Faculty of Arts

 Islamic Studies

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Islamic Studies is an interdepartmental program housed in the Department of Language Studies. The program allows students to study the development of Islam as a religion and civilisation from its origins to the present. The program will provide students opportunities to study Islam and Muslim societies particularly in the modern period from a broad multi-disciplinary perspective relying on several core and relevant subjects available in Islamic Studies, Anthropology, Arabic Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Indonesian Studies, Philosophy and Politics.

The strength of the program lies in the fact that it allows students to study Islam and Muslim societies from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Students in this program are encouraged to develop their interests in Islamic Studies and in another area of study which would provide them with skills to analyse issues relevant to Islam and Muslim societies with a reasonable understanding of Islamic world view, its value system, and particular historical experiences. It also allows students to major in Islamic Studies without having to go through the normal Arabic language requirement, which at times discourages many prospective students from taking Islamic Studies as an important part of their undergraduate studies.

 1. Career opportunities

The program is expected to be particularly attractive to students interested in working in an area where success depends at times on their understanding of Islam and Islamic Culture. Examples of such areas include Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Immigration, Ethnic Affairs, Journalism, Social Work and Teaching.

 2. Requirements for a major

A major in Islamic Studies requires the completion of at least five subjects at second and/or third-year level, totalling 83.3 points, including 150-213 Islamic Culture and Civilisation, at least two from list B below, and at least one from the listed optional subjects.

Core subjects for the Major
A. Core subject		Semester
	150-213 Islamic Culture and Civilisation	1
B. At least two of the following:
	131-282 Islam, Modernity and the Middle East Since 1798	2
	131-238 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation	1
	150-209 Crime Politics and Law in Islamic Society	2
	150-430 Islamisation as a challenge to westernisation and Secularisation in Muslim societies	2

Optional Subjects
Anthropology		Semester
	136-271 The Human Cosmos: Myth, Ritual and Society	n/a
	136-272 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World	n/a
	136-281 Culture Change and Protest Movements	2
Arabic studies
	150-105 Advanced Arabic 1 Part A	1
	150-106 Advanced Arabic 1 Part B	2
	150-207 Advanced Arabic 2 Part A	1
	150-208 Advanced Arabic 2 Part B	2
Cultural Studies
	106-290 Contemporary Cultural Studies	2
	106-247 Postmodernism	1
	106-270 Art/Pornography/Blasphemy/Propaganda	2
History
	131-237 Middle Eastern Women	n/a
	131-287 Histories of God: Judaism, Christianity and Islam	n/a
	131-222 Indonesian Nationalism: Ethnicity and Religious Change in the 20th Century	n/a
	131-223 Military and State in 20th Century Indonesia	2
Indonesian
	150-231 Indonesian Civilisation; Past and Present	1
Philosophy
	161-224 Philosophy of Art	2
	161-210 Great Thinkers in Moral Philosophy	1
	161-243 Metaphysics and the Nature of God	2
	161-211 Basic Issues in Moral Theory	2

 3. Honours

At present there is no Honours program in Islamic Studies.

 4. For more information

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Subject descriptions

150-213 Islamic Culture and Civilisation
131-282 Islam, Modernity and the Middle East Since 1798

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