MA in Muslim Community Studies

The MA in Muslim Community Studies enables students to take a critical, rigorous and objective approach to the diverse Muslim communities in Britain today and pays special attention to how a multi-faith and pluralist society shapes their lives and work environments. This course aims to give students a thorough grounding in theory and practical skills to enable them to take up leadership and management roles within British Muslim community institutions and the voluntary sector. Issues regarding political participation, education, social and economic issues are covered

The postgraduate certificate focuses on the study of Muslims in Britain together with the study of further contemporary modules to achieve 60 credit points.

The postgraduate diploma builds on these studies through further study of a range of modules of the student’s choice to attain 120 credits.

The MA degree requires research in a specialist area of the student’s choice and submission of a dissertation of 15,000 to 18,000 words.