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.
| Programme | Requirements | Duration 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 equivalent | 8 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 above | 8 trimesters 35,000 per trimester |
Career opportunities
- The Judiciary as Kadhis
- Banking and insurance Sector as Islamic Banking and Islamic insurance experts
- Teaching Sectors, both in secular system and the madrasa system
- Professional Arabic- English translators
- Mosques as Imams, Khatibs and Duats (preachers)
- Consultants both in the Government and private sector