- Institution : Villa College
- Course Category: Art & History
- Intake: January / May / September
- Duration: 3 years
- Language: English / Dhivehi
- MQA Level: 7
- Delivery Medium: On Campus
- Awarding Body: Villa College
Entry Requirement
- 2 passes E or above at GCE A’Level & 3 passes C or above at GCE O’Level / SSC; OR
- A relevant Foundation programme equivalent to Certificate
Course Modules
Year 1 Units:
- Introduction to Society and Culture
Maldivian Culture and Language in Time - English I
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Dhivehi Grammar
- Language Acquisition
- Introduction to World
- History
- Islamic History and Civilization: Knowledge, Power and Politics
Year 2 Units:
- Islamic Studies
- Literary Criticism
- Research Methods
- Morphology and Syntax
- Semantics, Discourse and
- Pragmatics
- Public Speaking
- Maldives to 1400
- Dhivehi Literature: Novels and Poetry
Year 3 Units:
- Maldives from 1400 to 1900
- Dhivehi Literature: Drama
- Linguistic Analysis of
- Dhivehi Language
- Maldives from 1900
- Political History of the Maldives
- Documenting History
- Project
Course Fee
MVR 3,450 per month (MVR 2,008 per month under the government free first degree scheme)
Course Description
Bachelor of Arts in Dhivehi Language and History offers students a unique opportunity to understand the social, cultural and political dimensions of Maldivian society through critical analysis of our language and history.
It offers a new perspective to examine Maldivian language and history within the global context, to acquire an advanced and sophisticated understanding of the subject area. The rich and complex relations between our language, history and culture are explored in relation to other cultures.
The programme embodies valuable practical skills to engage students in the field of study, enabling them to undertake simple research in language and history, and carry out tasks in documenting history.
