Islamic Studies

Major/Minor/Specialisation !D23-AA-SPC+1024 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Year and Campus: 2013

Coordinator

Dr Muhammad Kamal

Email: muhammad@unimelb.edu.au

Contact

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Email: arts-gradstudies@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

See program 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 subject (50 points)
  • one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
  • At least two core subjects (25 points)
  • A maximum of one elective subject (12.5 points)


Total 100 points
Subject Options:

Thesis Subject

50 points

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
25

Compulsory Subject

12.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
12.50

Core Subjects

minimum 25 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50
Not offered in 2013
12.50

Elective Subjects

maximum 12.5 points

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
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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