Departments
The Faculty has 8 departments:
· English Language & Literature
· French Language & Literature
· German Language and Literature
· Russian Language and Literature
· Japanese Language & Literature
· Urdu Language & Literature
· Italian Language & Literature
· Spanish Language and Literature
Besides the departments mentioned earlier, the Faculty has established a Research Centre for Comparative Literature, which conducts annual international seminars and is now working towards publishing these articles in its exclusive research journal. In addition, the Faculty hosts English language exams for applicants to PhD programs at various Universities. It is worth noting that in Iran, this exam is a prerequisite for admission to the PhD programs at all universities. There is also a department for general language courses.
The 10-year development plan of the Faculty includes the establishment of departments and programs in Turkish, Greek, Swedish and Portuguese languages as well as introducing Master’s and PhD level programs in departments which lack graduate programs.
The Faculty holds numerous Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), with several renowned foreign universities, mainly concentrating on student and faculty exchange.
Presently, there are approximately 850 under-graduate students, over 300 MA students, and over 50 PhD students studying at the Faculty.
The Faculty has 65 faculty members as well as several visiting professors from other institutions, including foreign universities. Additionally, the Faculty provides non-degree courses in different foreign languages to University students as well as non students.
Degrees
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English Language & Literature
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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English Language & Literature
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-
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-
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-
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English Language Teaching
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-
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√
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√
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English Literature
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-
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√
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-
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French Language & Literature
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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French Language & Literature
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√
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√
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√
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German Language
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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German Translation
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√
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√
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-
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German Teaching
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-
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-
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√
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Russian Language
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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Russian Language & Literature
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√
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√
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-
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Russian Language Teaching
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-
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√
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*
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Japanese Language & Literature
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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Japanese Language & Literature
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√
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*
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-
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Urdu Language & Literature
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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Urdu Language & Literature
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√
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-
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Italian Language & Literature
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Major
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BA
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MA
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PhD
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Italian Language
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√
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-
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-
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Other Foreign Languages
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Major
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BA
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General Language
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students should pass some credits in a language other than the one they are majoring in.
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