Master of Laws (LL.M) in Islamic Banking & Finance

Master of Laws (LLM) | in Islamic Banking and Finance

This programme is designed to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of laws on Islamic banking and finance in response to the increasing demand for capable specialists in this field, which is growing globally by about 20% growth rate per year. It is estimated that at least 60,000 professionals are needed within the industry over the next 7 years. This course, therefore, provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of Islamic Banking and Finance Law, both at the conceptual and operational levels, augmented by the analyses of actual practices from Malaysian and the global perspectives.

Programme Requirements: a) 4 Core Courses b) 6 Elective Courses

The courses are taught in a tri semester-based academic calendar with 3 trimesters of per academic year.
Each semester consist of 12 teaching weeks in 1 semester.

Core Courses

• Law Research Methodology

• Foundation of International Law

• Project Paper (I & II)

Elective Courses

• Islamic Finance Contract

• Islamic Law of Transactions

• Islamic Banking & Documentations

• Islamic Capital Market & Documentations

• Islamic Law of Insurance (Takaful)

• Contemporary Issues in Banking Law

• Practical Lending & Security

• Law of Banking & Negotiable Instruments

           *General Principles of Malaysian Law (For Non-Law Students)

Duration Study

• Part  Time : 1 year 8 months (5 semester)

• Full time : 1 year ( 3 semester)

Intake:

  September, January, May (application is open throughout the year)

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in the field of related fields with minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent; or

• CGPA of 2.00 can be support with relevant working experience in the fields; or

• Fulfill the necessary requirements and have obtained a certificate of APEL issued by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)

• Proficiency in English language evidence by one of the following:

      Band 6.5 on IIUM’s English Placement Test;

      Or 

      Band 6.0 IELTS; or

      Score of 550 on TOEFL (Paper-based), 213 (Computer-based),          

      or 79 (Internet-based)