M.A Islamic Studies

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ISLAMIC STUDIES

M.A FIRST (HARMATTAN) SEMESTER ISLAMIC STUDIES PROGRAMME 2020/2021 ACADEMIC SESSION

AVAILABLE COURSES

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT UNIT
1.	ISS 801	Tawhīd /cAqeedah	3C
2.	ISS 803	Advanced Studies of Hadīth I	3C
3.	ISS 805	Islamic Jurisprudence I	3C
4.	ISS 807	Inheritance (Law of Succession)	3C
5.	ISS 809	Dacwah & Trans-National Islamic Movements	2E
6.	ISS 811	Tafsīr	3R
7.	ISS 813	First Seminar	2R
8.	ISS 815	Research Methods	3C
9.	ISS 817	Islamic Development in Africa	2E
10.	ISS 899	Research Project	5C
		Total	29 Credits

N.B

• Every student must present at least TWO academic seminar papers in the academic session and must be relevant to Islamic Studies Disciplines
• Every student is expected to choose his/her project topic in the first semester approved by the Department
• All compulsory and required courses must be registered and passed by every student.
• Students are mandated to choose one of the elective courses in each semester.

Compulsory and Required Courses: ISS 801- 3 Credits, ISS 803 – 3 Credits

ISS 805 – 3 Credits, ISS 807 – 3 Credits,

ISS 811- 3 Credits ISS 813 – 2 Credits

ISS 815- 3 Credits, ISS 899 – 5 Credits

= 25 Credits

Elective Courses: ISS 809 – 2 Credits, ISS 817- 2 Credits

= 4 Credits

Total = 29 CREDITS

27 credits must be registered for the First Semester.

M.A SECOND (RAIN) SEMESTER ISLAMIC STUDIES PROGRAMME 2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION

AVAILABLE COURSES

S/N	COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE	CREDIT UNIT
1	ISS 802	Advanced Studies of the Qur’ān	3C
2	ISS 804	Muslim Contributions to Sciences	2E
3	ISS 806	Islamic Jurisprudence II	3C
4	ISS 808	Moral & Ethics	3R
5	ISS 810	Science of Hadīth (Mustalahul-Ḥadith)	3C
6	ISS 812	Muslim Reformers	3R
	ISS 814	Writings of Islamic Nigerian Scholars (in Arabic)	2E
8	ISS 816	Advanced Studies of Ḥadīth II	3C
7	ISS 818	Islamic Economic & Political Concepts	3C
10	ISS 820	Second Seminar	2R
		Total	27 Credits

N.B

• Every student must present at least TWO academic seminar papers in the academic session and must be relevant to Islamic Studies Disciplines
• Every student is expected to choose his/her project topic in the first semester approved by the Department
• All compulsory and required courses must be registered and passed by every student.
• Students are mandated to choose one of the elective courses in each semester.

Compulsory and Required Courses: ISS 802 – 3 credits, ISS 806 – 3 Credits, ISS 808 – 3 Credits,

ISS 810 – 3 Credits, ISS 816 – 3 Credits, ISS 818 – 3 Credits,

ISS 820 – 2 Credits, ISS 812 – 3 Credits

= 23 Credits

Elective Courses: ISS 804 – 2 Credits, ISS 814– 2 Credits,

`= 4 Credits

TOTAL = 27 CREDITS

25 Credits must be registered for the Second Semester.