Islamic Studies

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.

• 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.

Thesis subject

Compulsory subject

Core subjects

Elective subjects