MSc Investment Banking and Islamic Finance
Description:
This degree is a first in the UK and aims to respond to the growing interest in Islamic Finance, which is evidenced by a continuous increase in Islamic Banking services, Islamic Investment and other financial services based on Islamic principles. 
The degree is taught jointly with INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance), Kuala Lumpur and has many key benefits including:
- Jointly taught with a respected university in Islamic Finance
- First degree in UK with Islamic material taught by Islamic specialists
- Professional qualification from INCEIF
- Opportunity to study in Kuala Lumpur for 3 months
The degree will not require any previous knowledge of Islamic Law or specific Islamic concepts but will address and explain the respective current issues within their overall Islamic economic and legal context.
Among the teaching staff are two leaders in the field of Islamic Finance: Professor Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim who is the Secretary-General of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) and Simon Archer whose research focuses on Islamic financial institutions and is co-editor of the book Miller European Accounting and Islamic Finance: Innovation and Growth.
Learning Modes:
This degree is only available on a full-time basis with a duration of 12 months. Students will be resident and under take full-time study in the UK and Malaysia.
Oct-Dec 2011: Part 1 - ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK
Jan 2012: Part 1 Exams, eading, UK
Jan - Apr 2012: Part 2 - ICMA Centre, University of Reading, UK
May 2012: Part 2 Exams, Reading, UK
Jun-Aug 2012: Part 2 - INCEIF, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aug 2012: Part 2 Exams - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fees (2012 entry): £19,000
Brief description: This degree is a first in the UK and aims to respond to the growing interest in Islamic Finance.
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Website: http://www.icmacentre.ac.uk/study_and_research/msc_investment_banking_and_islamic_finance
