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Waqf and zakat governance fails when English impact slides replace the Arabic deed. This degree starts with the deed, the cashbook, and who may spend. You will treat family waqf, state zakat institutions, and non-profit arms of family enterprises as distinct legal-cultural files, including GCC attestation of overseas trustees that is not evaluation of competence. Vision 2030 social-sector professionalisation is an operating fact: dashboards, female trustees, and localisation of charity staff. You will write a bilingual incident memo when a related-party contractor appears, and you will refuse United Nations or League of Arab States logos on a fundraising page this university does not control. The award is academic. It is not a Sharia appointment and not a practising audit licence. It is for administrators who must keep endowment files honest when marketing has already used the word sacred. You will reconstruct a waqf cashbook from a deed, write a related-party incident minute in two languages, and design a beneficiary list that can be audited without humiliating names in a public dashboard. GCC social-sector KPIs and female trusteeship appear as governance facts. Tuition-free online. No charity-brand, OIC, or LAS logos in documentary stills. MSc Waqf, Zakat and Non-Profit Governance is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Waqf Deeds as Operating Files through Waqf Deeds as Operating Files; Zakat Institutional Mandates; Family Foundations versus Public Funds; Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails; Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff; Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation, and finish on Ethics of Sacred Marketing. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students say who decides, under which rule, and draft a note a professional could read. Reading is a statute or instrument, a case or policy paper, and a commentary. The artefact a marker expects is a memo or draft clause with sources and a revision note. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Map a waqf deed to a living cash and beneficiary file Write EN+AR council minutes on related-party spend Separate piety marketing from fiduciary duty Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course is academic. It does not admit the student to practise law and it is not a qualifying law degree. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: fiduciary architecture, beneficiary systems, bilingual reporting, and a waqf-file capstone. Tuition-free online. No charity-brand photography.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1901 | Waqf Deeds as Operating Files Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Waqf Deeds as Operating Files.
| 3 |
| ALU1902 | Zakat Institutional Mandates Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Zakat Institutional Mandates.
| 3 |
| ALU1903 | Family Foundations versus Public Funds Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Family Foundations versus Public Funds.
| 3 |
| ALU1904 | Related-Party Spend and Disclosure Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Related-Party Spend and Disclosure.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1905 | Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Beneficiary Lists, Dignity, and Audit Trails.
| 3 |
| ALU1906 | Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Female Trustees and Localisation of Charity Staff.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1909 | EN+AR Council Minutes Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is EN+AR Council Minutes.
| 3 |
| ALU1910 | Impact Slides versus Cashbooks Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Impact Slides versus Cashbooks.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1913 | Incident and Remediation Files Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Incident and Remediation Files.
| 3 |
| ALU1914 | Research Methods for Endowment Governance Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Research Methods for Endowment Governance.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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| ALU1907 | Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Attestation of Trustee Degrees versus Evaluation.
| 3 |
| ALU1908 | Safeguarding in Religious Non-Profits Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Safeguarding in Religious Non-Profits.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1911 | Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Vision 2030 Social-Sector KPIs.
| 3 |
| ALU1912 | No LAS/UN Logo Fundraising Ethics Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is No LAS/UN Logo Fundraising Ethics.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1915 | Ethics of Sacred Marketing Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Ethics of Sacred Marketing.
| 3 |
| ALU1916 | Capstone: Bilingual Waqf Governance Pack Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Capstone: Bilingual Waqf Governance Pack.
| 3 |