The Department of Arabic Language & Literature was founded since the establishment of University of Sharjah in 1997 when the first class of female students joined the Department to obtain the bachelor's degree

The Department of English Language and Literature has mapped out for itself a set of humanistic and pedagogically sound academic objectives that answer to the needs of the student choosing to major in English Language and Literature.

The Department of History and Islamic Civilization is one of the leading university departments in the United Arab Emirates.

The Department of Sociology occupies a distinguished position both domestically and internationally.

The Department of Education seeks to improve education in the U.A.E throughout presenting the students with a general idea about education and its relationship to their specialty.

International Relations Program is a new program offers by College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

As one of the largest departments in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, the ELC is tasked with enabling students to meet the University’s minimal English language requirements for its English-medium majors.