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Islamic Studies program offers academic, professional tracks

Respect Graduate School

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2016 I f you’re looking for the journalism, law, business, the Prophet Muhammad, Courtesy of Respect Graduate School
opportunity to learn defense and security, inter- Islamic Ethics and Islamic Respect Graduate School is committed to provide students with all the resources necessary to advance in
about the Muslim national relations, govern- Law. their fields.
world and the Middle ment and public service and
East in an encouraging, NGOs. Respect Graduate
diverse setting, then Re- School is committed to
spect Graduate School is Students will be chal- providing students with all
for you. lenged in the school’s Mas- of the resources needed to
ter of Arts in Islamic Stud- advance in the field. The
The school offers a ies. All students are re- affordable program is $500
36-credit hour Master of quired to take three courses: per credit and the school
Arts in Islamic Studies, Theories and Methods in features small classes to
with two tracks: academic the Study of Religion; The provide students with in-
and professional. The aca- Qur’an and its Interpreta- creased attention in the
demic track is designed for tion; and History of Islamic classroom outfitted with the
those who wish to pursue Thought and Literature. latest technologies.
careers in teaching or re-
search, and plan to further In addition, select Respect Graduate
their education on a doctor- courses have a pre-requisite School also hosts interfaith
ate level. The professional of Classical Arabic. Stu- dialogue events, including a
track is for students inter- dents can also choose from Muslim and Christian dia-
ested in careers that make courses that include Hadith, logue series, and other
use of Islamic studies, Women in Islam, Islamic initiatives intended to build
including Islamic ministry, Theology and Philosophy, bridges between communi-
World Religions, Life of ties.

SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION OF THE MORNING CALL THE FIRST ISLAMIC STUDIES PROGRAM IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY
Visit us at: 2200 Industrial Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017

Courses Offered:

• Arabic • Life of the Prophet
• Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) • Recitation and Memorization of Qur’an
• Hadith • Religious Diversity and Interfaith Dialogue
• History of Christian-Muslim Relations • Research Techniques
• History of Islamic Thought and Literature • Science and Civilization in Islam
• Modern Islamic Finance • Skills for Islamic Ministry
• Islam and Global Politics • Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion
• Islamic Ethics • The Middle East
• Islamic Law • The Qur’an and its Interpretation
• Islamic Theology and Philosophy • Women in Islam
• World Religions
• Islam in America

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