Departments about Setting up Different Disciplines of Humanities and Manner of Admission in Academic Campuses; the Case of University of Isfahan

This study aimed at achieving the possibility of setting up diverse disciplines of humanities and manner of admission in University of Isfahan. This qualitative research was conducted using survey method. The statistical population was composed of Heads of Departments and Faculty Members in Faculty of Humanities in University of Isfahan. Accordingly, 20 subjects (10 Heads of Departments and 10 Faculty Members) were selected as statistical sample based on purposeful sampling method. The semi-structured interviews were considered the research tools in this study. The interviews were conducted in-person within 30 to 40 minutes. Next, the data were categorized and then analyzed. The research results showed that there were diverse (positive and negative) viewpoints towards setting up academic campuses. Regarding the notion of student admission process in campuses, most of subjects believed that it should be done through a decentralized method using a domestic test. Regarding the mechanism for passing the courses, the majority of respondents preferred education-research method over other methods. Finally, the respondents argued that doing research and passing the thesis were their main objectives in graduate studies.