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Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2021
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Islamic Studies
Overview
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Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation should:
- methodological issues in several key areas of Islamic studies;
- the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of Islamic perspectives on the social sciences such as education, economics, anthropology, politics and sociology;
- major trends of contemporary Islamic thought and the social, political, and historical context within which this thought is shaped;
- contemporary attempts at reform;
- how to design and write a preparatory research dissertation on an Islamic studies topic; and
- key issues that arise in interdisciplinary contexts of research in Islamic studies.
Last updated: 3 May 2024
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:
- one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
- thesis subject (50 points)
- elective subjects by selecting three subjects (37.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis ISLM40011 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 and ISLM40012 Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ASIA90004 | Critical Asian Perspectives | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISLM40011 | Islamic Studies Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
ISLM40012 | Islamic Studies Thesis Part 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
Elective Subjects
37.5 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
HIST90027 | Middle Eastern Wars: Jihad & Resistance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
ISLM40001 | Topics in Arabic & Islamic Studies |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
ISLM90007 | Contemporary Middle East and South Asia | July (Online) |
12.5 |
MULT90002 | Supervised Reading (Asia Institute) |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISLM90008 | Islam and Politics: Interfaith Relations | Summer Term (Online) |
12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/asiainstitute
Last updated: 3 May 2024