Major - Islamic Studies
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1036.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
Students engage in interdisciplinary study essential to an understanding of Islam, past and present. The area of study balances historical and modern Islamic studies and research methods. One of the keys to Islamic Studies is ‘relevance’ to contemporary Australian society but relevance can only come from a sound comprehension of past traditions in Islamic scholarship and their socio-historical contexts. Preparation for graduate study is also a key objective of this program, with its focus on developing critical and interdisciplinary research skills through a combination of approaches. Students are encouraged to undertake a sub-major in Arabic to complement the Islamic Studies major.
Major
Structure
Students must complete 80 credit points as follows
An Islamic Studies major must include the following Level 1 unit
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101462
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Understanding Islam and Muslim Societies
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The remaining seven units must include at least three Level 3 units drawn from the following pools:
Level 2 unit pool
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101464
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Great Texts of Islam: Qur'an and Hadith
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102296
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Hadith: The Prophetic Tradition
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102294
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Islam in the Modern World
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100273
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New Ethnicities, Old Racisms
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101911
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The Qur'an: An Introduction
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101879
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Women with Muslim Identity
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Level 3 unit pool
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101688
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Anthropology of Religion
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400087
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Applied Critical Methods
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101466
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Ethical Traditions in Islam
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102184
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History of Muslim Civilisations and Ideas
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101467
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Islam in Southeast Asia
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101468
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Islam, Media and Conflict
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101465
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Islamic Law in a Changing World
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102297
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Islamic Revivalism in the Globalised World
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101792
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Texts in Contemporary Arab Society and Culture
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101783
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The International Relations of the Middle East Since 1945
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101471
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Women in Arabic and Islamic Literature
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