Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Honours)

includes:

Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Honours)
AQF level 8

Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Honours) BIslStud(Hons)

Availability

Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Honours) (1515IS)

Online - United Theological College

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

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Honours)

Full-time: 1 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

A completed CSU Bachelor of Islamic Studies or comparable degree from another tertiary institution.

Applicants will normally be required to have attained a credit average or better in the Level 2 and Level 3 subjects taken within the Bachelor of Islamic Studies or the comparable degree.

English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. 

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of 2 core subjects and a restricted elective:

Core Subjects

ISL599 Guided Research (16)
ISL595 Islamic Studies Honours Project/Dissertation (32)

Restricted Electives
Students select 1 subject from the following:

ISL550 Islam and Science: Contemporary Ethical Issues (16)
ISL555 Contemporary Islamic Movements (16)
ISL556 Islamic Economy, Banking and Finance (16)
ISL591 Interpreting Islamic Sacred Texts (16)
ISL593 Islamic Theology: Classical to Contemporary Thought (16)

Enrolment Pattern

FULL-TIME

Year 1 - Session 1
[Restricted Elective] (16)
ISL599 Guided Research (16) (commenced)

Year 1 - Session 2
ISL599 Guided Research (16) (completed)
ISL595 Islamic Studies Honours Project/Dissertation (32) (commenced)

Year 2 - Session 1
ISL595 Islamic Studies Honours Project/Dissertation (32) (completed)

PART-TIME

Year 1 - Session 1
[Restricted Elective] (16 points)

Year 1 - Session 2
ISL599 Guided Research (16) (commenced)

Year 2 - Session 1
ISL599 Guided Research (16) (completed)

Year 2 - Session 2
ISL595 Islamic Studies Honours Project/Dissertation (32) (commenced)

Year 3 - Session 1
ISL595 Islamic Studies Honours Project/Dissertation (32) (completed)

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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