Master in English Language and Literature

• Identify and understand key critical theories and schools in linguistics, literature, and translation.
• Comprehend significant works across different literary genres and historical periods.
• Interpret literary texts within their cultural, socio-political, and historical contexts.

• Analyze literary texts using various literary and cultural approaches.
• Utilize appropriate methodologies for specialized research in literary and linguistic studies.
• Develop advanced English language skills.

• Apply analytical and critical skills to understand cultural, social, and political phenomena.
• Collaborate effectively within diverse teams.
• Exhibit professional and ethical conduct.

• A bachelor’s degree in English or a related field, with transcripts.
• A certified copy of the higher diploma (if applicable).
• A passport copy.
• Three personal photos.
• An original or certified copy of your birth certificate.
• For Jordanian students: a copy of your ID card and military service book (for males).
• A certificate of good conduct and behavior from the previous university (for transferring students).

Major Requirement – 33 Credit Hours

Compulsory Courses – 24 Credit Hours
A0111730 – Semantics and Pragmatics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111710 – Research Methods – 3 Credit Hours
A0111740 – Translation Technologies – 3 Credit Hours
A0111721 – Texts and Contexts – 3 Credit Hours
A0111731 – Syntactic Theories – 3 Credit Hours
A0111720 – Theories of Literary Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
A0111741 – Specialized Translation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111722 – Contemporary Literature – 3 Credit Hours

Elective Courses – 9 Credit Hours
A0111743 – Special Topics in Translation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111734 – Special Topics in Linguistics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111733 – Corpus Linguistics – 3 Credit Hours
A0111723 – From Novel to Film: Adaptation Studies – 3 Credit Hours
A0111732 – Phonetics and Phonology – 3 Credit Hours
A0111724 – Colonial and Post-Colonial Discourse – 3 Credit Hours
A0111742 – Translation Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
A0111744 – Transcreation – 3 Credit Hours
A0111725 – Renaissance Literature – 3 Credit Hours