Liverpool Hope launches UK’s first MA in Contemporary Muslim Studies
This new MA is the brainchild of Professor Ron Geaves,who is the Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions at Liverpool Hope University. Professor Geaves says, 'This is an exciting opportunity for the university to draw upon considerable expertise to introduce a postgraduate taught degree that is competitive, topical and enhances employability for those who wish to work alongside Muslims in business ventures.' The university has excellent academic expertise in a number of areas of popular and significant interest to young Muslims including Islam’s relations with the West, media representations, and Islamic finance and management, areas of study rarely found together that allow students the opportunity to engage with issues of considerable significance for professional careers that involve interaction between Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. The new MA will consist of six taught modules including Islam in the West, Islamic Finance and Banking, Islamic Economics, Islamic Management and Organisation Structures, Women in Islam and Muslim discourse and the Media with some optional modules including Arabic. The MA in Contemporary Muslim Studies will be introduced for September 2010 intake and will be delivered from the University’s Arts and Humanities Faculty. Find out more about Liverpool Hope University. Looking for funding for postgraduate studies in 2010? Check out the exclusive bursaries on offer from Postgrad Solutions. Content added on 5th May 2010. |
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The UK's first MA in Contemporary Muslim Studies has been launched at Liverpool Hope University. This has been done in response to a key area of strategic importance for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) at a time of increasing demand for postgraduate taught degrees amongst the Muslim Community in Britain and overseas.