Program Requirements
The M.A. in Islamic Studies is a language- and research-intensive program that focuses on the variety of specializations offered at the Institute in humanities and social-science disciplines (history, law, philosophy, literature, Qur’anic studies, gender studies, political science, anthropology), from the classical period to the contemporary era. The program focuses on knowledge of Arabic and/or Persian, with additional Islamic language training offered in Turkish or Urdu for linguistic background in the geographic areas of specialization. The program is normally completed in two years.
Thesis Courses (24 credits)
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ISLA 697 Thesis Research 1 (6 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Six credits for accepted thesis proposal.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall and Winter
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ISLA 698 Thesis Research 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Six credits on submission of completed thesis.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall and Winter
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ISLA 699 Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Twelve credits for thesis passed by Internal and External examiners.
Terms: Fall 2024, Winter 2025
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Fall and Winter
Required Course (3 credits)
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ISLA 603 Introductory: Research Materials - Islamic Studies (3 credits)
Overview
Islamic Studies : Exploration of research materials in Islamic Studies, including intellectual output of Islamic civilization, compositions, Arabic nomenclature, Arabic script and transliteration systems, published and unpublished materials (theses, manuscripts, books printed by lithography, facsimile editions, monographic, serial, e-publishing), websites, databases; major reference books (bibliographies, encyclopedias, handbooks, online/published catalogues, language/biographical dictionaries).
Terms: Fall 2024
Instructors: Keshavmurthy, Prashant (Fall)
Fall
2 hours
Compulsory for M.A. students; recommended for Ph.D. students
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
With the approval of the student's supervisor, courses taken with an IIS faculty member or an associate member in other departments (i.e., History, Anthropology, and Political Science) can count toward the coursework requirements in the same way as ISLA courses.
With permission of the Institute, up to 6 credits from other departments at McGill or other educational institutions can be used.
3 credit seminar course at the 600 or 700 level.
15 credits of ISLA courses at the 500, 600, or 700 level.
Language Requirement
Students must demonstrate proficiency in Arabic or Persian at the second-year level as evidenced by completion of ISLA 622D1/D2 or ISLA 642D1/D2, respectively, or by an examination administered by the Institute.
Note that the courses taken to fulfill the second-year-level requirement will not be credited towards the course requirements.
