Master Assistenza Spirituale Islamica NL

The Master program in Islamic Spiritual Care prepares students for jobs in various sectors, including mosques, hospitals, schools, advisory organizations, government institutions (such as prisons of Ministry of Justice, police, army), and non-governmental organizations.

The Master’s program starts every academic year in September. The Master’s degree is awarded upon successful completion of both the course requirements and a Master's thesis. The curriculum consists of core theory courses (70 EC), capita selecta (5 EC), practical training and supervision (20 EC), an applied research course (5 EC), and a research project of the Master's thesis (20 EC). The requirements should take two years of full-time study. Students who have to complete a pre-master preparatory program will need more time, depending on the extra requirements to be fulfilled.

The Master's thesis (20 ECTS credits) is a report on research that focuses on a topic in the field of Islamic Spiritual Care, in which theoretical insights and the analysis of practical cases with empirical data are integrated. The students carry it out under the supervision of department professors. The subject of the thesis is to be mutually agreed upon by the student and the academic adviser. The thesis should be between 60-70 A4-pages (about 15,000 and 24,000 words.)

The Master's degree (120 ECTS credits) is awarded upon successfully completing the course requirements and a Master's thesis.

The Islamic University of Rotterdam (IUR) was founded due to initiatives taken by Muslims living in the Netherlands. Since then, the IUR is established as a Dutch University and, more importantly, as an intellectual contribution of Muslims to Dutch society.

There has been a general agreement among the founders, responsible citizens, regarding the IUR as a social necessity for Muslims and non-Muslims in Dutch society. Intending to fulfil the social and religious needs of the Muslims, the University contributes with respect to imams and moral guides in the Dutch educational field.