Education is central to the development of Islam and Muslim society. Through this course, students are introduced to philosophical, theoretical and historical aspects of Islamic Education. The diverse interpretations of the sources of Islamic education and its theoretical implications will be critically explored and analyzed throughout the course. A number of influential scholars to the development of Islamic educational thoughts will also be discussed and analyzed.

The course will also examine the institutionalization of Islamic education and its development. It will explore how Islamic educational institutions maintain its existence in different social contexts. Some specific institutions in the early, the middle age, and contemporary Islam will be explored and identified.

In terms of the content of Islamic education, this course will explore how Islamic education promote its own conception of education, such as fitrah and aims of education, and its responses to the global educational issues such as social justice, internationalization, cultural plurality, gender, and environmental issues. The responses to social and global issues reflect the transformation of Islamic education from inward looking to outward looking and become part of global educational development.