POLICY OF MAIS WITH CONCENTRATION IN ARABIC

Policy Number

IOU Policy # ST/016/2015

Purpose  

The purpose of this policy is to define the admission protocol of MA in Islamic Studies with Concentration in Arabic Program at the Islamic Online University.

Status

Discontinued.

Date of Approval

July 29, 2015.

Policy Statement

To facilitate the applicants of MA in Islamic Studies Program who are eligible to join the program with sound background of Islamic Studies but lack expertise in the Arabic language or wish to improve the knowledge of Arabic language and grammar, the Islamic Online University is launching a new program: MA in Islamic Studies with Concentration in Arabic.

 1.1 Important Point to Note

A. The eligibility criteria that make a student eligible to apply for the MA in Islamic Studies with Concentration in Arabic Program are the same as mentioned in IOU Policy # ST/001/2015.

B. The eligible applicants may choose this stream of study on their own accord.

C. In some cases, the University may recommend certain applicants to pursue this stream of study when they do not acquire the passing score at the MA Arabic Exemption Exam.

D. The MA students of this stream will enroll into the BMAIS Arabic I, II and III courses along with the Bridge Diploma to MAIS students. The MAIS students may not enroll into Intensive Arabic Program alongside the MA Program due to the shorter length of the Intensive Arabic sessions per semester.

 

1.2 Curriculum

Semester 1

AQD 501	Tawheed Asmaa Wa Sifaat
FQH 501	Maqaasid Ash-Shariah
TAF 501	Tafseer I
ARB BM 101	Arabic Grammar BMAIS I
HAD 501	Saheeh Al Bukhari: Chapter on Sales (Fat’hul Bari)
DHD 501	Muslim Minorities

 

Semester 2

AQD 502	The Asha’irah
FQH 502	Contemporary Fiqh Issues
TAF 502	Tafseer II
HST 501	History of the modern Muslim world
EDU 402	Educational Administration
ARB BM 102	Arabic Grammar BMAIS II

 

Semester 3

AQD 503	Aqeedah III
FQH 503	International Relations
FQH 504	Qada Wa Siyaa’sa Shar’eeyah
ARB BM 201	Arabic Grammar BMAIS III
HAD 502	Defense of the Sunnah
DHD 502	Orientalism

 

Semester 4

ARB 501	Arabic Morphology
THS 501	MA Thesis

 

Semester 5

ARB 502

Arabic Communication Skills

 

Semester 6

ARB 503

Arabic Literature

 

Benefits of the Policy

This policy will provide the scope to study Arabic in further details for those students who desire to do so or may have the need to do so. 

Fees Structure

The same fees structure of MAIS Program per semester will apply to this stream of study based on classification of countries by Human Development Index.