Master of Islam, Culture and Society Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Islam, Culture and Society
Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society
Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society

Awards

On successful completion of course requirements, the following awards are available to be printed on a testamur:

Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society GradCertIslCultSoc

Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society GradDipIslCultSoc

Master of Islam, Culture and Society MIslCultSoc

Availability

Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society (1322IC)

Online - United Theological College

Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society (1622IC)

Online - United Theological College

Master of Islam, Culture and Society (1722IC)

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.

Master of Islam, Culture and Society

Full-time: 2 years (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Islam, Culture and Society

Applicants for the Master of Islam, Culture and Society must meet the following requirements:

  • A completed Bachelors Degree (or AQF equivalent) in any discipline from a University or other tertiary education provider.

AND

  • Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.
Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society must meet the following requirements:

  • A completed Bachelors Degree (or AQF equivalent) in any discipline from a University or other tertiary education provider.

AND

  • Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.
Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society must meet the following requirements.

  • A completed Bachelor Degree (or AQF equivalent) in any discipline from a University or other tertiary education provider.

OR

  • Work experience, within the same industry as the course profile, of no less than three years.

AND

  • Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Islam, Culture and Society

Students who have successfully completed either the Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society or the Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society will be awarded credit for subjects successfully completed within those programs towards the Master of Islam, Culture and Society.

Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society

Students who have successfully completed Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society will be awarded credit for subjects successfully completed within that program towards the Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society.

Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society

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 Requirement

Master of Islam, Culture and Society

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

Graduate Diploma of Islam, Culture and Society

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Islam, Culture and Society

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ISLAM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete the 4 core subjects (32 points):

Core subjects (4 subjects)
ISL454 Women, Gender and Family in Islam
ISL486 Intercultural Awareness and Muslim Community in Australia
ISL487 Islam in Politics, Society and Media
ISL488 Introduction to Quran and Islamic Worldviews


GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF ISLAM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points comprising of 4 core subjects (32 points) and 4 restricted electives (32 points), as detailed below:

Core subjects (4 subjects)
ISL454 Women, Gender and Family in Islam
ISL486 Intercultural Awareness and Muslim Community in Australia
ISL487 Islam in Politics, Society and Media
ISL488 Introduction to Quran and Islamic Worldviews

Restricted electives (choose 4 subjects)
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World
ISL452 Islam Through Western Eyes
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present
ISL470 Essentials of Islamic Spirituality
ISL481 Philosophy of Prophet Muhammad's Life (Sirah)
ISL483 Islamic History: Caliphate Era
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies


MASTER OF ISLAM, CULTURE AND SOCIETY
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points as follows:

4 x core subjects (32 points)
4 x 8-point restricted electives (32 points)
4 x 16-point restricted electives (64 points)

Core subjects (4 subjects)
ISL454 Women, Gender and Family in Islam
ISL486 Intercultural Awareness and Muslim Community in Australia
ISL487 Islam in Politics, Society and Media
ISL488 Introduction to Quran and Islamic Worldviews

Restricted electives (8 subjects)
Choose 4 x 8-point restricted electives
ISL414 Islamic Law and Practice in the Contemporary World
ISL452 Islam Through Western Eyes
ISL456 Muslims in Australia: Past and Present
ISL470 Essentials of Islamic Spirituality
ISL481 Philosophy of Prophet Muhammad's Life (Sirah)
ISL483 Islamic History: Caliphate Era
ISL484 Modern History of Islamic Societies

Choose 4 x 16-point restricted electives
ISL513 Islamic Family Law and Society
ISL591 Interpreting Islamic Sacred Texts
ISL593 Islamic Theology: Classical to Contemporary Thought
ISL556 Islamic Economy, Banking and Finance
ISL599 Guided Research

Students are highly encouraged to complete ISL599 Guided Research as one of the 16-point restricted electives.

Enrolment Pattern

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

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

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