عمادة شؤون الطلبة
Students Affairs' Deanship
Vision
Excellence and creativity in teaching and scientific research in all majors of the Faculty of Arts.
Mission
Fostering a pioneering educational environment in teaching, research and creative activity to improve the quality of the learning outcomes and to enhance local community service.
Objectives
1- Promoting moral values and raising awareness of their role in social cohesion.
2- Providing realistic solutions for social problems
3- Enriching the linguistic, literary, critical, and rhetorical skills to enhance the status of Arabic language and literature.
4- Equipping the students with the essential English language and literature skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
5- Providing the students with theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of translation.
6- Teaching basic knowledge in the University requirements.
7- Developing the professional skills of faculty staff.
8- Advancing scientific research of teaching staff members and students.
9- Offering postgraduate programs of high-quality methodology to develop the scientific knowledge of society. Objectives
Goals of the Faculty of Arts
The First Goal: To Build up a strategic plan that represents the vision, mission, and values of the Faculty of Arts.
The Second Goal: To develop the governance system in the Faculty of Arts by enhancing the principles of institutional work, and spreading the culture of integrity, transparency, equal opportunities, and teamwork.
The Third Goal: To introduce high quality distinguished academic programs in the various Majors of the Faculty of Arts that meet the needs and requirements of the labor market and to use the latest technologies and methods in education.
The Fourth Goal: To develop scientific research in the various Majors of the Faculty of Arts, and to promote academic innovation and entrepreneurship by attracting and developing research competencies, and providing financial and material support for researchers.
The Fifth Goal: To develop the financial resources in the Faculty of Arts and to improve the professional capabilities of the human resources by providing training and qualification opportunities and performance evaluation mechanisms.
The Sixth Goal: To develop the students’ services in the Faculty of Arts and to enable students to keep pace with the requirements of the labor market. In addition, to enhance the role of the Graduates’/ Alumni Follow-up Office in supporting students after graduation, achieving continuous communication, and providing training and employment opportunities for them.
The Seventh Goal: To contribute in fulfilling community aspirations about the Faculty of Arts, and to enhance partnerships with institutions and universities at the local, regional, and global levels.
The Eighth Goal: To obtain the local quality assurance certificate at the level of the Faculty of Arts and all its Majors.
Values of the College of Arts:
- Excellence.
- Leadership
- Integrity.
- Participatory.
- Quality of education and research.
Faculty's beginning
The Faculty of Arts was established in 1991 along with the ambitious start of Isra University which aims to prepare highly qualified leaders in their fields. It also attempts to achieve the university's goals as stipulated in the Jordanian Private University Legislation i.e. teaching, conducting scientific research, and serving the local community. Ever since, the faculty has been developing at full capacity till it occupies a prestigious position with regard to the majors, staff, and graduates compared with other universities.
Majors and Programs
At present, the faculty offers the following majors: Arabic, English, Translation, and Psychology.
Faculty's councils and committees.
- Faculty's council.
- Department of Arabic Language and Literature.
- Department of English Language and Literature.
- Department of English Language/translation.
- Department of Psychology.
Preface
The Faculty of Arts aspires to equip its students with the knowledge and the required skills to compete with other graduates. Mastering the Arabic language, English language, and translation are some of these core skills.
Faculty Message
As a matter of fact, the Faculty of Arts generally enjoys a distinguished position compared with other faculties. This is derived from the nature and variety of departments they comprise. The Faculty of Arts, which was established with the inauguration of Isra University in 1991, includes the following departments: Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Department of Psychology, Department of English Language/translation, in addition to the Language Centre which offers courses to the university students in general.
Faculty staff works hard to uplift this renowned body to enjoy a leading rank among Jordanian, Arab and international universities. It is highly concerned with religious concepts as well as all the attached ways of thinking, culture, and civilization. As exposure to other cultures is of great importance, the faculty has paid careful attention to the English language due to its international significance. Therefore, the Department of English Language is the largest of all departments of the faculty.
As translation is the proper means of bridging the cultural gaps and fulfilling the faculty's task in terms of establishing the methods of constructive dialogue, the department of translation grants B.A degree to translation major students. This department offers different courses to enable students to grasp both theory and practice. Besides, it offers courses in French and Hebrew. The Language Centre offers compulsory courses in Arabic and English. The center is further equipped with language labs.
Goals of the Faculty of Arts
The First Goal: To Build up a strategic plan that represents the vision, mission, and values of the Faculty of Arts.
The Second Goal: To develop the governance system in the Faculty of Arts by enhancing the principles of institutional work, and spreading the culture of integrity, transparency, equal opportunities, and teamwork.
The Third Goal: To introduce high quality distinguished academic programs in the various Majors of the Faculty of Arts that meet the needs and requirements of the labor market and to use the latest technologies and methods in education.
The Fourth Goal: To develop scientific research in the various Majors of the Faculty of Arts, and to promote academic innovation and entrepreneurship by attracting and developing research competencies, and providing financial and material support for researchers.
The Fifth Goal: To develop the financial resources in the Faculty of Arts and to improve the professional capabilities of the human resources by providing training and qualification opportunities and performance evaluation mechanisms.
The Sixth Goal: To develop the students’ services in the Faculty of Arts and to enable students to keep pace with the requirements of the labor market. In addition, to enhance the role of the Graduates’/ Alumni Follow-up Office in supporting students after graduation, achieving continuous communication, and providing training and employment opportunities for them.
The Seventh Goal: To contribute in fulfilling community aspirations about the Faculty of Arts, and to enhance partnerships with institutions and universities at the local, regional, and global levels.
The Eighth Goal: To obtain the local quality assurance certificate at the level of the Faculty of Arts and all its Majors.
Values of the College of Arts:
- Excellence.
- Leadership
- Integrity.
- Participatory.
- Quality of education and research.
Dean's Speech,
Dear Esteemed Colleagues and Dear Students,
The rise of the College of Arts coincided with the dawn of knowledge at Isra University in 1991. This compelling association between of the university and the college stems from the university’s belief in the enlightening, educational, and awareness-raising role of the College of Arts and its effective contribution in shaping of the university student’s harmonious personality in line with the requirements of the local, Arab, and international labor markets.
The Faculty of Arts is an academically highly reputed one because it is equipped with top-notched educational tools, accompanied by a qualified and trained academic staff, who perform their roles: academic, scientific research, and serve the local community, in the best possible way with confidence and competence.
The college's vision lies in excellence and creativity in education and scientific research in all disciplines. Its mission is to create a safe, stable, fertile and fruitful educational environment, that aims to discover the potentials in our students and work to maximize, improve and enhance them. It also aims to spot the weaknesses and works to reduce their effects.
The College of Arts is based on five main pillars: the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, which includes the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs; the Department of English Language and Literature, which includes the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs; the Department of English Language/Translation, which includes the Bachelor’s program; the Department of Psychology, which includes the Bachelor’s program; and the Department of Service Courses, which is responsible for providing the university’s elective, compulsory, and remedial requirements to all students.
The College of Arts, with all its departments, is keen to improve and enhance its outputs. The college pledges to remain a shining scientific beacon and a role model in learning, teaching, scientific research, and community service.
Dean of Faculty of Arts
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Bani Younis