Bachelor's Degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Languages, not elsewhere classified (0239)

Main focus

The main objective of this degree programme is to provide students with solid linguistic, literary, and historical training in the domain of Arab-Islamic culture. They will acquire competences and skills related to the oral and written expression of the Arabic language as well as to the knowledge of the past and present Arab-Islamic civilization, its literature, history, religion, thought, sociology, institutions, etc. Another aim of the programme is for students to reach a sufficient level of fluency in a dialectal variant that will allow them to interact and communicate in everyday contexts and have an excellent command of linguistic, literary, and historical methodological tools as well as of the use of new technologies applied to information and knowledge management.

Competences

1. Develop reflexive attitudes and a critical and inquiring spirit in the field of Arab and Islamic Studies and their applications to professional contexts.
2. Have an in-depth knowledge of the epistemology of the main trends in the study of the language, literature, and history of the Arab world.
3. Acquire an intermediate level of communicative competence in the Arabic language by developing listening and reading comprehension skills as well as oral and written expression skills.
4. Attain an acceptable level in one of the dialects spoken in countries of the Arab world.
5. Understand, analyse, and evaluate the main periods of Arabic literature.
6. Analyse and evaluate literary texts from the pre-Islamic era to the classical, modern, and contemporary periods.
8. Understand and be aware of the political and sociocultural diversity of the Arab-Islamic world and its evolution throughout history.
9. Design and carry out research in subject areas related to past and present Arab societies.
10. Be able to effectively use information and communication technology.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Estudios Árabes e Islámicos

Qualification requirements

– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows: Basic Formation (60 ECTS) Obligatory (126 ECTS) Optional (48 ECTS) Final degree project (6 ECTS)

Access to further studies

This Bachelor’s degree gives access to master’s studies.

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations