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Master of Arts in Islamic Studies

Requirements:

An applicant for admission should have at least a bachelor’s degree. Competence in Arabic is preferred. The student may demonstrate such competence by passing either IS 13 or a language proficiency examination. Students who have no background in Arabic and Islamic studies who meet the grade requirements shall take Elementary and Intermediate Arabic (IS 10-11 and 12.-13)  as well as of undergraduate courses in Islamic studies. The general rules and requirements of the Graduate School governing master’s programs apply to the MA (Islamic Studies) program.

 

Master of Arts in Islamic Studies

 

Plan A
Courses		  Plan B
Core/Required 12 units
IS Electives 9 units
Seminar 3 units
Thesis 6 units
   
Total Units  30 units 
Core/Required 9 units
Major Courses 18 units
Cognates 6 units
Special Problem 3 units
Compre Exam  
   
  36 units

                                                                    

Comprehensive examination in Plan B is required
 

            Competence in Arabic is required. The student may demonstrate such competence by passing either Arabic courses designed for such requirement or a language proficiency examination.

            Students who have no background in Arabic and Islamic Studies are required to take Elementary and Intermediate Arabic (IS 10-11 and IS 12-13)  as well as undergraduate course in Islamic Studies.

 

Suggested Courses for Plan B

Core Courses – 9 units

IS 211

The Qur’an & Its Commentary (Tafsir)
IS 214  The Biography & Hadith of Prophet
IS 251  Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
IS 299 Materials and Methods in IS
Major  Courses – 18 units (choices)
IS 231 Islamic Political Thought
IS 225 History of Islam
IS 241 Kalam & Islamic Philosophy
IS 261 Seminar: The Muslims in the Phils.
IS 262 Seminar: The Relations of Muslims and Non-Muslim Communities in a Nat’l Society
IS 271 Adat & Muslim Personal Law on Family Relations
IS 272 Seminar: Social & Pol Institutions of the Muslins in the Phils
IS 275 Muslim Personal Laws on Inheritance and Succession
IS 281 Seminar: Literary Traditions of the Muslims in the Philippines
IS 291  Seminar: Topics in Islamic Studies
Cognates ( 6 units)
May be taken at the College of Education, CSSP-Anthropoly and Sociology Dept., Asian Center & CSWCD.
SUGGESTED COGNATE COURSES
Inst. Of Social Work and Community Development
CD201 Social Structure & Processes in Phil. Communities
SW211  Social Policy Development
CSSP-Department of Sociology
Soc. 229 Sem.: in Ethnic Relations
Soc. 252 Cultural & Social Forces in SEA
Department of Anthropology
Anthro 223 Phil. Ehtnic Groups
Anthro 225 Phil. Culture & Society
Asian Center
AS 250  Sem.: in Southeast Asia 1
PS 204 Phil. Society & Org.
PS 213 Acculturation in the Phils.
PS 214  Phil. Ethnic Relations
College of Education
EDAD 202  Educ. & National Dev’t.
EDFD 202 Socio-cultural Foundations of Education
EDFD 240 Educational Anthro.
Courses
Note: Consent as a prerequisite pertains to the consent of the instructor/professor handling the course.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES (as Background)
Units  Prereq.
IS 10 Elementary Arabic. Reading, writing and elementary grammar. 3 Units
IS 11 Elementary Arabic. Reading, writing and elementary grammar. 3 units.
IS 12 Intermediate Arabic. Grammar, composition and conversation 3 units IS 11 or consent
IS 13 Intermediate Arabic 3 units IS 12 or consent
IS 14 Advanced Arabic. Advanced grammar and composition 3 units IS 13 or consent
IS 15 Advanced Arabic. Continuation of IS 14 3 units
IS 20 Practical Arabic. Oral communication and introduction to various Arabic dialects 3 units
IS 101 Study of Arabic Texts 3 units IS 15 or consent
IS 102 Study of Arabic Texts. Continuation of Arabic 101 3 units IS 101 or consent
IS 111 Survey of Islamic Thought. Readings in English translation of the literature of pre-Islamic Arabia, The Qur’an, Hadith and other works of traditional and secular authority (7th -14th century). 3 units
IS 112 The Legacy of Islamic Civilization. Contributions of Islamic civilization in such fields as science, technology and economic organization. 3 units
IS 113 Survey of Islamic Art 3 units
IS 121 History of Islam. Rise and spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, and Europe 3 units
IS 122 The Rise of Modern Islamic Revivalist Movements and Nationalism 3 units
IS 123 Islam in Southeast Asia. The advent and spread of Islam to Southeast Asia 3 units
IS 131 The Social Structure and Institutions of Islam 3  units
IS 132 Islamic Political Thought. The political principles evolved by Muslim jurists and philosophers such as Al-Mawardi, Al-Ghazali, Ibn Jama’a, Ibn Taymiya, Al Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn-Khaldun 3 units
IS 141 History of Islamic Philosophy, The philosophical ideas and systems of Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd and Al-Ghazali, the mystical philosophy of Ibnul Arabi, and their influences on Western Medieval Thought.  3 units
IS 151 Introduction to Islamic Law and  Jurisprudence. Sources of and methods in Islamic Law; and the different school of Law 3 units
IS 153 Islamic Law and Jurisprudence. Substantive aspects of Islamic law with emphasis on the school of Shafi’i.  3 units
IS 156  Al-Kalam. The tenets of Shi’ism, Mu‘tazilism, Ash’arism,Zahirism and others; and study of selected works by Al-Ghazali and others. 3 units
IS 161 History of Muslims in the Philippines 3 units
IS 171 Customary Law (‘Adat) of Muslims in the Philippines. 3 units
IS 172 Political and Social Institutions of the Muslims on the Philippines 3 units
IS 181 The Literary Traditions of the Muslims in the Philippines an Southeast Asia 3 units
IS 182 The Artistic Traditions of the Muslims in the Philippines 3 units
IS 198A Special Topics in Islamic Studies I 3 units
IS 198B Special Topics in Islamic Studies II.  3 units
IS 199 Materials & Methods in Islamic Studies. 3 units
GRADUATE COURSES
IS 211 The Qu’ran and its Commentary (Tafsir).  3 units Knowledge of Arabic
IS 214 The Biography and Hadith of the Prophet. 3 units
IS 221 Arab Historiography  3 units Knowledge of Arabic
IS 225  History of Islam. From the earlier times to the beginning of the Ottoman Empire.  3 units Consent
IS 231  Islamic Political Thought 3 units Knowledge of Arabic
IS 241 Kalam and Islamic Philosophy. 3 units Knowledge of Arabic.
IS 251 Islamic Law and Jurisprudence 3 units Knowedge of Arabic.
IS 261 Seminar: The Muslims in  the Philippines. 3 units Consent
IS 262 Seminar: The Relations of Muslims and Non-Muslim Communities in a National Society. 3 units Consent
IS 271  A’dat and Muslim Personal law on Family Relations 3 units Consent
IS 272 Seminar: Social and Political Institutions of the Muslims in the Philippines 3 units Consent
IS 275 Muslim Personal Laws on Inheritance & Succession. Study of the “Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines on 3 units Consent
IS 281 Seminar: Literary Traditions of the Muslims in the Philippines. 3 units Consent.
IS 282 Seminar: Artistic Traditions of the Muslims in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. 3 units Consent
IS 286 Seminar: Islamic Art.  3 units
IS 291 Seiminar: Topics in Islamic Studies 3 units
IS 292 Seminar on Islamic Revivalism and Contemporary Muslim Movements 3 units Consent
IS 293 Seminar: Islamic Economics on Banking, Trade & Investment. 3 units
IS 299 Materials and Methods in Islamic Studies. 3 units
IS 300 Thesis in Islamic Studies. 3 units

 

 

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