Institute of Knowledge Integration

Postgraduate Certificate 

in Islamic Thought and Knowledge Integration

 

About: IKI Academy is the online educational project of the Institute of Knowledge Integration (IKI) and it is focused on post-graduate studies. IKI Academy advances an interdisciplinary approach to Islamic studies with special emphasis on Islamic thought, Ijtihad, Maqasid Al-Shariah, Civilizational and Social studies. Our distinguished faculty members are all highly educated and trained in areas of their specialization, and dedicated to the cause of the advancement of knowledge that is aimed at reforming the Muslim mind. 

Postgraduate Certificate in Islamic Thought and Knowledge Integration is a fully online educational program designed and introduced through IKI Academy by the Institute of Knowledge Integration (Tbilisi, Georgia) and the Association for Educational Development (Rivne, Ukraine) with the support of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT, USA).

 

Program Description

The program introduces and elaborates on the concepts of Integration of Knowledge, Islamic Thought, Higher Purposes of the Sharia, Islamic Civilization and other theoretical as well as practical fields of Islamic knowledge. The program aims to develop graduates who understand the relevance of Islamic sciences, methodologies and approaches to contemporary world, and are able to positively contribute to society through the ideas of integration of revealed and human acquired knowledge.

 

Eligibility

The program is designed for all graduates of general humanities and technical specialties, as well as religious educational institutions who intend to deepen their knowledge in the fields of Islamic Thought and Integration of the Revealed and Human Acquired Knowledge. The program is open to all students regardless of their religious background.  

Language of Instruction

The program is designed to be taught and assessed in English and Russian.

 

Teaching Format

The program is delivered fully online and consists of video lectures (asynchronous format) and face-to-face discussions (synchronous format). Reading materials will be provided by instructors through the Academy’s Learning Management System.

Tuition Fees: None. IKI Academy decided to waive tuition fees for the program and make it free of charge for all students.

 

Courses offered

Core courses:

1. 1. ITKI 6001 Methodology of Scientific Research and Concept Formation
2. 2. ITKI 6002 Foundations of Islam
3. 3. ITKI 6003 Islamic Civilization in World History
4. 4. ITKI 6004 Islamic Epistemology and Critical Thinking
5. 5. ITKI 6005 Tafsir and Modern Islamic Exegetics
6. 6. ITKI 6101 Objectives of Sharia
7. 7. ITKI 6102 Ijtihad, Renewal and Modernity in Contemporary Islamic Thought
8. 8. ITKI 6103 The Muslim World in the 20th and 21st Centuries
9. 9. ITKI 6300 Research Paper

 

Elective courses (choose any three):

1. 1. ITKI 6201 Islamic Economics and Finance
2. 2. ITKI 6202 Muslim Intellectual History
3. 3. ITKI 6203 Islam and Gender Issues
4. 4. ITKI 6204 Sociology of Religion and Culture
5. 5. ITKI 6205 Anthropology of Islam
6. 6. ITKI 6206 Islamic Psychology

 

In addition to these courses, students will be offered lectures by the leading scholars in Islamic Studies from the CIS region and other countries.

Assessment

The instructors will grade students’ performance continuously throughout semester based on participation, presentation, tests, quizzes, and written assignments, subject to specific requirements of a particular course. Upon completion of all the subjects, students are required to prepare a written research on a topic agreed with an assigned supervisor.

Students who successfully complete the whole course, will receive a postgraduate certificate of completion in print and electronic forms. The Academy intends to choose the best graduates each year and award them with special prizes.

Duration of study

To complete the program students are required to take nine (9) core courses and three (3) elective courses within three semesters. The students are free to take any courses during these three semesters, except ITKI 6300 (Research Paper), which is recommended to take in the last semester of study. ITKI 6001 and ITKI 6004 are pre-requisites for ITKI 6300.

Intake

The Institute will have three intakes per year, in February, June and October. Duration of each semester is twelve (12) weeks.

 

Admission requirements

● Full curriculum vitae in English.

● Copy of a bachelor’s degree or a specialist’s diploma.

● Motivation letter (up to 1 page) in English.

● Certificate of English proficiency (optional).

 

Deadline for applications: June intake - 24 May, October intake - 24 September, February intake - 25 January. Please, email all documents as PDF file to: [email protected].  Refer to website.

 

You can find out more about courses and the faculty on our website - https://ikiacademy.org/about