Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences
An Introduction to the Department of Persian Language and Literature
The department of Persian language and literature of Qom University started working in 1995 and now it is accepting female and male students in three levels of B.A master's level and PhD level.
Every year, at least 50 students (25 men and 25 women) are accepted to the bachelor's level, and on average, 40 people graduate from this level every year. Since 2013, the department of Persian language and literature of the faculty of literature and human sciences has been accepting students for the master's level in both male and female students. On average, 20 M.A students are accepted annually.
Since October 2012, PhD level in Persian language and literature has been created in this department. The journal of Grammatical and Rhetorical research (former literary sciences) of the university is also being published under the supervision of the department.
An Introduction to the Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Certainly, the goal of learning any language, including Arabic language is to create a connection between two different cultures and civilizations. Arabic language education, which aims to transfer the Arabic-Islamic literary, cultural and civilizational heritage to Persian language and communicate with the speakers of this language, has a long history in Iran. Iranian peoples have known the importance of this issue for a long time and have followed this path. Due to the development of communication in recent years, the society's need for Arabic language has highly increased. Moreover, due to the expansion of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Arab countries, this necessity has increased significantly. In addition to these issues, Iran’s supreme leader's emphasis on the economic growth which is partially based on exports, has caused different Arabic language departments to be established to train people who can introduce the products of industrial companies in different Arab countries and also have skills in writing contracts in Arabic.
1-A History of the Arabic Language and Literature Department
The department of Arabic language and literature in Qom university started its educational activities in 1995 and has a history of more than 25 years in the field of training experts . In addition to having a talented scientific staffs, this department has been teaching students at the master's level for many years, and so far hundreds of students have graduated from this department .In the meantime, we have some achievements, such as translating more than 50 books from Arabic into Persian, and writing more than 60 theses on the subjects of Quran and Hadith translation studies.
2- Qom University Importance in Terms of Arabic language
Qom University is located next to Qom seminary and is known as a central and pivotal university in Qom province, which is in the center of attention, and as a result, the department of Arabic language and literature is also very important for those interested in Arabic language.
3- The job opportunities related to Arabic language and literature
Certainly, one of the main concerns of the officials and directors of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Qom University pay a lot of attention to the working conditions in this field for learners and student .The vital questions is: Does spending so much money on the Arabic language course help our society? In response to this question, the following points are mentioned:
3-1- The Field of Tourism
With the development of Iran's capabilities in various fields of tourism such as religious fields, a large number of Arab tourists will travel to Iran for pilgrimage and tourism. Touristic, historical and religious centers and monuments in different cities, including Qom and Mashhad, certainly need translators who can establish communication between these centers with Arab tourists. It has happened many times that communication with tourists has become difficult due to the lack of translation staffs.
3-2- The Field of Providing Medical Services
Every year, a large number of Arab citizens from different neighboring countries will come to Iran to receive medical services because of the low medical expenses compared with other countries. Currently, the Iraqi Red Crescent plays an active role in this field, and based on some information, it has been determined that these Iraqi patients need expert translators who can communicate in the medical field in order to receive medical services. If their problem is not resolved, it may affect their decision to choose another country for medical treatment.
3-3- The Field of Economic Relations
Due to the extensive political relations between Iran and some Arab countries including Iraq, a wide range of businessmen will come to Iran to buy Iranian goods. If these businessmen have problems communicating with their Iranian partners, it will have a negative impact on their economic business and decisions.
4.3. The Field of Teaching Arabic Language and Literature
Among the most important centers for teaching Arabic language and recruitment of graduates of this field, the following can be mentioned:
- Ministry of Education.(Including: elementary, middle and high schools)
- Private institutions and centers which are interested in teaching Arabic language.
- Different academic fields including: Arabic language and literature, Arabic translation majors, Quran and Hadith sciences, Islamic jurisprudence and fundamentals of law, law, Persian language and literature, etc...
Other centers for recruiting Arabic language graduates include the following:
- Official judicial translator and obtaining a license to establish an Arabic translation office.
- Translator in embassies of Arab countries, ministries of the country, as well as translator and cultural consultant in Hajj and pilgrimage organization.
- Working in the offices of newspapers, publications, magazines and cultural and research institutions, as a translator and researcher.
- Translation of Arabic texts and books.
An Introduction to the Department of Educational Sciences & Pedagogy
The department of Educational Sciences of Qom university was launched in 1994, and after the promotion of the Superior School of Law (former title of Qom University),due to the importance of educational lessons , it was felt that it was necessary to expand the department of educational sciences, and this necessity began with the admissions of the educational sciences first course in 2002.
In 2005, it was expanded by accepting 60 students (30 women and 30 men) in the bachelor`s level of educational sciences with a focus on management and educational planning. The purpose of the bachelor of educational sciences level in educational management and planning is to train committed and expert managers and experts in educational and curriculum planning for employment in organizations and ministries, especially the ministry of education in the field of education and research.
The length of the bachelor's level in this field is at least 7 and at most 12 academic semesters and usually the educational program is offered during 7 semesters of planning and courses. The total course credits of the bachelor`s level are 140 credits, including 23 credits of general courses, 45 credits of specialized courses, 62 credits of main courses and 10 credits of optional courses.
So far, 830 students have graduated from Qom University with a bachelor's degree in management and educational planning, and more than 470 of them have continued their studies at higher levels in famous Iranian universities. Since the first semester of the academic year 2013-2014, the department has accepted students in two major courses at the master's level: 1- History and philosophy of education and 2- Educational psychology. 270 students (125 men and 145 women) are studying for bachelor's degrees in the academic year 2020-2021. There are 42 students (22 men and 20 women) in the master's degree in the field of history and philosophy of education and 64 students (25 men and 39 women) in the field of educational psychology.
An Introduction the Department of English Language and Literature
The English language department was established in 1995 with the field of English language teaching with the admission of 48 students including (26 women and 22 men). The activity in this single field continued for four years until 1999, and during this time, 150 students (68 women and 82 men) graduated from this field. The second field, which is the field of English language and literature, started its activity in 1999. The department has 8 academic staffs. The department also has a PhD student scholarship. The purpose of establishing the English language and literature field is to familiarize students with English literature texts, literary arts and techniques, to improve speaking, writing, listening and comprehension skills, to familiarize them briefly with the principles and methods of teaching skills and the principles and research methods. This department plays an important role in training human resources for scientific and cultural purposes.
An Introducing the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
The department of sport science of Qom University is one of the educational departments under the supervision of the faculty of literature and human sciences, which was established in 1997. Its activity started with limited facilities and some few professors who were usually visiting professor, then the academic staffs were gradually recruited and completed, and now the sports science department has 12 full-time academic staffs. (One associate professor of sports physiology, 9 assistant professors who are expert in sports physiology, sports management, movement behavior and sports biomechanics and one lecturer in sports pathology, 10 of whom are men and 2 are women).
In terms of the sports science department, the history of the department, the number of accepted courses and the number of students during these courses should be noted as below:
Diploma and B.A level: accepted courses include one educational course in 1997 and 9 pure physical education courses and another one pure physical education course in 1998, and then , after a 5-year break, from 2003, the admissions of bachelor's students started again and it continues. Also, in 2003, A Diploma level to B.A level course has been accepted.
Master's level: After the approval of the ministry of Science, Research and Technology in 2013 this department established two new majors :the Pure Sport Physiology and in 2015, the field of Leisure Time Management and Recreational Sports, started accepting master students in both genders men and women so far, more than 200 academic dissertations have been written by the master's students of this department since then.
An Introducing to the Department of Information Science, Library and Epistemology
The department of Information Science, Library and Epistemology is one of the educational departments under the supervision of the Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences of Qom University, which started its activity in 2000 with 17 female students. Until 2011, this department accepted only female students, but from this year, male students were also accepted. This department started its activities in 2008 by accepting 7 female students in the master's level. Since its establishment, this department has succeeded in graduating more than 300 students, among whom there were three students who were known as the outstanding students among all Iran’s universities in this field. Also, some of the master’s students have continued their studies in famous Iranian universities in the PhD level.
According to local and provincial capacities, this department has three master field: "Information Management", "Digital Library Management" and "Scientometrics". The department’s journal titled "Journal of Information Management Sciences and Techniques" is being published regularly , and has the highest rank of academic journals ( scientific-research rank) from the Ministry of Science and Researches and Technology of Iran and its articles have been highly indexed in national and international indexes. Several books have been published and several research projects and articles have been carried out by the colleagues of the department which have been presented at domestic , foreign , national and international conferences, and the information of which is available on the website of Qom university in addition to the of the department professor CVs .Also, the department has held various conferences, most of which were held inside the university, and in some cases, it was held in collaboration with other organizations. And universities
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