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Courses for Arabic
100 LEVEL
MINIMUM CREDIT UNITS FOR UGI = 44
| UG I General Studies Courses | |||
|
Course Code |
Course title |
Units | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
|
GST 101 |
Communication in English |
1 | 1 |
|
GST 102 |
Nigerian People and Culture |
2 | 2 |
|
GST 103 |
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) |
1 | 1 |
|
GST 105 |
or *
Communication |
2 | 1 |
|
GST 106 |
Communication in Arabic |
2 | 2 |
| Compulsory | |||
|
ARA 101 |
Grammar I |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 102 |
Language Drills I |
3 | 2 |
|
ARA 103 |
Study Skills |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 104 |
Introduction to Arabic Poetry |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 105 |
Introduction to Arabic prose |
3 | 2 |
|
ARA 106 |
Rhetorics I |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 107 |
Introduction to Arabic Morphology | 3 | 2 |
|
ARA 108 |
Introduction to Arabic Phonology |
3 | 2 |
| Elective | |||
|
ARA 109 |
Introduction to Arabic Writing and Dictation |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 110 |
Comprehension | 3 | 1 |
|
ARA 111 |
Composition | 3 | 2 |
200 LEVEL
MINIMUM CREDIT UNITS FOR UGII = 41
| UG II General Studies Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course Code |
Course title |
Units | Semester |
|
GST 211 |
Communication in English II |
2 | |
|
GST 212 |
Logic, Philosophy and Human Existence |
2 | |
|
GST 213 |
History and Philosophy of Science |
2 | |
|
GST 214 |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution |
2 | |
| Compulsory | |||
|
ARA 201 |
Grammar II |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 202 |
Language Drills II |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 203 |
Morphology | 2 | 1 |
|
ARA 204 |
Linguistics | 2 | 2 |
|
ARA 205 |
Arabic Poetry in the Early Islamic Period |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 206 |
Arabic Prose in the Early Islamic Period |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 207 |
Introduction to Arabic Prosody and Rhymes |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 208 |
Rhetorics II (Albayan) |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 209 |
Introduction to Arabic Criticism |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 210 |
Textual Studies of the Glorious Qur’an |
2 | 2 |
| Elective | |||
|
ARA 211 |
Textual Studies of the Hadith |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 212 |
Text from the pre- Islamic and Islamic Period |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 213 |
Selected Topics in Arabic Grammar |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 214 |
Arabic Literature in Kanem Bornu and Wangara Period |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 215 |
E – Arabic |
2 | 2 |
300 LEVEL
MINIMUM CREDIT UNITS FOR UGIII = 40
ELECTIVES: Choose any 3 Units from the courses below
| UG III General Studies Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course Code |
Course title |
Units | Semester |
|
GST 311 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
1 | |
|
GST 312 |
Venture Creation and Growth |
2 | |
| Compulsory | |||
|
ARA 301 |
Grammar IV |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 302 |
Morphology of Nouns |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 303 |
Essay Writing |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 304 |
Arabic Literature in the Umayyad Period |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 305 |
Arabic Literature in the Abbasid Period |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 306 |
Arabic Literature in West Africa |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 307 |
Arabic Literature in Muslim Spain |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 308 |
Special Author |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 309 |
Literary Schools | 2 | 1 |
|
ARA 310 |
Quranic Texts |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 311 |
Hadith Texts |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 312 |
Classical and Modern Arabic Libraries |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 313 |
Criticism in the Abbasid Period |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 314 |
A Play |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 315 |
Rhetorics III (Al Ma’snee) |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 316 |
Prosody II (Analysis of the Fourteen Metres) |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 317 |
Phonetics and Phonology |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 318 |
Applied Linguistics |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 319 |
Translation | 2 | 1 |
|
ARA 320 |
Methods of Research |
2 | 2 |
| Elective | |||
|
ARA 321 |
Arabic Literature in Magili and Bani Fodiyo Periods |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 322 |
A Novel |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 323 |
Selected Topics from Arabic Grammar |
2 | 1 |
400LEVEL
MINIMUM CREDIT UNITS FOR UGIV = 36
ELECTIVES: Choose any 6 Units from the courses below
| UG IV Compulsory Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Course Code |
Course title |
Units | Semester |
|
ARA 401 |
Grammar V |
3 | 1 |
|
ARA 402 |
The Writings of Nigerian Ulama |
3 | 2 |
|
ARA 403 |
“Substitution” Morphology |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 404 |
Linguistics | 2 | 2 |
|
ARA 405 |
Modern Arabic Poetry |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 406 |
Modern Arabic Prose |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 407 |
Modern Arabic Criticism |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 408 |
Special author |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 409 |
Novel | 2 | 1 |
|
ARA 410 |
Arabic Lexicography |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 411 |
Rhetorics IV (Albadi’ and New Ideas on Rhetorics) |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 412 |
Prosody III (Rhemes) |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 413 |
Literature in the Mahjar and North Africa |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 414 |
Translation II |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 415 |
Contemporary Arabic Literature in Nigeria |
2 | 2 |
|
ARA 416 |
Project | 4 | 1&2 |
| Elective | |||
|
ARA 417 |
A Play |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 418 |
Selected topics from Arabic Grammar |
2 | 1 |
|
ARA 419 |
Comparative Literature |
2 | 2 |