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Arabic digital humanities fails when English TEI templates erase script, waqf ownership, and community consent. This MA starts with methods: encoding, metadata, and exhibition copy that can exist in Arabic and English without claiming a collection you do not hold. GCC heritage visions, Levant manuscript economies, and Maghreb oral-history projects are regional facts. You will treat attestation of overseas library degrees as not evaluation of palaeography skill, and you will write a bilingual rights memo a family collection can live with. The award is academic. It is not UNESCO employment, not a conservator licence, and not League of Arab States cultural-officer branding. It is for people who must keep heritage files honest when a smart-city slide has already promised a digital twin of a mosque. You will encode a rights-cleared folio simulation without claiming a museum holds it, write bilingual interpretation that does not calque English TEI labels, and design consent for oral history in Arabic-first communities. GCC heritage visions and Levant manuscript markets are calendars and economies, not UNESCO products. Tuition-free online. No museum, UN, or LAS logos in photographs.
Thirty-six credits: Arabic DH methods, heritage rights, bilingual interpretation, and a collection-file capstone. Tuition-free online. No museum, UNESCO, or LAS logos in photos.
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Every programme can be completed fully online with zero tuition fees — study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALU2501 | Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss Arabic Script, Encoding, and Loss — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2502 | Metadata that Survives Two Languages Metadata that Survives Two Languages — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2503 | Oral History Consent as a File Oral History Consent as a File — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2504 | Simulated Collections and Rights Simulated Collections and Rights — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALU2505 | Waqf and Family Collections Waqf and Family Collections — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2506 | GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars GCC Heritage Visions as Calendars — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2507 | Levant Manuscript Economies Levant Manuscript Economies — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2508 | Attestation of Library Degrees versus Evaluation Attestation of Library Degrees versus Evaluation — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALU2509 | EN+AR Exhibition and Web Copy EN+AR Exhibition and Web Copy — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2510 | Smart-City Twin Theatre Smart-City Twin Theatre — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2511 | No UNESCO/LAS Logo Ethics No UNESCO/LAS Logo Ethics — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2512 | Community Benefit without Extraction Community Benefit without Extraction — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALU2513 | Project Design for Constrained Labs Project Design for Constrained Labs — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2514 | DH Research Methods DH Research Methods — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2515 | Ethics of Claiming a Collection Ethics of Claiming a Collection — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
| ALU2516 | Capstone: Arabic Heritage Methods File Capstone: Arabic Heritage Methods File — assessed module on the MA Arabic Digital Humanities and Heritage Methods pathway.
| 3 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@aleaderuni.com.
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