. General information about the course: 1. Course Identification 1. Credit hours: ( 3 ) 2. Course type A. ☐ University ☐ College ☒ Department ☐ Track ☐ Others B. ☐ Required ☒ Elective 3. Level/year at which this course is offered: (7 or 8) 4. Course general Description: The course aims to introduce students to works of literature that are recognized by critics as major constituents of world literature. The focus will be on works that guide the students to formulate a global perspective as well as have a better understanding of other cultures. The diversity of the selected works enables students to have an awareness that literature could function as a medium through which different nations get to know each other and thus establish relationships based on collaboration and mutual respect. The list of works include masterpieces like 'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes, 'Children of Geblawi' by Najib Mahfouz, 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri, 'Thousand and One Night', 'Medea' by Euripides, 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville, 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens.