Briefing:

      The Faculty of Arts is one of the first faculties of the University in which teaching commenced with the establishment of the University by the beginning of the Academic year 1993/1994. The first class of the Faculty's students graduated in 1997.

      The establishment of Faculty came to embody the distinguished piercing vision adopted by Al-Zaytoonah University .This vision represents contribution in building up an aware and educated human being, a good citizen in the service of his country and nation. This is to be attained through well-prepared graduates able to meet challenges and show creative capabilities via the specialties of humanities and fields of studies based on deep-rooted and original heritage and which aim at a bright enlightened future. The Faculty seeks to fulfill quality and distinction criteria in its staff's performance through constant development of methods of teaching and carrying out research and studies which serve the entire teaching process.

The Faculty regularly works on reviewing the teaching plans to go along with the local, regional and international markets needs.

Faculty Objectives:

1.      Creating an academic atmosphere with which staff members and students interact during the public and specialized lectures as well as during other cultural activities.

2.      Encouraging scientific research and preparing specialized studies in topics of concern to the Faculty and the staff members and students.

3.      Participating in local, regional and international seminars and conferences as well as organizing such meetings and participating in their committees.

4.      Developing the current study plans applied in the Faculty, going along with the requirements of the era and with what it witnesses of technology and teaching methodology advancement.

5.      Creating new specialties in light of the needs of the local, regional and international communities and the labor market.

6.      Training students on reasonable and rationale thinking and on preparing and carrying out research and studies related to their fields.

7.      Creating a post–graduate program in light of the available assets in accordance with the special accreditation standards for such programs.

8.      Training the University students through the university requirements on the basic skills of using both Arabic and English in their fields and expanding the students' horizons about the importance of their role in developing their society and solving its problems.

9.      Enhancing ties between the university and the local community through holding training courses in Arabic and English, and through coordination with The Consultations, Studies and Community Service Center at the University.