SCHOOL OF SHARIA & ISLAMIC STUDIES

School Of Sharia & Islamic Studies

About School

School of Sharia and Islamic Studies is the first School to be established at Umma University. Itstarted in the year 1977 under Thika College of Sharia and Islamic Studies to offer Arabic and English course for beginners (Tamheed); Itcommenced offering degree programmes in Sharia and Islamic Studies in the year 2004, in collaboration with the International University of Africa (IUA), Sudan. It is the only one of its kind in Kenya that enjoys accreditation by CUE on Islamic Studies and Islamic Sharia courses. It was established to prepare the learner to be a whole round person who can interact with the holy religious texts and current affairs of the environment around him, promote intellectual and spiritual development of young people to enable them participate in the development of multi religious and multi-cultural society.

ProgrammeRequirementsDuration and Fees
Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies> A holder of a bachelor’s Degree with at
least upper second class honors degree
from a recognized institution
> A holder of a lower second class degree
with 2 years’ experience with proven
ability inresearch
4 semesters
55,000 per Semester
Administrative fee
20,000
Bachelors of Arts in
Islamic Sharia
KCSE mean Grade C+ or a diploma in the
relevant field OR its equivalent
8 semesters
30,000 per Semester Project fee l0,000
Bachelor  oflslamic
Studies
KCSE mean Grade C+ or a diploma in the relevant field OR its equivalent8 semesters
30,000 per Semester Project fee l0,000
Diploma in Islamic
Studies and Arabic
KCSE mean Grade C or a diploma in the
relevant field OR its equivalent
3 semesters
20,000 per semester
Certificate inIslamic
studies and Arabic
KCSE mean Grade D+ (Dplus)2 semesters
15,000per semester
Bachelors of Arts in
Islamic Studies
(Sudan Programme)
Thanawi certificate, very good and above8 trimesters
35,000 per trimester

Career  opportunities

  1. The Judiciary as Kadhis
  2. Banking and insurance Sector as Islamic Banking and Islamic insurance experts
  3. Teaching Sectors, both in secular system and the madrasa system
  4. Professional Arabic- English translators
  5. Mosques as Imams, Khatibs and Duats (preachers)
  6. Consultants both in the Government and private sector