Master (M) Islamic Spiritual Care

Introduction

Islamic Spiritual Care is one of the Master's programmes in Applied Islamic Sciences. It deals with the study of spiritual care both in the broad sense (the formation of profession, professional competences and skills, human normal and abnormal psychology, personalities and personality disorders, social psychology, organizational and legacy aspects of spiritual workers, etc.) and in the more specific sense of referring to Islamic psychology, spirituality and ethics.

The programme trains students in Islamic sciences, in particular spiritual care and moral guide, at a high academic level. The combination of trainings in applied ethics and crisis psychology with reflection of basic Islamic theology provides the professional tools and skills that students need to understand and handle complex spiritual and moral issues in critical stages of life.

Studying M Islamic Spiritual Care at the Islamic University of Rotterdam

The university building that houses the lectures and class rooms is located in the city center of  Rotterdam, which offers a host of opportunities for students and university workers.

Islamic Spiritual Care is a well-established and successful study program in the Applied Islamic, social and cultural studies at professional Master level, and an important field of research in spiritual care and moral guide at the IUR. The core staff are experienced scholars who combine teaching, field experience and research, and investigate a variety of topics in Islamic spiritual care and moral guide (ranging from drug abuse (the Muslim youth welfare work) to the Islamic palliative care and guide) and publish extensively.

As workers in field of spiritual care they are part of the Dutch Spiritual Care Association (VGVZ). They have contacts with experts of the other denominations (Christians, Jews, etc.) as well as other scholars in the Netherlands and abroad.

Islamic Spiritual Care as a full-time or part-time study programme

The programme is only full-time. 

Accreditation and degree

This Master's degree has been accredited by the Accreditation Organization of The Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO). This means that upon completion students will receive a legally recognized Master (M) degree in Islamic Spiritual Care.

You can find more information on accreditation and degrees via the link below.

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Source: Islamic University of Rotterdam, Faculty of Islamic Sciences
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