MA in Islamic Studies

The Islamic Studies Programme aims to develop a critical and analytical approach to the study of Islam and to provide a greater insight into the sources and origins of Islamic thought, in particular the Qur’an and Sunnah together with a knowledge and understanding of the life of the Prophet Muhammad and its contemporary significance. Students will also be able to develop a scholarly, Islamic approach to a specialist field of research.

The Postgraduate Certificate focuses on the study of Islamic Sources and the life of the Prophet Muhammad together with one further module to attain 60 credit points.

The Postgraduate Diploma builds on these studies by allowing students to study a choice of modules to attain 120 credits.

The MA Degree requires students to undertake research in a specialist area of the students’ choice and submission of a dissertation of 15,000 to 18,000 words.

The MA Islamic Studies programme includes the following compulsory modules:

MFP 101 Islamic Studies: Qur’an and Sunnah

MFP 208 Life of the Prophet Muhammad

MFP 211 Research Methodology

MFP397 Dissertation (Islamic Studies)

plus a choice of additional modules from the following list, approved by the Programme Director, to make up the required number of 180 credit points.