Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Islamic studies

Undergraduate
Minor

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Arts

Offered by

Centre for Islam and the Modern World
Centre for Religious Studies

Websites

Faculty of Arts

Centre for Islam and the Modern World

Centre for Religious Studies

Location

Clayton

Islamic studies provides an introduction to Islamic teachings, history in classical and modern periods, contemporary thought, and comparative studies.

Availability

Islamic studies is listed in A2000 Bachelor of Arts and 0202 Bachelor of Letters at Clayton as a minor.

Units

Minor requirements (24 points)

No more than 12 points at level 1 may be credited towards the minorminor (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2016handbooks/undergrad/arts-07.html).

Students complete:

(a.) Two level 1 gateway unitsgateway units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2016handbooks/undergrad/arts-08.html) (12 points):

ATS1041 World religions
ATS1322 Conflict and coexistence 1: Jews, Christians and Muslims from antiquity through the middle ages

(b.) two level 2 units (12 points):

ATS2586 Islam: Principles, civilisations, influences
ATS2907 Islamic responses to the post-colonial age

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

Successful completion of the minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degrees:

A2000 Bachelor of Arts
0202 Bachelor of Letters

Students in other single bachelor's degrees may be eligible to complete the minor by using 24 points of their free electives.

Double degrees

Successful completion of the minor can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts component in the following double degrees:

A2005 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Art
A2004 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
B2019 Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Arts
B2012 Bachelor of Business Specialist and Bachelor of Arts
B2020 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
B2024 Bachelor of Commerce Specialist and Bachelor of Arts
D3002 Bachelor of Education (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
E3002 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
C2002 Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Arts
L3003 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts
S2006 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts