SEMESTER | COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
FALL | IRL-511 | A Light among the People: Living the Qurʾān (Thematic Approach) | 4 |
IRL-521 | The Sunnah of the Messenger (Thematic Approach) | 4 | |
IRL-531 | Islamic Belief and Faith (ʿAqīda) | 4 | |
IRL-541 | Fiqh of Worship and Transactions | 4 | |
IRL-613 | Religions in Contemporary America (Distinction) | 3 | |
SPRING | IRL-512 | Thematic Exegesis (Tafsīr) of the Qurʾān | 3 |
IRL-522 | Philosophy of the Prophetic Sīra (Makkī and Madanī) | 4 | |
IRL-543 | Islamic Legal Theory & Objectives of Islamic Law (Uṣūl al-Fiqh & Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa) | 4 | |
IRL-611 | Intellectual Foundations of the Modern World | 3 | |
IRL-721 | Logic and Rhetoric (Distinction) | 3 | |
SUMMER | IRL-600 | Summer Internships 1 | 6 |
SEMESTER | COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
FALL | IRL-523 | Islamic History & Civilization | 4 |
IRL-532 | Advanced Applied ʿAqīda | 3 | |
IRL-545 | Comparative Fiqh of the Family | 4 | |
IRL-722 | Public Speaking and Communication | 4 | |
IRL-711 | Leading Yourself and Others (Distinction) | 3 | |
SPRING | IRL-524 | Schools of Islamic Thought (Historical & Contemporary) | 4 |
IRL-542 | Fiqh of Societal Affairs | 4 | |
IRL-551 | Islamic Ethics and Spirituality (Akhlaq and Tazkiya) | 4 | |
IRL-731 | Psychology & the Social Environment in the Light of Revelation | 4 | |
IRL-612 | Islam in America (Distinction) | 3 | |
SUMMER | IRL-700 | Summer Internships 2 | 6 |
SEMESTER | COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS |
FALL | IRL-552 | Development and Nurturing of Ethical, Spiritual Communities | 3 |
IRL-614 | Religious and Social Movements in American History | 4 | |
IRL-712 | Qualities and Duties of an American Muslim Religious Leader | 4 | |
IRL-732 | Principles of Pastoral Care | 4 | |
IRL-723 | Understanding and Engaging the Media (Distinction) | 3 | |
SPRING | IRL-553 | Applied Ethics | 3 |
IRL-544 | Fatwā (Legal Rulings) and Contemporary Fiqh Issues | 4 | |
IRL-724 | Interfaith and Intra-faith Engagement | 4 | |
IRL-733 | Marriage, Family & Youth Counseling | 4 | |
IRL-615 | Contemporary Muslim Challenges (Distinction) | 3 | |
EXIT EXAMINATIONS |
The program imparts knowledge and skills in all subjects with an eye to practical applicability and on-the-ground implementation.
Travel seminars will help students establish relationships and networks with others that will support their work as leaders in the future.
MIRL graduates will be well-positioned to bring an Islamic framework to all sorts of career paths and disciplines.
MIRL students participate in extracurricular activities designed to support their personal, professional, and spiritual development.