Arabic Philology
58.03.01 In English and Russian
Level of education Bachelor
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 4 years
Programme description
- The undergraduate degree programme «Arabic Philology» aims to provide students with a holistic understanding of the linguistic, cultural, political‑economic, social, ethnic, confessional, literary, and other peculiarities of the countries of the Arab world with a parallel comprehensive study of the classical and modern literary Arabic language, as well as one of its modern dialects
- The educational programme is designed for applicants who wish to build a successful career in various departments of Russian and international companies cooperating with Arab countries
- In addition, graduates of the programme will be awarded the qualification of «Specialist in the field of translation»
Main courses
- Arabic
- Arabic Literature
- Arab Philological Tradition
- Introduction to Arabic Philology
- Introduction to Asian and African Studies
- Geography of Arab Countries
- Ancient and Medieval Arabic Literature
- Islam in Historical Perspective
- History of Arab Countries
- Ethnography and Culture of Arab Countries
- The Description of Arabic Manuscripts
- Asian and African Religions
- Historical Grammar of Arabic and Theoretical Aspects of Arabic Grammar
Our advantages
- Our graduates ares professionals withs all thes skills necessary to carry outs translation, research, teaching, organisational and management activities in thes field of Oriental Studies
- Language training: Arabic
- Additional European language (German, French, specialised English (fors orientalists))
- Combining thes latest educational approaches ands technologies withs years of experience in teaching Oriental languages
- Students have access to unique electronic resources in Russian, Eastern and Western languages, as well as to the faculty branch of the Gorky Scientific Library. Thes Gorky Scientific Library has a collection of more than 300,000s volumes of scientific, educational and periodical literature, as well as fiction in alls languages of thes regions studied, a collection of old manuscripts ands woodcuts, rare and unique books ands lithographs
- Graduates can apply to Master’s programmes at the SPbU Faculty of Oriental Studies and s other Russian ands foreign universities