Master’s in modern and contemporary Arabic literature

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Program Overview

The Master's in Literature aims to deepen students' knowledge and research skills in the fields of literature, language and criticism, and to qualify them to produce original scientific research. It also aims to train researchers who are able to contribute to intellectual and cultural movements, enhance their critical and analytical skills, conduct scientific research, and open up to other cultures through the study of global and contemporary heritage.

It also focuses on theoretical and academic studies in the humanities and provides an opportunity to enhance knowledge and understanding, enabling the preparation of qualified scientific cadres who meet the needs of society in the field of literary studies after acquiring, through this track, a literary knowledge base that enables them to practise professionally in their field of specialisation.

Teaching Language : arabic

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

This master's programme aims to direct students' attention to contemporary and international Arabic literature in its various genres and types, after they have acquired the necessary knowledge base in literature. The programme is divided into four semesters, comprising two stages:

• The first stage is devoted to joint teaching of several disciplines or specialisations in the same field.

• The second stage involves specialised training and teaching students how to conduct research and write articles and research papers.

This opens up broad horizons for students to conduct research at the doctoral level, where they will focus their attention on specific aspects of the various units and metrics studied.

Advanced Topics

Semester 1

Arabic Poetry in the Renaissance Era

Issues in Modern and Contemporary Arabic Poetry

Modernity and Its Challenges

Arab Modernity

Poetic Music

Poetry Criticism

Questions of Poetry

Construction of the Contemporary Arabic Poem

Titling in Contemporary Poetry

Foreign Language

Semester 2

Introduction to Arabic Short Stories and Novels

The Arabic Novel

The Literary Essay

Contemporary Arabic Prose Styles

Journalistic Criticism and Literary Debates

Issues in Historical Novels

Issues in Realistic Novels

World Literatures

Theories of Creativity in Poetry and Prose

Computer Science / Informatics

Semester 3

Experimentation in Contemporary Arabic Narrative

The Desert Novel

Women’s Novel

Novel Criticism

Text and Methodology

Textual Analysis

Applied Criticism

Cultural Criticism

Literature and Cinema

Professional Ethics

Semester 4

Preparation of the Graduation Thesis

Admissions Information

All cases must be included , including :

  • Holders of a Classical Bachelor Degree ( Licence , Classical System )
  • International Students : Foreign students who hold a baccalaureate + bachelor's degree can enrol in this training programme under the ‘Study in Algeria’ system, after obtaining an equivalency certificate issued by the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.


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