MA-Equivalent Islamic Law Distance Education
Islamic Law Distance Education
The MA Equivalent Programme in Islamic Law offers comprehensive coverage of subjects in Islamic Law as well as comparative studies. The Progamme is structured to require expertise in Islamic law and its related branches, as well as those who seek to carry on their studies to become future lecturers or practitioners in the field.
The Islamic College is registered with the OfS but is neither an awarding body nor validated by another awarding body. Nevertheless, all academic programmes delivered at The Islamic College are fully compatible with the academic programmes in the field of Islamic Studies at the high-ranking international academic institutes and universities. Graduates will be provided with a certificate of completion from the Islamic College for their equivalent academic level of study. An Equivalent academic level is a qualification which is comparable to other formal qualifications in terms of its content and standard, and the knowledge and skills it provides.
Equivalent Programmes are designed to provide all those who are interested in acquiring in-depth knowledge about various branches of Islamic Studies regardless of their previous academic background, with an enhanced and systematic understanding of diverse topics in Islamic Studies such as Islamic Philosophy, Islamic Theology (Kalam), Mysticism, Quranic Studies, Hadith Studies, Fiqh and Usul-al-Fiqh, and History of Islam.
Upon completing this program, students will gain
- An in-depth knowledge of specialist areas of the Islamic Law
- The use of an appropriate methodological approach to the study of Islam
- Critical thinking, analytical and practical skills in constructing well-reasoned arguments
- Constructive intellectual class interaction on issues related to Islam and Muslim societies and in particular in relation to today’s Islam
- Fusion of practical application and intellectual rigour
- An integrated programme that covers various Islamic schools of Thought
- Proficiency in conducting research work and independent study
- Capability to pursue further studies in the relevant field of Law
- Specialised knowledge and skills that could be used in different career pursuits
MA Equivalent Modules for Full-time and Part-time Students
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All Islamic College Students are encouraged to be active and independent learners and to acquire all the necessary skills through a variety of methods of learning such as lectures, seminars (led by staff and students), presentations, tutorials, private study, individual research, and so forth.
Each module within a course has different assessment weighting. Students should have completed at least one core module to progress to second semester.
To achieve the MA Equivalent Certificate in Islamic law the students should complete 180 credits, out of which 60 are for the dissertation. Students are required to complete 120 credits prior to the submission of the dissertation.
This programme was developed and is delivered and assessed by The Islamic College.
Course Info
Scholarship and study grants are available subject to conditions, contact the College for more details.
Application for this course is online, please click here for enrolment.
DE@islamic-college.ac.uk
0044 (0) 2084519993 (Ext. 224)
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