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16 Bachelor's degrees in Humanities in United Arab Emirates

Murdoch University Dubai Foundation Program
The Murdoch Dubai Foundation Program at Murdoch University is created to prepare you for entry into the undergraduate program of your choice.
Literature and Creative Writing
This Literature and Creative Writing course from New York University prepares students for careers that require critical thinking, forceful and lucid writing, and the ability to undertake challenging research.
History
Students at the History BA program from New York University offers a unique approach to thinking about the space of history, organizing its curriculum through the four long-term zones of human interaction and imagination”—the AsiaPacific World, the Atlantic World, the Indian Ocean World, and the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Sea World.
English Language and Literature
The English Language and Literature program at American University of Sharjah (AUS) provides students with a broad knowledge of the ways in which literature explores the human experience and how language conveys meaning, preparing students for careers in such diverse fields as publishing, teaching and professional writing.
History
This History course from New York University provides for considerable flexibility in study abroad site selection, which majors should select in consultation with a major advisor, and in light of their intellectual interests and curricular needs.
Philosophy
The Philosophy BA program at New York University prepares students for advanced study in philosophy or related fields, as well as for any profession that requires rigorous and cogent thinking, reasoned argumentation, and clear and persuasive writing.
Literature and Creative Writing
The Literature and Creative Writing programme at New York University offers a unique bachelor degree focused on global literary circulation. This public study mode course explores translation and adaptation across cultures. Students engage in deep critical analysis and creative practice over a standard four-year duration.
Visual Art
In Zayed University's Visual Art, we believe that professional creative expression requires both technical and intellectual skills that are acquired through intensive studio work, research, professional exposure, and gallery practice.
Philosophy
This Philosophy course from New York University aim is to introduce students to a broad range of philosophical problems, to acquaint students with influential philosophical responses to these problems, and above all to train students to grapple with these problems themselves in a way that meets the highest intellectual standards.
Film
The Film programme from SAE Institute Dubai is a hands-on filmmaking course covering tactile hard skill elements of filmmaking in the modern era.
English Literature
English is one of the most widely spoken languages and is rapidly becoming the international language of the world. Learn more with English Literature from United Arab Emirates University.
History and Archaeology
The BA in History and Archaeology is an undergraduate program from United Arab Emirates University that equips students with critical knowledge and analytical skills through a multidisciplinary curriculum blending historical and archaeological investigation.
Arabic Language and Literature
The Arabic Department's mission aims at preserving and enriching Arabic Language as a written text and spoken discourse capable of reflecting the diversity and complexity of the Arabic/ Islamic culture and civilization. Learn more with Arabic Language and Literature from United Arab Emirates University.
English Language and Literature
The English Language and Literature program at the University of Sharjah encompasses 123 credit hours distributed over four years, (8 semesters of study) in addition to a practical training that takes place on site at a specified workplace over summer after the student successfully completes 84 credit hours of coursework.
Creative Writing and Journalism (Hons)
The Creative Writing and Journalism (Hons) programme from Middlesex University Dubai offers the unique experience of combining both subjects to enable you to fully explore and develop your skills across different styles of writing such as fiction, screenwriting, short story, long form journalism and multimodal journalism.
Linguistics
The BA in Linguistics aims to develop an understanding of the way human languages are structured and educates students in the basic skills that are essential for the analysis of language. Learn more with Linguistics from United Arab Emirates University.