BA Islamic Studies Courses | Faculty of Arts

BA Islamic Studies Courses

Department of Relogious Studies
Faculty of Arts

List of Courses for BA Islamic Studies

(Note: 200-Level entry admitted students MUST register GST107 from 100-level)

100 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST101	Use of English and Communication Skills I	2	C
GST103	Computer Fundamental	2	C
GST105	History and Philosophy of Science	2	C
GST107	The Good Study Guide	2	C
ISL101	General Introduction to Islam	2	C
ISL111	Studies on the Qur?n	2	C
ISL121	Studies on the Had?th	3	C
ISL113	Qur?nic Ethics	2	C
ARA111	Arabic Conversation	2	E
ARA113	Arabic Reading Skills	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 8
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 9
Minimum elective required = 2
Sub-Total = 19

100 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST102	Use of English & Communication Skills II	2	C
GST104	Use of Library	2	C
ISL132	Advanced Study of Salat and Zakat	2	C
ISL142	Islam and Inter-Religious Dialogue	2	C
ISL102	Mosque in Islam	2	E
ISL136	Women in Islam	2	E
ISL172	As-Sirah: Biography of the Prophet Muhammad	3	E
INR142	Introduction to Public Administration	2	E
ARA114	Arabic Grammar I	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 4
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 4
Minimum elective required = 2
Sub-Total = 10

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 29
Direct Entry = 14

200 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST201	Nigerian Peoples and Culture	2	C
ISL213	Textual Study of the Qur'ān	2	C
ISL231	Introduction to the Shari'ah	2	C
ISL241	Prophethood and the Prophets in Islam	2	C
ISL271	The Rightly Guided Caliphs and the Umayyads	2	C
ISL245	'Ilm 'l-Kalām and Development of Muslim Firaq	2	C
CSS211	Sociology of Crime and Delinquency	3	E
ENG251	Language and Society	3	E
ARA215	Arabic Grammar II	2	E
ARA221	Arabic Reading II	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 4
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 8
Minimum elective required = 4
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 4
Sub-Total = 16
Direct Entry = 16

200 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST202	Fundamentals of Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	2	C
GST204	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	2	C
ISL212	Introduction to Tajwīd	3	C
ISL222	Textual Studies of Hadith	2	C
ISL272	The Abbasid Caliphate	3	C
ISL214	Textual Study of Qur'ān II	2	E
ARA214	Arabic Creative Writing II	2	E
ARA224	Contemporary Arabic Prose	2	E
CRS202	Comparative Study of Religion	2	E
PCR276	Perception and Conflict	3	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 4
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 8
Minimum elective required = 4
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 4
Sub-Total = 14
Direct Entry = 16

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 31
Direct Entry = 30

300 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
ISL343	Introduction to Islamic Theology	2	C
ISL339	Islamic Family Law	3	C
ISL355	Introduction to Ta?awwuf	2	C
ISL361	Islamic Philosophy	3	C
ISL313	Introduction to World Religions	2	E
ISL373	Islam in North Africa and Spain	2	E
ARA313	Arabic Creative Writing and Composition	3	E
ARA321	Arabic Rhetoric II (Al-Ma'ani)	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 0
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 10
Minimum elective required = 4
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 4
Sub-Total = 14
Direct Entry = 14

300 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
GST302	Business Creation and Growth	2	C
ISL312	Exegesis of the Qur'ān	2	C
ISL332	Al-Mu'āmalāt in the Shar'īah	3	C
ISL372	Islam in Nigeria	2	C
ISL302	Research Methods	2	C
ISL330	Advanced Study of Sawm and Hajj	2	C
ISL374	Islamic Political Institutions	2	E
ISL304	Islamic Studies and Orientalism	2	E
ARA312	Arabic Grammar III	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 2
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 11
Minimum elective required = 2
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 2
Sub-Total = 15
Direct Entry = 15

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 29 Direct Entry = 29

400 Level First Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
ISL431	Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence	2	C
ISL437	Shar'īah in Modern Time	2	C
ISL439	Al-Hudū`d: Penal System of the Shar'īah	2	C
ISL451	Major Sūfi Orders in Africa	2	C
ISL471	Contribution of West African Scholars to Islamic Thought	3	C
ISL415	Advanced Studies on the Qur'ān	2	E
ISL435	Textual Studies of Hadith	2	E
ARA413	Arabic Grammar IV	2	E
ARA439	Translation (Arabic/Eng/Arabic)	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 0
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 11
Minimum elective required = 6
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 4
Sub-Total = 17
Direct Entry = 15

400 Level Second Semester

CODE	COURSE TITLE	UNIT	STATUS
ISL412	Tafsīr: Exegesis of Selected Passages of the Qur?n on Current Issues	3	C
ISL436	Islamic Law of Wasiyyah and Waqf	2	C
ISL438	Al-Mīrāth : Islamic Law of Succession	2	C
ISL499	Project	4	C
ISL402	Modern Reform Movement	2	E
ISL432	Islamic Social System	2	E
ISL472	Islam's Contributions to Civilization	3	E
ISL474	Islamic Historiography	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and Other General Courses = 0
Core Courses (Specialization Area) = 11
Minimum elective required = 6
Minimum elective required (Direct Entry) = 4
Sub-Total = 17
Direct Entry = 15

Grand Total of Minimum Credit Units to earn at 100 level:

Eight Semester Structure = 34
Direct Entry = 30

SUMMARY

SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE CREDITS

Course Credits to be earned by students admitted into minimum of eight and maximum of sixteen semester’s structure.

Levell	GST and Other General Courses	SUBJECT /SPECIALIZATION AREA		Total
		Compulsory	Elective (min.)
100	12	13	4	29
200	6	16	8	30
300	2	21	6	29
400	–	22	12	34
Total	20	73	29	122

Course Credit Units to be earned by student with Direct Entry admission

LEVEL	GST AND OTHER GENERAL COURSES	SUBJECT/SPECIALIZATION AREA		TOTAL
LEVEL	GST AND OTHER GENERAL COURSES	Compulsory	Elective (min.)	TOTAL
200	18 (06 +12)	16	08	42
300	02	21	06	29
400	00	22	10	30
Total	20 (16 units required)	60	25	101

Minimum Credit Units to be earned by student

SN	Description	100 Level Entry	200 Level Entry
1	Total Units Listed	121	101
2	Minimum Credit Graduation Requirement	120	90

Prospective/Returning Students