About the Department

 

 

History

Since the 4th century AH up to the contemporary era, the Persian language has consistently served as a lingua franca facilitating communication among diverse nationalities across a vast geographical expanse, stretching from Samarkand and Bukhara to the Balkans, and from the Caucasus to the southern shores of the Persian Gulf. Over the course of this millennium, the language has provided a fertile ground for the flourishing of a dynamic and transcendent literature, producing abundant and magnificent works across all literary genres. The renowned poets of this enduring literary tradition, such as Ferdowsi, Khayyam, Saadi, Rumi, and Hafiz, have reached such lofty realms of thought, love, and human emotion that the echoes of their words still resonate across distant horizons, proclaiming the fame of this literature to the world.
It is a matter of great pride to live with and learn from this literature. The Department of Persian Language and Literature at the University of Kurdistan is honored to have been the university's pioneer academic discipline, admitting students since 1974 (1353 Solar Hijri). The department expanded its academic activities by initiating a Master’s program in 2002 (1381 Solar Hijri) and a Doctoral program in 2009 (1388 Solar Hijri). Furthermore, since 2008 (1387 Solar Hijri), with the admission of the first cohort of international students, the department has successfully extended the scope of its activities beyond national borders.

Objectives

The Department of Persian Language and Literature has aligned its objectives with the macro-policies of the University and the Ministry of Science. To this end, it continues to take steadfast steps, evolving from the mission of the first generation of universities—which focused on supplying skilled human resources for government organizations and departments (such as the Ministry of Education)—to the second generation, which emphasized original research, and subsequently to the third and fourth generations, which aim to establish connections with society to address its needs. In the past decade, due to the interest of international applicants and in alignment with the university's overarching policies, the department has focused significantly on training foreign specialists in graduate studies.
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Specializations

Currently, the curriculum in all three academic levels is offered as "Pure" (General Literature). However, starting next academic year, in accordance with the interests and requirements of applicants, new and specialized tracks will be added to the graduate programs.