Arabic, BA

SOAS University of London, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA	Full-time	4 years	find out	GBP 20350 per year	GBP 9250 per year

About Arabic, BA - at SOAS University of London

The BA Arabic provides an intensive study of Modern Standard Arabic in its first year; students are free to choose a second module on Arabic culture, Middle Eastern literature or Islam as the year's minor component.

The second year continues the study of Modern Standard Arabic and, at the same time introduces the student to classical Arabic and modern Arabic literature. An appropriate fourth module is chosen from the list of approved optional modules.

The third year of the course is spent at an Arab university or Language Institute in the Middle East, where students study the colloquial language as well as Modern Standard Arabic, and write an extended essay in Arabic.

In the final year study of language and literature is continued at the advanced level. In addition, the freedom to select two other appropriate modules from the list of options gives students the opportunity of specializing in a field of particular interest.

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Why study Arabic at SOAS

SOAS has an unrivalled reputation as the foremost provider of Near and Middle East studies
Modern Languages and Linguistics at SOAS has been ranked 10th in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
we've also been ranked 4th for research environment - with 100% of our research ranked as 'internationally excellent' and 85% as 'world-leading' - and 8th for research outputs in the REF 2021
our Language Centre is the sole provider of Arabic language teaching qualifications in the UK for teachers of Arabic language
students can develop a holistic and integrated approach to the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East through their languages and cultures
students have the opportunity to study abroad for a year at one of our partner universities

Programme Code: T620BA/A

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings

Start of programme: September

Mode of Attendance: Full-time

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Entry requirements

A Levels: ABB

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