PhD (Islamic Studies)
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Eligibility Criteria
18 year of education (MS/MPhil/equivalent degree) in relevant discipline from an HEC recognized university with a minimum CGPA of 3.00/4.00 (Semester System) or 60% marks (Annual System). NTS-GAT (General) or GRE (General) Test passed with minimum 60% marks or BU Admission Test (60% passing marks). Initial Research Proposal/Statement of Purpose is required at the time of PhD admission.
Following Documents shall accompany the application:
- A Statement of Purpose and a Research Proposal in the area of interest for PhD programs.
- Equivalent Score Card with 60% marks or BU Test 60% passing
Additionally, applicants must provide HEC verification of all academic certificates /degrees.
Roadmap Phd Islamic Studies
Summary of Credit Hours
| Sr. No. | Courses as per HEC new GE Policy 2023
(All courses at Ph.D. level must be 800 level) |
Credit Hours/Contact Hours |
| Proposed Road Map | ||
| 1 | Core Courses | 9 CH |
| 2 | Elective Courses | 9 CH |
| 3 | Thesis | 36 CH |
| Total | 54 | |
Semester-wise Road map
Semester 1
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | ISL 801 | Uloom Ul Quran & modern exegesis trends | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | ISL 802 | Modern Research Techniques and Principles | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Elective 1 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
Semester 2
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | ISL 803 | Applied Study of Ahadith-Ul-Ahkam | 3 | 4,16 | ||
| 2 | Elective 2 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Elective 2 | 3 | ||||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
Semester 3
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | THS 900 | Thesis | 9 | All the above | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
Semester 4
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | THS 900 | Thesis | 9 | All the above | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
Semester 5
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | THS 900 | Thesis | 9 | All the above | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
Semester 6
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | THS 900 | Thesis | 9 | All the above | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 9 | |||||
List of Electives Courses
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| ISL 804 | Applied Study of Ayat-Ul-Ahkam | 3 | 1,3,4 | |||
| ISL 805 | Ijtihad and Objectives of Shariah | 3 | 16 | |||
| ISL 806 | Family and Inheritance Law in Islam | 3 | 11,16,5 | |||
| ISL 807 | Contemporary Islamic Thought | 3 | 4,16 | |||
| ISL 808 | Islam and the Modern Political System | 3 | 11,17 | |||
| ISL 809 | Muslim Philosophers and Theologists | 3 | 11 | |||
| ISL 810 | Islamic and Religious Pluralism | 3 | 10 | |||
| ISL 811 | Islamic Financial System | 3 | 1,8,12 | |||
| ISL 812 | Seminars on Interdisciplinary Studies in Science, Philosophy, and Religion | 3 | 7,9,13,14,15,16 | |||
| ISL 813 | Understanding Seerah Trends | 3 | 16 | |||
| ISL 814 | Interfaith Dialogue and Islamic Principles of Adb ul Ikhtelaf | 3 | 10,16 | |||
| ISL 815 | Uloom ul Hadith & Methodologies of Muhaddiseen | 3 | 4 | |||
| ISL 816
|
Islamic Perspectives on Globalization in the Modern World | 3 | 17 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 39 | |||||
List of Core Courses
| Sr. No. | Proposed Road map aligned with HEC new UG Policy | |||||
| Pre-requisite
Course Code |
Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | 17 UN SDGs alignment (please mention relevant SDG No. | ||
| 1 | ISL 801 | Contemporary Approaches to Quranic Tafseer | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | ISL 802 | Modern Research Techniques and Principles | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | ISL 803 | Applied Study of Ahadith-Ul-Ahkam | 3 | 4,16 | ||
