Islamic Studies
Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2020
Islamic Studies
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Kylie Baxter Semester 1
Email: kabaxter@unimelb.edu.au
Prof Abdullah Saeed Semester 2
Email: a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Overview
The minimum entry requirement for Islamic studies honours is completion of all the requirements for the BA, with a major in Islamic studies and an average of at least H2A (75%) in second and third-year subjects within the major, or equivalent.
Last updated: 18 December 2020
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure honours in Islamic studies must complete:
- Islamic Studies Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 and ISLM40012 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2; and
- compulsory subject ASIA90004 Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
- three elective subjects (37.5 points), to total 100 points.
Students undertaking combined honours in Islamic studies must complete:
- Islamic Studies Thesis (50 points), consisting of subjects ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 and ISLM40012 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2; and
- compulsory subject ASIA90004 Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
- three subjects in the combining discipline (37.5 points).
Or
- Honours thesis in the combining discipline (50 points); and
- one subject in the combining discipline (12.5 points); and
- compulsory subject Critical Asian Perspectives (12.5 points); and
- two core Islamic studies subjects (25 points).
Total 100 points
Subject Options
Compulsory subjects
Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM40011 | Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ISLM40012 | Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ASIA90004 | Critical Asian Perspectives | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM40001 | Topics in Arabic & Islamic Studies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90011 | Reason and Revelation in Islam | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISLM90015 | Understanding the Gulf States | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MULT90002 | Supervised Reading (Asia Institute) |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
HIST90027 | Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
Links
http://www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au/study/islamic_studies
Last updated: 18 December 2020