About

The Faculty of Arts was established in the academic year 1991/1992 and was affiliated with Sana'a University. Back then, one hundred and eighty-seven male and female students were admitted, distributed between two departments, the Department of Arabic Language and the Department of English Language. In the academic year 92/93, the Department of Sociology was created and 152 male and female students were admitted in this department. In the academic year 94/95, two new departments were created: the Department of Islamic Studies in which 147 male and female students were admitted, and the Department of French which admitted 50 male and female students.

After the announcement of the establishment of Taiz University in 1995, two new departments were created in the Faculty of Arts: the Department of Geography in which 116 male and female students were admitted, and the Department of History that admitted 141 male and female students. In the academic year 95/96, the number of students enrolled in the faculty in all its departments reached 2420 male and female students. The number of students applying for the academic year 99/2000 was 3626 male and female students and the number of students in the faculty in the academic year 2002/2003 became 4097 male and female students. The Department of Psychology was created in 2003/2004 and 70 male and female students were admitted in it.

Duration of study in the faculty: Four years.

Study system: Two-semester system.