The student is offered the MA degree after successfully completing the following requirements:

1. Mandatory courses determined by the department 
2. 36 credit hours with a GPA of at least 75% distributed as follows: 

• The required courses (18 credit hours)
• The elective courses (12 credit hours)
• The thesis (6 credit hours) (including preparing and successfully discussing it according to the instructions of the Faculty of Graduate Studies)