Faculty of Arts is one of the faculties of
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...
comprising 10 departments. The faculty of Arts offers a number of courses in different language courses in the respective departments. The faculty is situated on the opposite side of
Maulana Azad Library
The Maulana Azad Library is the central library of Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, India. It is the largest university library in Asia. The seven-storey building is surrounded by of lawns and gardens. It has about 1,500,000 books. It ce ...
.
Programs and departments
The Faculty of Arts offers different programs in respective departments which include:
* Three years honours program in
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...
i.e. B.A. (Hons.)
* Two years program in
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
(M.A.)
* Research programs for M.Phil. and Ph.D. and
* Number of diploma courses
The faculty has various departments of Arabic, English, Fine Arts, Hindi, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages, Persian, Philosophy, Sanskrit and Urdu.
In 2013, the department of Fine Arts was ranked 10th in India's Best Fine Arts colleges listed by ''
India Today
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''.
Department of English
Department of English is the oldest department of the university. The department dates back from the days of Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College- the predecessor of
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...
.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh (; – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion ...
, the first professor of English at Oxford, had already worked as a professor of English at Mohammadan Anglo- Oriental College from 1885 to 1887.
‘Raleigh Literary Society’ regularly organises performances of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays.
Alumni and faculty
Philosopher
Syed Zafarul Hasan
Syed Zafarul Hasan (14 February 1885 – 19 June 1949) was a prominent twentieth-century Pakistani Muslim philosopher.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Khan Sahib Syed Diwan Mohammad.
Hasan was educated at Aligarh (M.A., LL. B.) and obtain ...
was a professor of Philosophy and had been the dean of the faculty of Arts.
Facilities
The faculty has Wi-Fi, Lift for the physically disabled and library in every department and a canteen.
References
Notes
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Departments of the Aligarh Muslim University