
24416
24338
Modern European Language (French II)  3
24411
Selections of European Literature from the Medieval and Modern Times  3
24215
24417
Drama II 3
24215
24418
Seminar in Literature 3
24215
24421
History of English Language  3
24222/24226
24424
Creative Writing  3
24215
24426
Language Acquisition  3
24222
24431
Advanced Translation  3
24232
24439
Postmodernism  3
24215
24440
Narrative and Power Relations 
24215

Ancillary Requirements: (3) Credit Hours:
 
Course No. Course Title Credit Hours Prereq.
51112
Administrative Communications in English   3

Free Requirements: (9) Credit Hours selected by the students from the courses offered by the various departments