Faculty of Literature and ‌Humanities at University of Birjand

The Faculty of Literature and Humanities at University of Birjand began its activities in 1991 by admitting students in two disciplines, Persian Language and Literature and Educational Sciences (Curriculum Planning) with seven faculty members. Over time, with the addition of Library and Information Science, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and History, the faculty’s educational activities expanded. With the launch of graduate programs, including master’s degrees in Persian Literature and Educational Sciences, the faculty continued to develop its educational and research activities. Simultaneously, by recruiting faculty members in various disciplines, selecting and appointing scholarship holders, and granting study missions to instructors at the lecturer rank, significant efforts were made to strengthen and enhance the academic capacity of the faculty.

During the 2000s, additional disciplines within the humanities were established at the undergraduate level, including Geography (with specializations in Rural Planning and Urban Planning), Law, Political Science, Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Psychology, Educational Management, English Translation, and English Literature. At the master’s level, the faculty admitted students in Information and Knowledge Science, Geography (Rural Planning), Physical Education and Sports Sciences, History (Islamic Iran), English Translation, Educational Psychology, General Linguistics, Arabic Language and Literature, and Philosophy and Islamic Theology. In 2011, a doctoral program in Persian Literature was launched. With the expansion of academic programs and the establishment of new faculties in 2007, the disciplines of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and Information and Knowledge Science were separated from the Faculty of Literature and Humanities.

At present, the Faculty of Literature and Humanities is active and admits students in the following programs:

• Undergraduate level: English Language and Literature, English Translation, Persian Language and Literature, History, Geography (with specializations in Rural Planning and Urban Planning), Law, Political Science, Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Sociology, Public Administration, Arabic Language and Literature, and Economics.
• Master’s level: Pure Linguistics, English Translation, Persian Language and Literature, Arabic Literature, Arabic Translation, Islamic Iranian History, History of Islam, Geography and Rural Planning, Political Geography, Geography and Urban Planning, Geography and Tourism Planning, Environmental Hazards, Political Science, Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Nahj al-Balagha (Principles of Religion and Alid Teachings), Social Science Research, Entrepreneurship (Organizational specialization), and Energy Law.
• Doctoral level: Persian Literature, with specializations in Persian Language and Literature and Lyric Literature.

Beginning in October 2025, students are also admitted to the PhD programs of Linguistics, Arabic Language and Literature, and Post-Islamic Iranian History.

The Faculty of Literature and Humanities currently has 74 faculty members at the academic ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Lecturer, who are actively engaged in educational, research, and administrative positions.

Latest Publications

Hajipour, Mohammad, and Mostafa Fadaei. 2025. "Exploring the role of the metaverse in the development of the space economy in developing countries: functionalities and structural challenges."  GeoJournal 90 (5):249. doi: 10.1007/s10708-025-11501-7.

Navidinia, Hossein, and Fatemeh Zahra Gholizadeh. 2025. "Reflective teaching, teacher immunity, and burnout: Investigating possible links."  System 135:103865. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103865.

Alizadeh Birjandi, Zahra, Elham Malekzadeh, and Akram Naseri. 2025. "Annotating manuscripts from a functional and content point of view Subject of study: translated manuscripts."  Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn) 4 (1):5–38. doi: 10.22034/crtc.2023.423513.1124.

Akbari, Davood, Ali Ashrafi, and Mostafa Yaghoobzadeh. 2024. "An Improved Approach for Spectral-spatial Classification of Hyperspectral Images using Weighted Genetic and Neural Network Algorithms."  Iranian Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS 16 (4):1–17. doi: 10.48308/gisj.2023.103395.

Officials

Contact information for the faculty

• Address: South Khorasan, Birjand; Shahid Avini Boulevard, University of Birjand, Shokat-Abad Campus, Faculty of Literature and ‌Humanities
• Phone: +98 56 31027100
• Office hours: 7:00–14:00