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Convener: Dr Abdullah Saeed (MIALS)
The Faculty of Arts offers an interdepartmental program in Islamic Studies housed in the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies (MIALS). 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 with 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 Anthropology, Arabic Studies, Cultural Studies, History, Indonesian Studies, Islamic 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 the Islamic world view, its value system, and particular historical experiences.
The Islamic Studies program commences in Second Year. The general prerequisite for entry is the completion of 50 points of First Year from any area of study within the Faculty of Arts. Unless otherwise stated there are no specific prerequisites and subjects do not presuppose knowledge of the Arabic language.
A Major in Islamic Studies usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
two First Year subjects from any area of study (25 points) and;
seven Second/Third Year subjects (totalling 87.5 points). These must include:
110-089 Understanding the Muslim World, the program's compulsory subject (12.5 points) and;
four subjects from the list of core subjects below (50 points) and;
two subjects from the list of optional subjects below (25 points).
Students must take four of the following core subjects at Second/Third Year towards their Islamic Studies Major in addition to the program's compulsory subject 110-089 Understanding the Muslim World.
| Core subjects (Second/Third Year) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory subject | Semester | |
| 110-089 Understanding the Muslim World | 1 | |
| Islamic Studies | ||
| 110-014 Crime Politics & Law in Islamic Society | 1 | |
| 110-018 Islam and Questioning of Modernity | 1 | |
| 110-090 Gender and Islam | Not Offered | |
| 110-091 Islam and Political Activism | 2 | |
| 110-092 Media Portrayal of Islam | Not Offered | |
| 110-093 Islamic Banking and Finance | 2 | |
| History | ||
| 131-046 Great Empires of Islamic Civilisation | 2 | |
| 131-066 The Modern Middle East | 1 | |
| 131-069 God Through History | Not Offered | |
Students must take two of the following optional subjects at Second/Third Year toward their Islamic Studies Major. Students must consult the relevant area of study entries in this handbook to make sure that they meet the prerequisites, if any, for entry to these subjects.
| Optional Subjects (Second/Third Year) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Semester | |
| 121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements | 2 | |
| Arabic studies | ||
| 110-010 Arabic 3A | 1 | |
| 110-011 Arabic 3B | 2 | |
| 110-012 Arabic 4A | 1 | |
| 110-013 Arabic 4B | 2 | |
| Cultural Studies | ||
| 106-042 Postcolonial Cultural Studies | 2 | |
| 106-064 Contemporary Cultural Studies | 1 | |
| English | ||
| 106-047 Art/Pornography/Blasphemy/Propaganda | 2 | |
| 106-036 Postmodernism | 2 | |
| History | ||
| 131-025 Race & Colonisation in Western Discourse | Not Offered | |
| 131-034 Gender, Culture and Society | 2 | |
| 131-036 Indonesian Nationalism | Not Offered | |
| Political Science | ||
| 166-009 The World is an Amazing Place | 1 | |
| Philosophy | ||
| 161-017 Does God Exist? | 1 | |
| 161-023 Medieval Philosophy | 1 | |
| 161-031 Metaphysics and the Nature of God | 2 | |
| 161-034 Asian Traditions of Philosophy | 1 | |
| Sociology | ||
| 166-085 Identities & Action: Social Movements | Not Offered | |
Currently there is no Honours program in Islamic Studies.
The Islamic Studies 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.
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110-014 Crime Politics & Law in Islamic Society
110-089 Understanding the Muslim World
110-091 Islam and Political Activism
110-093 Islamic Banking and Finance
110-018 Islam and Questioning of Modernity
110-019 Researching Islam and Muslim Societies
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