The Faculty of Arts was one of the first faculties to be established in 1972 at Birzeit University. Having graduated 43 students with Bachelor's of Arts degrees in 1976, the Faculty is now one of the largest on campus, with over 1600 undergraduate students enrolled in one of the following programs and departments: Department of Arabic Language and Literature; Department of English Language and Literature; Department of Languages and Translation; Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Department of History and Political Science; Department of Geography; Department of Education and Psychology; Department of Media; Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies; Archeology Program; Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS); Fine Arts Program; Music Program; Physical Education Program; and the Women Studies Program.

In 1977, the Faculty introduced the first graduate program at the University, a Master's Degree in Education, which was ultimately put on hold due to the political situation in the country and the various closures imposed on the University, thus hindering the education of hundreds of students.

The degrees offered at the Faculty of Arts enable students to teach in the local schools, work in the different governmental and non-governmental offices and institutions, or continue their graduate degree at either Birzeit University or abroad. No single building houses the various departments of the Faculty of Arts, and its classes and offices are dispersed amongst several buildings on campus. Yet the Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and several department main offices are situated in the Commerce and Economics Building.

Faculty of Arts: Admission and Graduation Requirements
A cumulative grade point average of 70% in the first-year requirement courses is the minimum requirement for admission in the Faculty of Arts.
Requirement Courses:
1. Computer Science
2. General Science
3. History or Sociology
4. History or Geography or Political Science or Sociology
5. Four courses from the following: Arabic Language, English Language, Sociology, Psychology , History , Geography, Philosophy, Women Studies, Political Science, Education, Media, Archeology.
Graduation Requirements:
A student must complete 120 credit hours to graduate. Listed below are the number of credits needed to major and minor in each department.

Department	Major	Minor
Department of Arabic Language & Literature	60	21
Department of English Language & Literature	60	21
Department of Languages and Translation Major in French – Minor in Translation	42	21
Sociology Department	57	19
Department of History and Political Science Major in History – Minor in Political Science Major in History – Minor in Palestinian Archeology	42	21
Geography Department Major in Geography – Minor in History Major in Geography – Minor in Political Science	42	21
Department of Education and Psychology Major in Psychology – Minor in Education Major in Psychology – Minor in Sociology	42	21
Institute of Media Major in Journalism – Minor in Political Science Major in Journalism – Minor in Sociology Major in Broadcasting – Minor in Political Science Major in Broadcasting – Minor in Sociology	42
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies	NA	18
Institute of Archeology	NA	21

Departments Offering Elective Courses
- Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)
- Fine Arts Program
- Music Program
- Women's Studies Program
- Physical Education Program

Faculty of Arts: Contacts
Dr. Mahmoud Miari, Dean
Mr. Fahmi Saud – Assistant to the Dean
Departments and Chairpersons:

Department	Chairperson
Department of Arabic Language and Literature	Dr. Mahmoud Al-Atshan
Department of English Language and Literature	Dr. Ahmad Harb
Department of Languages and Translation	Mr. Taisir Hammad
Department of Sociology and Anthropology	Dr. Majdi Al-Malki
Department of History and Political Science	Dr. Saleh Abdel Jawad
Department of Geography	Dr. Othman Sharkas
Department of Education and Psychology	Dr. Fathiyyah Nasruo
Department of Media	Dr. Nasha'at Al-Aqtash
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Studies	Dr. Mudar Kassis
Palestine and Arabic Studies Program (PAS)	Ms. Muna Giacaman-Tamimi
Fine Arts Program	Ms. Vera Tamari
Music Program	Mr. Amin Nasser
Physical Education Program	Mr. Kamal Shamshoum