The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies GradCertContempIslStud

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies GradDipContempIslStud

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies MContempIslStud

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies (1317IS)

Distance Education - United Theological College

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies (1617IS)

Distance Education - United Theological College

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies (1717IS)

Distance Education - United Theological College

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies

Full-time 2 years (4.0 sessions)

Part-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies

Full-time 0.5 years (1.0 sessions)

Part-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies

A Bachelor degree in any discipline.

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies

A Bachelor degree in any discipline.

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies

A Bachelors degree in any discipline.
Other applicants may be admitted at the discretion of the Course Director.

Credit

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies

Students who have successfully completed either the Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies or the Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies will be awarded credit for subjects successfully completed within those programs towards the Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies.

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies

Students who have successfully completed Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies will be awarded credit for subjects successfully completed within that program towards the Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies.

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies

N/A

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation requirements

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Islamic Studies
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 32 points comprising of 1 core subject (8 points) and 3 restricted electives (24 points).

Core Subject
ISL404 Islamic Worldview (8 points)

Restricted Electives
Choose 3 subjects from the following restricted electives (24 points):
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World (8 points)
ISL452 Islam through Western Eyes (8 points)
ISL453 Muslims in the West: Identity and Culture (8 points)
ISL454 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures (8 points)
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present (8 points)
ISL457 Radicalism, Terrorism and Extremism (8 points)
ISL458 Islam: Peace, Dialogue and Pluralism (8 points)
ISL459 Islam in Politics and Society (8 points)
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies (8 points)

Graduate Diploma of Contemporary Islamic Studies
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points comprising of 2 core subjects (16 points) and 6 restricted electives (48 points):

Core Subjects
ISL404 Islamic Worldview (8 points)
ISL452 Islam Through Western Eyes (8 points)

Restricted Electives
Choose 6 subjects from the following restricted electives (48 points):
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World (8 points)
ISL453 Muslims in the West: Identity and Culture (8 points)
ISL454 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures (8 points)
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present (8 points)
ISL457 Radicalism, Terrorism and Extremism (8 points)
ISL458 Islam: Peace, Dialogue and Pluralism (8 points)
ISL459 Islam in Politics and Society (8 points)
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies (8 points)

Master of Contemporary Islamic Studies (128)
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points comprising of the following:
- 2 x 400 level core subjects (16 points)
- 6 x 400 level restricted electives (48 points)
- 2 x 500 level core subjects (32 points)
- 2 x 500 level restricted electives (32 points)

400 Level Core Subjects
ISL404 Islamic Worldview (8 points)
ISL452 Islam Through Western Eyes (8 points)

400 Level Restricted Electives
Choose 6 subjects from the following restricted electives (48 points):
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World (8 points)
ISL453 Muslims in the West: Identity and Culture (8 points)
ISL454 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures (8 points)
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present (8 points)
ISL457 Radicalism, Terrorism and Extremism (8 points)
ISL458 Islam: Peace, Dialogue and Pluralism (8 points)
ISL459 Islam in Politics and Society (8 points)
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies (8 points)

500 Level Core Subjects
Complete 2 core subjects (32 points):
ISL594 Islamic Studies: Methodology and Sources (16 points)
and
ISL590 Dissertation for Islamic Studies (16 points)
or
ISL596 Islamic Studies Project (16 points)

500 Level Restricted Electives
Choose 2 subjects from the following restricted electives (32 points).
ISL550 Islam and Science: Contemporary Ethical Issues (16 points)
ISL555 Contemporary Islamic Movements (16 points)
ISL571 Spirit of Islam: Mysticism, Art and Architecture (16 points)

Enrolment Pattern

Due to the flexible nature of the course, students will work out their enrolment pattern in consultation with the course coordinator.

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

ISL404 Islamic Worldview
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World
ISL452 Islam Through Western Eyes
ISL453 Muslims in the West: Identity and Culture
ISL454 Women in Islam and Islamic Cultures
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present
ISL457 Radicalism, Terrorism and Extremism
ISL458 Islam: Peace, Dialogue and Pluralism
ISL459 Islam in Politics and Society
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies
ISL550 Islam and Science: Contemporary Ethical Issues
ISL555 Contemporary Islamic Movements
ISL571 Spirit of Islam: Mysticism, Art and Architecture

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.