Explore our Islamic Education PGA course.

P-X3V6

Postgraduate Award (PGA)

1 term part-time

3 October 2022

Education Studies

University of Warwick

Islamic Education PGA helps participants develop a reflective academic grounding in Islamic Education and provides an opportunity to explore Muslim faith and its traditions of education. Education Studies at Warwick has pioneered this PGA, the first of its kind in the UK, to bridge the gap between educational cultures of traditional Islamic seminaries and modern higher education.

This pioneering short course is the first of its kind to be offered in any UK University. It aspires to bridge the gap between the educational cultures of traditional Islamic seminaries and modern higher education. It is open to those who have an interest in exploring Muslim faith and its diverse traditions of education. It is open to those who have an interest in exploring Muslim faith and its diverse traditions of education.

The award is designed to help participants develop a reflective academic grounding in the foundations of Islamic education. Students will critically explore narratives of education in Islam and engage with modern educational theory and models of pedagogic practice. It facilitates gaining essential research skills to be able to identify and pursue further academic study on diverse perceptions of education and cultures of teaching and learning within the context of historical and contemporary Muslim societies.

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of Islam, the historical, cultural, theological and philosophical foundations of Muslim educational thought. The course aims to build students’ educational and pedagogic competence through facilitating a reflective engagement with a range of theoretical perspectives on the nature of education and educational values and practical skills for organising effective teaching and learning environments within the context of formal and informal Muslim educational settings.

Students who successfully complete the course will have the option of continuing with their studies by upgrading to MA Islamic Education: theory and practice.

Skills from this degree

• In-depth specialist knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Islamic Education, by critically examining the educational teachings and values in the foundational sources and traditions of education in Islam
• Critical insight into the relevant contemporary educational theory and pedagogic thought with special reference to examining the role of Islamic Education in modern multicultural and religious diverse secular societies
• Competence in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities necessary to for facilitating reflective practice in the field
• Competence to think educationally about Islam
• By adopting a learner-centred, inquiry-based delivery strategy, students will develop competence for reflective practice
• Develop philosophy of education by critically engaging with both the Islamic and Western traditions of educational thought and pedagogic practice

The study programme consists of studying one module, Foundations of Islamic Education and will be taught face to face over ten weeks in Autumn Term (October). Each session will be three hours. You will be guided to select the appropriate materials for completing their critical review essay. You will be provided with suggestive essay topics but will also be encouraged to formulate essay questions reflecting their own areas of interest the field.

Class Size

Ten weeks of taught face to face sessions in the Autumn Term (October), with each session lasting 3 hours.

The course is assessed through a critical review and an essay. You will be guided to select the appropriate materials for completing their critical review essay.

Additional course costs

You may wish to undertake some research with children or young people that may require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check or a Certificate of Good Conduct for students from outside of the UK. A DBS check costs around £70 and a Certificate of Good Conduct can vary in price.

Find out more about our additional course costs.

Reading lists

Most departments have reading lists available through Warwick Library. If you would like to view reading lists for the current cohort of students you can visit our Warwick Library web page.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, compulsory and optional, and you have been allocated to your lectures, seminars and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you and you will be able to choose your optional modules when you join us.

2:ii undergraduate degree (or equivalent) or Islamic Seminary Training having teaching experience within formal and informal community based educational settings (Islamic schools and supplementary education sector like Madrassas and Maktabs).

• Band B
• IELTS score to 7 overall, two at 6.0/6.5 & rest 7.0+

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Foundations of Islamic Education

This module helps you to explore philosophical, historical and theological foundations of Islamic Education through engaging with modern educational theories and pedagogic models. You will develop knowledge, understanding and critical insights into the fundamentals of Islamic educational thought, practice and values and begin to form your own philosophy of education by critically engaging with both the Islamic and Western traditions of education thought and practice.

Optional Modules

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