Islamic Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1024 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Year and Campus: 2010

Coordinator

Associate Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh
Asia Institute
Email: shahrama@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

Arts & Music Student Centre
arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au
Overview: see course overview
Objectives:

Students who complete the postgraduate diploma will have an understanding of:

  • methodological issues in several key areas of Islamic studies;
  • the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of Islamic perspectives on the social sciences such as education, economics, anthropology, politics and sociology;
  • major trends of contemporary Islamic thought and the social, political, and historical context within which this thought is shaped;
  • contemporary attempts at reform;
  • how to design and write a preparatory research dissertation on an Islamic studies topic;
  • key issues that arise in interdisciplinary contexts of research in Islamic studies.
Structure & Available Subjects: The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts in this area of specialisation requires:
  • Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points)
  • one compulsory subjects (12.5 points)
  • four core/elective subjects, two of which must be core (50 points)

Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.
Subject Options:

Thesis subject

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
18.75

Compulsory subject

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Core subjects

minimum 25 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2010
12.50

Elective subjects

maximum 25 points
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Links to further information: http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Arts

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