PhD

PhD Islamic Economics and Policy

Doctoral inquiry into Islamic economics as policy files—not a mufti or central-bank appointment.

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3–4 years60 creditsEnglish and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks)

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Overview

Islamic economics as a doctoral field fails when literature reviews repeat slogans. This PhD starts with a question that can be answered with files: zakat institutions, waqf labour, Islamic capital-market disclosure, or employment policy under localisation. English and academic Arabic are both in play because the sources are. Supervision expects honest boundaries: this university is not the League of Arab States, not a central bank, and not a fake accreditor. You will defend methods, handle bilingual corpora, and write for examiners who will reject LAS-logo theatre. The award is a research doctorate. It is not a practising economist licence and not UN employment. It is for scholars who must keep Islamic economic claims accountable to evidence when ministries have already printed Vision targets. You will defend methods on a bilingual corpus, keep mufti and central-bank claims out of the thesis title, and treat Vision 2030 targets as data rather than as a partnership this university holds. Maghreb, Levant, and GCC institutions are empirical fields. Tuition-free online doctoral study still uses identity-checked assessment. No LAS, AU, UN, or bank logos in the photo brief. PhD Islamic Economics and Policy is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3–4 years, and the credit total is 60. Students move from Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files through Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files; Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics; Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims; Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields; Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature; Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions, and finish on Proposal to Confirmation. 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: Defend a research question answerable with files and methods Handle bilingual Arabic–English corpora without calque State doctoral boundaries: not a mufti or bank appointment 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.

Sixty credits, three to four years: research training, field literature, bilingual thesis craft, and a doctoral capstone. Identity-checked assessment. Tuition-free online. No central-bank, mufti, or LAS logos.

Who This Programme Is For

Researchers in Islamic economics and finance governance
Waqf and zakat policy analysts seeking a doctorate
University lecturers building a research profile
Public-policy researchers on Islamic institutions

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What You Will Learn

Defend a research question answerable with files and methods
Handle bilingual Arabic–English corpora without calque
State doctoral boundaries: not a mufti or bank appointment
Treat prior-degree attestation as not research-readiness evaluation
Refuse LAS/AU/UN doctoral branding

Curriculum

Module 1: Research training

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC3601	Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files (IUC3601) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Doctoral Methods for Institutional 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. IUC3601-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files IUC3601-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files IUC3601-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files IUC3601-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files IUC3601-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files IUC3601-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files	3 · 30 h
IUC3602	Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics (IUC3602) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics 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. IUC3602-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics IUC3602-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics IUC3602-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics IUC3602-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics IUC3602-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics IUC3602-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics	3 · 30 h
IUC3603	Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims (IUC3603) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims 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. IUC3603-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims IUC3603-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims IUC3603-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims IUC3603-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims IUC3603-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims IUC3603-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC3601

Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files

Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files (IUC3601) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Doctoral Methods for Institutional 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.

IUC3601-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files
IUC3601-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files
IUC3601-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files
IUC3601-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files
IUC3601-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files
IUC3601-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files

3 · 30 h

IUC3602

Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics

Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics (IUC3602) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics 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.

IUC3602-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics
IUC3602-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics
IUC3602-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics
IUC3602-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics
IUC3602-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics
IUC3602-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics

3 · 30 h

IUC3603

Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims

Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims (IUC3603) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims 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.

IUC3603-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims
IUC3603-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims
IUC3603-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims
IUC3603-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims
IUC3603-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims
IUC3603-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims

3 · 30 h

Module 2: Field literature

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC3605	Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields (IUC3605) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 and Waqf as Empirical Fields 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. IUC3605-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields IUC3605-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields IUC3605-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields IUC3605-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields IUC3605-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields IUC3605-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields	3 · 30 h
IUC3606	Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature (IUC3606) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature 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. IUC3606-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature IUC3606-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature IUC3606-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature IUC3606-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature IUC3606-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature IUC3606-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature	3 · 30 h
IUC3607	Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions (IUC3607) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions 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. IUC3607-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions IUC3607-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions IUC3607-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions IUC3607-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions IUC3607-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions IUC3607-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC3605

Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields

Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields (IUC3605) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 and Waqf as Empirical Fields 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.

IUC3605-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields
IUC3605-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields
IUC3605-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields
IUC3605-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields
IUC3605-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields
IUC3605-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields

3 · 30 h

IUC3606

Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature

Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature (IUC3606) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature 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.

IUC3606-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature
IUC3606-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature
IUC3606-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature
IUC3606-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature
IUC3606-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature
IUC3606-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature

3 · 30 h

IUC3607

Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions

Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions (IUC3607) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions 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.

IUC3607-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions
IUC3607-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions
IUC3607-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions
IUC3607-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions
IUC3607-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions
IUC3607-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions

3 · 30 h

Module 3: Policy context

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC3609	Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data (IUC3609) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data 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 dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. IUC3609-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data IUC3609-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data IUC3609-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data IUC3609-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data IUC3609-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data IUC3609-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data	3 · 30 h
IUC3610	Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison (IUC3610) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison 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. IUC3610-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison IUC3610-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison IUC3610-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison IUC3610-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison IUC3610-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison IUC3610-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison	3 · 30 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC3609

Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data

Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data (IUC3609) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can define a measurable question, fit a method that can be checked, and report where it fails, using Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data 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 dataset description, a methods note, and one published evaluation. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a project note with the question, the method, the result, and the limitation. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone.

IUC3609-M1 · The question, the unit of analysis, and data quality — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data
IUC3609-M2 · Features, baselines, and error — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data
IUC3609-M3 · Validation, leakage, and what the model must not decide — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data
IUC3609-M4 · Monitoring, drift, and human review — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data
IUC3609-M5 · Interpretation for a non-technical decision maker — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data
IUC3609-M6 · A supervised project with method, result, and limitation — Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data

3 · 30 h

IUC3610

Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison

Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison (IUC3610) is a 3-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, 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 Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison 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.

IUC3610-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison
IUC3610-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison
IUC3610-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison
IUC3610-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison
IUC3610-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison
IUC3610-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison

3 · 30 h

Module 4: Thesis craft

Code	Course	Credits · hours
IUC3613	Proposal to Confirmation Proposal to Confirmation (IUC3613) is a 36-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, with 360 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Proposal to Confirmation 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. IUC3613-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Proposal to Confirmation IUC3613-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Proposal to Confirmation IUC3613-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Proposal to Confirmation IUC3613-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Proposal to Confirmation IUC3613-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Proposal to Confirmation IUC3613-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Proposal to Confirmation	36 · 360 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

IUC3613

Proposal to Confirmation

Proposal to Confirmation (IUC3613) is a 36-credit course on PhD Islamic Economics and Policy, with 360 notional learning hours. By the end, students can say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read, using Proposal to Confirmation 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.

IUC3613-M1 · Forum, rule, and parties — Proposal to Confirmation
IUC3613-M2 · Claim, counterclaim, and the facts that would change the result — Proposal to Confirmation
IUC3613-M3 · A clause, briefing, or policy note for a named audience — Proposal to Confirmation
IUC3613-M4 · Sources, revision, and the strength of the authority — Proposal to Confirmation
IUC3613-M5 · Institutions and the limit of the award — Proposal to Confirmation
IUC3613-M6 · A supervised paper: question, sources, argument, and defence — Proposal to Confirmation

36 · 360 h

Career Paths

University researcher and lecturer
Think-tank Islamic economics analyst (academic)
Waqf/zakat policy researcher
Doctoral-trained governance specialist
Bilingual research writer

Programme Highlights

Tuition-free online
3–4 years / 60 credits
EN+AR doctoral craft
Not a professional licence
GCC, Maghreb, Levant fields

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

Master's degree in a related discipline from a recognised institution
Identity document for remote identity-checked assessment

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.

Research & interview

Research proposal (1,500–2,000 words) aligned with stated faculty areas
Three references, at least one academic or research supervisor
Interview with the doctoral admissions panel (online, timezone-aware)
Evidence of prior research or substantial professional inquiry (thesis, publications, or evaluated reports) preferred
Proposal must engage Islamic economics, waqf/zakat policy, or Islamic financial governance with named methods; academic Arabic as required by the research corpus

Programme questions

How long is the PhD Islamic Economics and Policy?

The published duration is 3–4 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, research). 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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