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Master's Admissions Requirements

• Master's Degree in Islamic Studies.

• A completed Admission Application.

• Applicants with a Bachelor degree in fields other than Islamic Studies or Arabic Studies are required to complete and pass six prerequisite courses with a grade no less than a C to be qualified to apply for the Master Degree program.

• The prerequisites courses are:

                                                                                     (GE115) The Islamic creed - العقيدة الإسلامية

                                                                                     (HS103) Hadith Sciences - علم مصطلح الحديث

                                                                                     (QS201) Qur'anic Sciences - علوم القرآن

                                                                                     (JF101) The Islamic foundations of jurisprudence- أصول الفقه 

                                                                                     (AR101) Arabic Syntax (Grammar) - قواعد اللغة العربية

                                                                                     (JF303) Jurisprudence of Worship - فقه عبادات 

• $75 Application fee payable to Manara Institute

• Two letters of recommendations

• Academic Transcripts

• Graduate Transcripts if applicable

Master Degree in Islamic Studies - General Track

Minimally, the degree is awarded to students of regular standing who complete satisfactory a course of study of not less than 38 credits, that consist of a total of 10 required courses, and an option for students to either write a Master Thesis, which is worth 8 credits, or choose three more courses out of advanced six courses that is worth 9 credits.

In both options, the student is required to complete the 10 required courses first, and then continue to either a Master Thesis, or to complete three advanced courses.

The two options’ details are as follow: