PROGRAMMES - Postgraduate Master in Islamic Banking and Finance The Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management offers a full-time and part-time programme by coursework leading to the degree of Master in Islamic Banking and Finance (MIBF). PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The programme comprises 8 core courses (32 units), 1 optional course (4 units) and a case study (6 units). The total number of credit units for this programme is 42 units.

1st Semester:
Full-Time Programme (Each course has 4 units)		Part-Time Programme (Each course has 4 units)
CB 5233 Islamic Economics and Finance		CB 5235 Accounting for Islamic Banking
CB 5234 Islamic Banking : Theory and Practice		CB 5234 Islamic Banking : Theory and Practice
CB 5235 Accounting for Islamic Banking		MS 5230 Business Research Methods
MS 5230 Business Research Methods

2nd Semester:
Full-Time Programme (Each course has 4 units)		Part-Time Programme (Each course has 4 units)
CB 5236 Islamic Law of Transaction		CB 5236 Islamic Law of Transaction
CB 5237 Islamic Financial Planning		CB 5237 Islamic Financial Planning
CB 5238 Islamic Investment and Risk Management		CB 5XXX Optional Course*
CB 5XXX Optional Course
* Can be taken either at Semester 2 or Semester 3

3rd Semester:
Full-Time Programme		Part-Time Programme (Each course has 4 units)
CB 5239 Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Financial Institutions (4 units)		CB 5239 Regulation and Supervision of Islamic Financial Institutions (4 units)
CB 5240 Case Study (6 units)		CB 5233 Islamic Economics and Finance
		CB 5XXX Optional Course*
* Can be taken either at Semester 2 or Semester 3

4th Semester:
		Part-Time Programme
		CB 5238 Islamic Investment and Risk Management (4 units)
		CB 5240 Case Study (6 units)

OPTIONAL COURSES

Choose any 1 Optional Course listed below:

1.	MS 5214	Accounting and Finance for Managers
2.	MS 5231	Islamic Management Ethics
3.	MS 5219	Managerial Economics
4.	MS 5432	Corporate Finance
5.	MS 5XXX	International Trade and Finance (new)
6.	CB 5301	Islamic Microfinance Project

More courses will be added on this list as and when available throughout the programme.

TOTAL CREDIT UNIT

Full-Time programme			Part-Time Programme
Semester One:	16 units		Semester One:		12 units
Semester Two:	16 units		Semester Two: (additional 4 units when optional course taken in Semester 2 or 3)		8 units
Semester Three:	10 units		Semester Three: (additional 4 units when optional course taken in Semester 2 or 3)		8 units
			Semester Four:		10 units
TOTAL:	42 units		TOTAL:	(38 + 4 units)	42 units

 
DURATION

• The full-time course is 18 months minimum with a maximum duration of 24 months.
• The part-time course is 24 months minimum with a maximum duration of 36 month.

Lectures, tutorials, case-studies, invited speakers from the industries and perhaps study visits to various organizations. The assessment is based on 50% coursework and 50% examination.