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Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

The University invites applications for admission to postgraduate programmes leading to the Mastq's or Ph.D. degrees, on full-time or part{ime basis. The general entry requAements arc as follows:

1.

^Agood Bachelor's (Ilonours) degree or its equivalent in a related field from a recognised universily;

2.

Proficiency in English, for candidates applying for prograrnmes with English as the medium of instruction ^(a minimum score of 550 in the TOEFL, or a

minimum of6.0 points in the IELIS exarninations). Apptcants who have not taken any

of

the above examinations

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sit for the IITIM- administered English Placement Test @PT);

3.

Proficiency in Arabic, for candidates applying for programmes wilh Arabic as the medium of instruction. Successful candidates will be required to sit for the IllIM-administered Arabic Placement Test (APT)

to

ascertain their level

of

proficiency.

I. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programmes

Requtements:Agood Bachelor's degree, and a Master's degree in related fietd.

At

present Doctoral programmes are being offered in the following areas:

i

Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion

ii.

^{Fiqh and}

Us

^al-Fiqh

iii

Qur'an and Sunnah Studies

iv.

^{Political Science}

v

^{Library and} lnformation Science

vi.

^Psychology

vii.

^{Arabic Language and Literature}

viii.

English Language and Literature

II. Master's Programmes in Islamic Revealed Knowledge & Heritage

Requirement s: A good Bachelor's degree. The duation olthe Master's programrnes in IRK&H is approximately two years and includes 36 credit hours ofcourse work and thesis (or course work only). The programme is offered

in

three areas: (a) Qur'an ^{and Smnah Studies; (b) Fiqh and} Usul al-Fiqhi and (c) Usul al-Din and Comparative Religion.

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III. Master's Programmes in Human Sciences

Requirements: Agood Bachelor's degreapproximately two years and includes 36 credit hours ofcourse work and thesis (or course work only). The programme is offered in the following areas:e. The duration

ofthis

^programme is

a. Arabic, with

specialization in:

i. Teaching

ofArabic

as a Second Language;

ii. Arabic Language (Linguistic Studies);

iii.

Arabic Language (Literary Studies);

b. English Language & Literature

i

^English Language Studies (Linguistics/TESL);

ii. English Literary Studies;

c. Political

Scienc€,

with

specialization in:

i ComparativePolitics; iii.International'Relations;

ii

Political

Theory;

iv. Public

Admiristratior;

d.

Psychology,

with

specialization in:

i.

Counselling and Clinical Psychology;

ii.

^Industdal and Organisational Psychotogy;

iii.

^Testing and Measuement;

e. Sociology

and

Anthropology, with specialization

in:

i. Theories and Methods;

ii.

Social Chanee:

iii.

Area St udie; for Selected M uslim Communities;

f. History

^atrd

Civilization, with

specialization in:

i. Islamic

Civilization;

ii.

Revivalism and Reform;

iii.

Islam in Southeast Asia;

g. Communication, with

specialization in;

i. Mass Communication;

ii.

Public Relations;

iii.

Organizational Communication.

IV. Diploma Programmes

Requirements:

A good Bachelor's

degree.

The duration of

these prog- rammes rs one

yeal

i. Diploma in

Islamic Studies;

ii. Diploma in

Guidance and Counselling.

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2. Muhammad Qamaruddin Khan,

"Al-Mawardi," nt A

History

of

Muslim Philosophy, ed.

M.M.

Sharif (Weisbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1993), 717-731.

Journal

Article

3.

M. Asif

Chapra,

"Islam

and the International Debt Problem," Journal

of

Westerm Studies

lo,no.3

(2002): 214-32.

Unnublished

Work

4.

Hajib Ahmed Alfanseuri, "The Rote of the Friday Mosque in Islamic Cities"

(Ph.D. Dissertation, Century University, 2003), ^100-102.

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lth

ed., s.v.

"original

package."

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The International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM ) was

established in 1983, as an institution of nigler Iearning by the government of Malaysia in accordance with the wiJhes

and

tnrtratrve of the former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. During-recenr years. rhe unirersity hu, .*p*d.a

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is offering courses in Islamic Rivealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, Economics and Management, Educatio-n, Laws, Science, Medicine, pharmacy, Engineiring, Archiiecture

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Environmenlal Design. and Intormari-on and iommunication technolog,y.

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student population has rapidly grown to over lourteen rhousand. The students and the faiulry tiulv reoresent an international character. The University ,.gu.a. toi,*iJag" u, a.l.rust from Allah (SWT). to be urilised-in aicordance uirh

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mission of the [.niversiry is ro arrain IIICE or fripte itE i.e., lntegration. Islamizarion. Inrernarionalization and Comprehensive Excellence.

THE KULLIYYAH OF

ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

fhe Kulliyyah {Faculr} ) of Islamic Revealed Knowledre

and

Human Sciences uas established in January 1990 with"a new approach and vision. \Ian1' universities in the Muslim wo.id urd elsewhere offer programmes rn Social Sciences,

f

st-umi."iiuales and other professional areas. However, with their faculties oI Islamic Studies. thel still observe a .ecular

"lassiiic"iion "f

knowledge as istamii and non-rslamic. rhi; i";;6';iiiiil,r i.

unique in the sense thar it combines in all iis a"aJ"mic

programmes the conrcnts of Islamic Revealed Knowledge in

an

integrated manner s ith Human Sciences, Wtrite iea"tr-i-n-s-Hu-an Sciences. the subject marier is presented io un oUi".iiu8 rnonn".

withour excludins-rhe lslamic rri.*. on rhat subjeit- AddeJ ro

ir

ls Ine content o1 course$.ork in areas of Islamic Revealed

Knowledge such as Qur,dnic Studies, Hadith Studies, Fiqh,

Sirah

and Islamic Historr'.

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