Overview

Key facts:

The Arabic Language and Literature programme is offered at the University Of Ibadan.
It opened with Dr. B.G. Martins (now Professor Martins, in the U.S.A.), Mr. J.O. Hunwick (Late Professor Hunwick who passed on recently in the U.S.A.) and Mr. F.H. El-Masri (now Professor El-Masri in the University of Nairobi, Kenya). They were joined in 1963 by Mr A.R. Dehaini (a Lecturer seconded and paid by the Lebanese government). In 1964, Mr M.O.A. Abdul (late Professor and Head of Department) joined as the first Nigerian member of the academic staff. Postgraduate Studies Programme in Arabic was introduced first and this was followed later by Islamic Studies.

In addition to the B.A. Honours Degree and Postgraduate Studies offered by the Department, a Certificate course in Arabic Studies was introduced in the 1963/64 session. This was a one-year intensive course for Arabic teachers some of whom had many years of experience in the teaching of the language. Two years later, the course was expanded to include Islamic Studies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Arabic Grammar
Practical Arabic
Arabic Literature in Early Islam and Late Umayyad Periods
Arabic Writing Skills
Intermediate Arabic Conversation
Arabic Literature in the Abbasid Period

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-21 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ibadan, Nigeria

Disciplines

Literature Middle Eastern studies

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Scholarships Information

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