This programme offers training in the key areas of Islamic economics, finance and Shariah in both theoretical and applied aspects. It provides candidates with a comprehensive understanding of the economic, financial and legal environment in which providers of Islamic financial services operate.

The deliverables:

the knowledge:

• finance as practiced in Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Services (IIFS)
  
• shariah as applied to finance

a learning environment:

• a faculty that is experienced in Islamic Finance
• which is conducive
• challenges the mind
• rigorously modern
• provides for interaction and discourse
• emphasis on research and development
• industry exposure

the person:

• confident individual with expert knowledge on Islamic finance
• base knowledge on product and product origination
• ability to conceptualise and crystallise ideas

the ability to:

• describe and analyse financial management principles and the changing knowledge in Islamic finance
• identify, interpret and critically assess financial decision-making
• analyse financial data within a constantly evolving financial environment
• solve problems in Islamic corporate finance and financial markets
• identify and value the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the graduate to offer leadership
• identify the significance and value of their knowledge to financial markets and the wider community with focus on Islamic finance.

the base for the future:

• feedstock for industry

the Malaysian advantage:

• the cradle of modern Islamic finance
• strong government support
• active application of Islamic finance
• intense and continued product development
• Shariah advisory
• the world’s largest sukuk issuer
• regulatory framework which spawns the growth of IIFS