Near and Middle East Section & School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Certificate in Arabic

Key information

Duration
1 year
Start of programme
September
Attendance mode
Full-time
Location
Russell Square, College Buildings
Fees

Home student fees: £9,250
Overseas student fees: £21,990

Please note that fees go up each year. 
See undergraduate fees for further details.

Entry requirements

The minimum entry requirement is the ability to demonstrate the potential to study at undergraduate level. However, programmes may have their own specific requirements, such as, in the case of language-based studies, a proven ability to learn a language.

See English language requirements

Course overview

This certificate is essentially equivalent to the first year of the School’s four-year BA degree in Arabic.

Students acquire a solid initial knowledge of the written language and some with the spoken, and familiarise themselves with aspects of Middle Eastern history and culture.

No prior knowledge of Arabic is required.

Structure

This is an intensive one-year programme of study.

Two courses are taken:

Students take Arabic 1, which is equivalent to three course units. They also choose a fourth unit from the following approved units*:

* Please note that not every unit may be available every year.

Courses are taught during the day. Teaching begins in late September. Examinations are in May-June

Important notice

The information on the website reflects the intended programme structure against the given academic session. The modules are indicative options of the content students can expect and are/have been previously taught as part of these programmes. However, this information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change. 

Fees and funding

Fees for 2023/24 entrants per academic year

Full-timePart-time 2 yearsPart-time 3 years
Home studentsOverseas studentsHome studentsOverseas studentsHome studentsOverseas students
£9,250£21,160£4,625£10,1750£3,083£6,715

Fees go up each year, therefore your tuition fee in your second and subsequent years of study will be higher.

Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.

For full details of tuition fees, please see undergraduate fees and postgraduate fees.