MSc

MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance

Govern waqf and zakat files as fiduciary practice—not a fatwa seat or UN NGO badge.

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4 Semesters (2 Years)36 creditsEnglish and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks)

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MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance

Overview

Waqf and zakat governance fails when English impact slides replace the Arabic deed. This degree starts with the deed, the cashbook, and who may spend. You will treat family waqf, state zakat institutions, and non-profit arms of family enterprises as distinct legal-cultural files, including GCC attestation of overseas trustees that is not evaluation of competence. Vision 2030 social-sector professionalisation is an operating fact: dashboards, female trustees, and localisation of charity staff. You will write a bilingual incident memo when a related-party contractor appears, and you will refuse United Nations or League of Arab States logos on a fundraising page this university does not control. The award is academic. It is not a Sharia appointment and not a practising audit licence. It is for administrators who must keep endowment files honest when marketing has already used the word sacred. You will reconstruct a waqf cashbook from a deed, write a related-party incident minute in two languages, and design a beneficiary list that can be audited without humiliating names in a public dashboard. GCC social-sector KPIs and female trusteeship appear as governance facts. Tuition-free online. No charity-brand, OIC, or LAS logos in documentary stills. MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 4 Semesters (2 Years), and the credit total is 36. Students move from Waqf Deeds as Operating Files through Waqf Deeds as Operating Files; Zakat Institutional Mandates; Family Foundations versus Public Funds; Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails; Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff; Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation, and finish on Ethics of Sacred Marketing. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map a waqf deed to a living cash and beneficiary file Write EN+AR council minutes on related-party spend Separate piety marketing from fiduciary duty Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Thirty-six credits: fiduciary architecture, beneficiary systems, bilingual reporting, and a waqf-file capstone. Tuition-free online. No charity-brand photography.

Who This Programme Is For

Waqf and endowment administrators
Zakat institution programme officers
Family foundation staff
Non-profit governance coordinators in Arab states

How you can study

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What You Will Learn

Map a waqf deed to a living cash and beneficiary file
Write EN+AR council minutes on related-party spend
Separate piety marketing from fiduciary duty
Treat trustee attestation as not competence evaluation
Refuse mufti and UN-NGO appointment claims

Curriculum

Module 1: Fiduciary architecture

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1901	Waqf Deeds as Operating Files Waqf Deeds as Operating Files (IUC1901) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Waqf Deeds as Operating Files as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1901-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files IUC1901-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files IUC1901-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files IUC1901-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files IUC1901-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files IUC1901-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files	3 · 30 h
IUC1902	Zakat Institutional Mandates Zakat Institutional Mandates (IUC1902) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Zakat Institutional Mandates as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1902-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Zakat Institutional Mandates IUC1902-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Zakat Institutional Mandates IUC1902-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Zakat Institutional Mandates IUC1902-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Zakat Institutional Mandates IUC1902-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Zakat Institutional Mandates IUC1902-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Zakat Institutional Mandates	3 · 30 h
IUC1903	Family Foundations versus Public Funds Family Foundations versus Public Funds (IUC1903) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Family Foundations versus Public Funds as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1903-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Family Foundations versus Public Funds IUC1903-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Family Foundations versus Public Funds IUC1903-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Family Foundations versus Public Funds IUC1903-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Family Foundations versus Public Funds IUC1903-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Family Foundations versus Public Funds IUC1903-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Family Foundations versus Public Funds	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1901

Waqf Deeds as Operating Files

Waqf Deeds as Operating Files (IUC1901) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Waqf Deeds as Operating Files as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1901-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files
IUC1901-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files
IUC1901-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files
IUC1901-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files
IUC1901-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files
IUC1901-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Waqf Deeds as Operating Files

3 · 30 h

IUC1902

Zakat Institutional Mandates

Zakat Institutional Mandates (IUC1902) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Zakat Institutional Mandates as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1902-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Zakat Institutional Mandates
IUC1902-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Zakat Institutional Mandates
IUC1902-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Zakat Institutional Mandates
IUC1902-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Zakat Institutional Mandates
IUC1902-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Zakat Institutional Mandates
IUC1902-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Zakat Institutional Mandates

3 · 30 h

IUC1903

Family Foundations versus Public Funds

Family Foundations versus Public Funds (IUC1903) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Family Foundations versus Public Funds as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1903-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Family Foundations versus Public Funds
IUC1903-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Family Foundations versus Public Funds
IUC1903-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Family Foundations versus Public Funds
IUC1903-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Family Foundations versus Public Funds
IUC1903-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Family Foundations versus Public Funds
IUC1903-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Family Foundations versus Public Funds

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Beneficiaries and people

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1905	Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails (IUC1905) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. IUC1905-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails IUC1905-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails IUC1905-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails IUC1905-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails IUC1905-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails IUC1905-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails	3 · 30 h
IUC1906	Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff (IUC1906) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1906-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff IUC1906-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff IUC1906-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff IUC1906-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff IUC1906-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff IUC1906-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff	3 · 30 h
IUC1907	Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation (IUC1907) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. IUC1907-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation IUC1907-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation IUC1907-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation IUC1907-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation IUC1907-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation IUC1907-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1905

Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails

Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails (IUC1905) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

IUC1905-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails
IUC1905-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails
IUC1905-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails
IUC1905-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails
IUC1905-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails
IUC1905-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails

3 · 30 h

IUC1906

Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff

Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff (IUC1906) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1906-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff
IUC1906-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff
IUC1906-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff
IUC1906-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff
IUC1906-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff
IUC1906-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff

3 · 30 h

IUC1907

Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation

Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation (IUC1907) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

IUC1907-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation
IUC1907-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation
IUC1907-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation
IUC1907-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation
IUC1907-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation
IUC1907-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Reporting

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1909	EN+AR Council Minutes EN+AR Council Minutes (IUC1909) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using EN+AR Council Minutes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1909-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — EN+AR Council Minutes IUC1909-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — EN+AR Council Minutes IUC1909-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — EN+AR Council Minutes IUC1909-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — EN+AR Council Minutes IUC1909-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — EN+AR Council Minutes IUC1909-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — EN+AR Council Minutes	3 · 30 h
IUC1910	Impact Slides versus Cashbooks Impact Slides versus Cashbooks (IUC1910) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Impact Slides versus Cashbooks as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1910-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks IUC1910-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks IUC1910-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks IUC1910-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks IUC1910-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks IUC1910-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks	3 · 30 h
IUC1911	Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs (IUC1911) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1911-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs IUC1911-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs IUC1911-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs IUC1911-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs IUC1911-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs IUC1911-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1909

EN+AR Council Minutes

EN+AR Council Minutes (IUC1909) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using EN+AR Council Minutes as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1909-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — EN+AR Council Minutes
IUC1909-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — EN+AR Council Minutes
IUC1909-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — EN+AR Council Minutes
IUC1909-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — EN+AR Council Minutes
IUC1909-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — EN+AR Council Minutes
IUC1909-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — EN+AR Council Minutes

3 · 30 h

IUC1910

Impact Slides versus Cashbooks

Impact Slides versus Cashbooks (IUC1910) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Impact Slides versus Cashbooks as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1910-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks
IUC1910-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks
IUC1910-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks
IUC1910-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks
IUC1910-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks
IUC1910-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Impact Slides versus Cashbooks

3 · 30 h

IUC1911

Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs

Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs (IUC1911) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1911-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs
IUC1911-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs
IUC1911-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs
IUC1911-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs
IUC1911-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs
IUC1911-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC1913	Incident and Remediation Files Incident and Remediation Files (IUC1913) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Incident and Remediation Files as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1913-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Incident and Remediation Files IUC1913-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Incident and Remediation Files IUC1913-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Incident and Remediation Files IUC1913-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Incident and Remediation Files IUC1913-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Incident and Remediation Files IUC1913-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Incident and Remediation Files	3 · 30 h
IUC1914	Research Methods for Endowment Governance Research Methods for Endowment Governance (IUC1914) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Endowment Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1914-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Endowment Governance IUC1914-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Endowment Governance IUC1914-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Endowment Governance IUC1914-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Endowment Governance IUC1914-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Endowment Governance IUC1914-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Endowment Governance	3 · 30 h
IUC1915	Ethics of Sacred Marketing Ethics of Sacred Marketing (IUC1915) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Ethics of Sacred Marketing as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. IUC1915-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Ethics of Sacred Marketing IUC1915-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Ethics of Sacred Marketing IUC1915-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Ethics of Sacred Marketing IUC1915-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Ethics of Sacred Marketing IUC1915-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Ethics of Sacred Marketing IUC1915-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Ethics of Sacred Marketing	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC1913

Incident and Remediation Files

Incident and Remediation Files (IUC1913) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Incident and Remediation Files as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1913-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Incident and Remediation Files
IUC1913-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Incident and Remediation Files
IUC1913-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Incident and Remediation Files
IUC1913-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Incident and Remediation Files
IUC1913-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Incident and Remediation Files
IUC1913-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Incident and Remediation Files

3 · 30 h

IUC1914

Research Methods for Endowment Governance

Research Methods for Endowment Governance (IUC1914) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Research Methods for Endowment Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1914-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Research Methods for Endowment Governance
IUC1914-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Research Methods for Endowment Governance
IUC1914-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Research Methods for Endowment Governance
IUC1914-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Research Methods for Endowment Governance
IUC1914-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Research Methods for Endowment Governance
IUC1914-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Research Methods for Endowment Governance

3 · 30 h

IUC1915

Ethics of Sacred Marketing

Ethics of Sacred Marketing (IUC1915) is a 3-credit course on MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Ethics of Sacred Marketing as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree.

IUC1915-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Ethics of Sacred Marketing
IUC1915-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Ethics of Sacred Marketing
IUC1915-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Ethics of Sacred Marketing
IUC1915-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Ethics of Sacred Marketing
IUC1915-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Ethics of Sacred Marketing
IUC1915-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Ethics of Sacred Marketing

3 · 30 h

Career Paths

Waqf governance officer
Zakat programme operations manager
Family foundation coordinator
Non-profit fiduciary reporting lead
Bilingual endowment secretariat

Programme Highlights

Tuition-free online
Deed-first governance
Family waqf cases
EN+AR fiduciary writing
No fatwa-seat claim

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution (minimum 2:2 / GPA 2.5/4.0 or equivalent national scale)
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment enrolment
Preferred: waqf, zakat, family foundation, or non-profit administration in Arab states

English language

English and/or Arabic according to the track: IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL 46 or equivalent for English-medium study (waived for prior English-medium HE); Arabic-medium or bilingual tracks require evidence of academic Arabic (university study in Arabic, or an IUC Arabic placement). GCC applicants may submit attested documents per usual practice; attestation does not replace academic evaluation.

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words minimum) stating goals, professional context, and fit
Two academic or professional references with verifiable contact details
CV or résumé covering education and relevant work
Official transcripts (digital copies accepted at application; certified copies before award)

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance?

The published duration is 4 Semesters (2 Years). Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at IUC. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Imperial University in Cairo publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

How do I apply?

Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@iucairo.co.uk.

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