Faculty of Islamic Studies Generations and Technology University (GTU) Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Islamic Studies Duration: 4 Years (8 Semesters) Language of Instruction: Arabic & English Departments within the Faculty 1. Department of Quranic Sciences and Tafsir 2. Department of Hadith and Sunnah 3. Department of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and Usul 4. Department of Islamic Theology (‘Aqidah) and Philosophy 5. Department of Islamic History and Civilization 6. Department of Contemporary Islamic Thought Study Plan First Year - Introduction to Islamic Studies - Quran Memorization & Tajweed I - Introduction to ‘Aqidah (Islamic Creed) - Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) - Arabic Language I (Grammar & Morphology) - Logic and Critical Thinking - English for Islamic Studies Second Year - Quranic Sciences (Ulum al-Quran) - Hadith Sciences (Ulum al-Hadith) - Fiqh I (Worship – ‘Ibadat) - Islamic History (Rashidun Caliphate to Abbasid Era) - Arabic Language II - Comparative Religion - Research Methodology in Islamic Studies Third Year - Tafsir I (Selected Surahs) - Fiqh II (Transactions – Mu‘amalat) - Usul al-Fiqh (Principles of Jurisprudence) - Modern Challenges to Islamic Thought - Hadith Analysis (Selected Ahadith from Sahihayn) - Islamic Ethics and Morality - Elective (e.g., Islamic Economics / Women in Islam) Fourth Year - Tafsir II (Advanced Exegesis) - Maqasid al-Shariah (Objectives of Islamic Law) - Islamic Theology (Kalam) - Graduation Research Project / Thesis - Elective (e.g., Islamic Politics / Da’wah Strategies) - Field Practice (Teaching / Community Work) Assessment: - Semester exams, memorization assessments, research essays - Thesis and oral defense in final year - Attendance and active participation in discussion-based classes For more information about the departments and academic courses, please contact the Student Affairs Office directly.:students@gtuedu.org