المقررات الدراسية في مجال الدراسات الاستشراقية في الجامعة الإسلامية و جامعة طيبة بالمدينة المنورة : دراسة وصفية تحليلية

Abstract EN

This article aims to study the academic courses related to the field of Orientalism that are approved in two Saudi universities.

The study employs the descriptive analytical approach to determine the trends of the Islamic University and Taibah University towards Orientalism, and analyze the contents and objectives of these courses.

The study concludes with a number of findings, the most important of which are: the educational mission of Saudi universities includes studying and benefiting from all curricula and ideas that target Islam such as intellectual invasion, and Orientalism among others.

The Islamic University has adopted the teaching of Orientalism and its sciences to its affiliated students in the Faculty of Dawah and Foundations of Religion.

On the other hand, Taibah University has uniquely been teaching a course in Orientalism in English language, which is concerned with training students on language skills that help them understand and comprehend Oriental texts, and translate them into Arabic.

Thus, the study recommends that universities should adopt Orientalism courses in the field of humanities and Islamic studies, and to adopt one general cultural course in Orientalism circulated to all University Faculties and specializations, and also to adopt a special course of Orientalism in their postgraduate studies.