BETHLEHEM UNIVERSITY
Bethlehem, West Bank

Degrees Offered
BA
BS

Middle East Languages
Arabic (Intermediate through Advanced)
Hebrew (Elementary, Conversational)

Courses
Arabic
Jahilite Literature
Islamic Literature
Abbasid Literature
Andalusian Literature
Literature of Egypt and Syria
Palestinian Literature
Arabic Literary Criticism
Popular Arab Literature
Journalistic and Scientific Translation
Literary Translation
Advanced Translation of Arabic Texts
Arabic Prosody and Rhetoric
Studies in Arabic Grammar
Grammatical Practice
Schools of Grammar
Arabic Linguistics
Sciences of the Qur'an and Hadith
Islamic Philosophy
Topics in Arabic Language and Literature
Arabic Novel and Drama
Modern Poetry
Comparative Literature
Arabic Criticism

Hebrew
Conversational Hebrew
Intermediate Hebrew

History
Modern Palestine
History of the Arab World
The Arab World in the Pre-Islamic Period
History of Islamic Civilization

Geography
Geography of Palestine

Political Science
The Palestinian Problem
Contemporary Political Arab Thought

Religious Studies
Islam: Faith and Practice
The Holy Land: History and Archeology
Catechetics and Local Church
Comparative Religion: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Judaism: Faith and Practice

Sociology
Arabic Society
Israeli Society
Displacement and Forced Migration

Faculty
Arabic
Dr. Costandi Shomali
Dr. Ibrahim El-Alam
Dr. Mahmoud Abu Kitteh
Dr. Moin Halloun
Dr. Omar Shakarneh
Dr. Yasser Al-Mallah
Mr. Zein El-Abdeen Awawdeh

Humanities
Dr. Adnan Musallam
Mr. Hanna Musleh
Dr. Joseph Zaknoun
Dr. Mahmoud Muhareb
Sr. Patricia Crockford
Br. Thomas Houde
Dr. Walid Mustafa
Mr. Walid Atallah

Religious Studies
Fr. Peter DuBrul

Social Sciences
Dr. Bernard Sabella
Dr. Khader Musleh
Dr. Norma Masrieh/Hazboun
Dr. Suha Hindiyeh
Dr. Vivian Khamis

Additional Information
Because of local demand and limited facilities, the program is not at present open to foreign students.

Inquiries
For catalog, contact the Director of Public Relations.
For program information, contact departments of individual faculty members.

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 08, 2004