School of Islamic and Occidental Studies
Graduate Program for the Degree of Master of Islamic Philosophy
Program Overview
The Master’s program in Islamic Philosophy (IP or the Program for short) of SIOS is a specialist program that gives students a good foundation in Islamic philosophy, while also enabling them to use its intellectual principles to derive new insights and develop tools that would help them understand and respond to the challenges that are faced by those who are seeking the Truth in the modern world.
- Familiarize students with the different types and schools of Islamic philosophy, with a concentration on the Transcendental Philosophy of Mulla Sadra.
- Initiate students into the living intellectual and spiritual tradition of the Hawza.
- Acknowledge students who exhibit exceptional ability and aptitude for advanced Hawza studies and who are fully committed to living and exemplifying the knowledge acquired.
- Introduce students to practical ethics and the basics of spiritual wayfaring.
- Facilitate access to the intellectual and traditional heritage of the Hawza and enable students to analyse and critique the modern world in which they live.
Duration and Structure of the Program:
- The Program will be conducted over two and a half years (or 5 terms or semesters).
- The last three terms will have a greater research component and the students will be expected to write research papers as a part of their course work.
- A number of the modules of the Program will be seminar-based. In these modules, the seminar instructor or guide will present the general outlines and texts of the subject-in-hand in a few sessions,and thereupon the students will be required to conduct their own readings and research, and present their findings in the form of written essays, or presentations.
- One seminar every term will be held on important and relevant subjects pertaining to Islam in the modern world.
- Topics may include: women in Islam, human rights, religious pluralism, freedom of thought/religion, media, technology, progress, humanities (psychology, sociology, anthropology…)
- Access to a physical and virtual library with Arabic, Farsi, and English texts will be provided to facilitate research.
- Field trips will be organised for the students, sometimes with their families, to learn via real-life experiences and interactions during their journeys.
- An optional course in Arabic and Farsi calligraphy will be offered.
- After the end of the Program, special courses or seminars for vocational training will be offered.
- A gym will be made available with access to a trainer for workouts and physical fitness
List of Program Modules
Module Title | عنوان درس |
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Fiqh | فقه |
Uṣūl al-fiqh | اصول |
Comparative Theology | کلام تطبیقی |
Sociology | جامعه شناسی |
Epistemology | معرفت شناسی |
Contemporary Philosophical and Theological Issues | مباحث جدید کلامی و فلسفی |
Islamic Philosophy | فلسفه اسلامی |
Peripatetic Philosophy | حکمت مشاء |
Illuminationist Philosophy | حکمت اشراق |
Comparative Philosophy | فلسفه تطبیقی |
Contemporary Western Philosophy | فلسفه معاصر غرب |
Philosophy, Theology, and Mysticism | فلسفه، کلام و عرفان |
English Literature | زبان تخصصی |
Philosophy of Ethics | فلسفه اخلاق |
Islamic Mysticism (ʿirfān) | عرفان اسلامی |
Comparative Philosophical Psychology | علم النفس تطبیقی |
The Intellect in Sacred and Traditional Texts | تفکر عقلی در کتاب و سنت |
Critique of Western Sociology | نقد تفکر اجتماعی غرب |
Religious Work and Vocation in the Modern World | شیوه های تبلیغ در جهان معاصر |
Regional Needs and Contingencies | نیازهای منطقه ای |
Man in Islam and other Schools of Thought | انسان در اسلام و سایر مکاتب |