About the Department
Overview
The Department of Islamic Studies was established in 1429/1430 AH as part of the College of Education and Arts (formerly) and Humanities and Social Sciences (currently). From 1409 AH, it was an independent department alongside the Department of Qur’anic Studies before the two were later merged. In 1429/1430 AH, it became known as the Department of Islamic Studies, contributing courses on Islamic culture to all university majors.
It is currently one of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences departments. The department provides all majors at the university with the courses they need (university requirements: Islamic culture). The department currently offers two programs:
First, the Islamic Studies Program, which offers tracks in belief, interpretation and hadith, and jurisprudence and its principles, and the Sharia program, which is focused on producing graduates well-versed in Sharia and legal regulations.
