Journal & Book Series Publications
UP-IIS publications include “International Journal of Islam in Asia” (Brill Publishers), “Islam in Southeast Asia” series (Palgrave Macmillan), and “Islam in the Philippines” series (IIUM Press). Providing critical views on the state of theorizing, researching, and studying Islam’s relations to bodies of knowledge concentrating on Asia.
Master of Arts in Islamic Studies
The Master of Arts in Islamic Studies is the leading Islamic Studies degree program in the Philippines and taught by distinguished scholars of their respective expertise. It is two and a half years program that equips the students with knowledge skills grounded on a complementing harmony of revealed knowledge and rational knowledge.
Core Research Works and Projects
Research at UP IIS focuses on four concentrations which complemented the graduate program: (1) History, Culture and Society of Muslims in the Philippines, (2) Islamic Law (specifically, Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines), (3) International Relations (siyar) of the Muslim World, and (4) Islamic Thought and Civilization.
UP IIS faculty, lecturers, students, and alumni attend the 1st National Shari’ah Summit
UP IIS faculty, lecturers, students, and alumni attend the 1st National Shari’ah Summit, held from March 5 to 6, 2023, at the Limketkai Luxe Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.
Webinar: “Qur’an and Contemporary Islamic Studies”
The UP Institute of Islamic Studies in partnership with the International Center for Social Research, Peace and Development – Philippines, will hold a Zoom Webinar dubbed “Qur’an and Contemporary Islamic Studies” on December 6, 2022, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM with Dr. Jasser Auda as Lecturer.
Application for the 2nd Semester of AY 2022-2023 is now open
Application for MA Islamic Studies for the Second Semester of AY 2022-2023 is now open! REQUIREMENTS: Note: Please email your inquiries and submit all scanned documents to iis@up.edu.ph and djroldan@up.edu.ph.