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Islamic economics as a doctoral field fails when literature reviews repeat slogans. This PhD starts with a question that can be answered with files: zakat institutions, waqf labour, Islamic capital-market disclosure, or employment policy under localisation. English and academic Arabic are both in play because the sources are. Supervision expects honest boundaries: this university is not the League of Arab States, not a central bank, and not a fake accreditor. You will defend methods, handle bilingual corpora, and write for examiners who will reject LAS-logo theatre. The award is a research doctorate. It is not a practising economist licence and not UN employment. It is for scholars who must keep Islamic economic claims accountable to evidence when ministries have already printed Vision targets. You will defend methods on a bilingual corpus, keep mufti and central-bank claims out of the thesis title, and treat Vision 2030 targets as data rather than as a partnership this university holds. Maghreb, Levant, and GCC institutions are empirical fields. Tuition-free online doctoral study still uses identity-checked assessment. No LAS, AU, UN, or bank logos in the photo brief. PhD Islamic Economics and Policy is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3–4 years, and the credit total is 60. Students move from Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files through Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files; Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics; Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims; Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields; Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature; Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions, and finish on Proposal to Confirmation. 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: Defend a research question answerable with files and methods Handle bilingual Arabic–English corpora without calque State doctoral boundaries: not a mufti or bank appointment 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.
Sixty credits, three to four years: research training, field literature, bilingual thesis craft, and a doctoral capstone. Identity-checked assessment. Tuition-free online. No central-bank, mufti, or LAS logos.
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Tuition is free. Examinations are free. There is no exam fee. Study from anywhere in the world.
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| ALU3601 | Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Doctoral Methods for Institutional Files.
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| ALU3602 | Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Bilingual Corpora and Citation Ethics.
| 3 |
| ALU3603 | Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Philosophy of Islamic Economic Claims.
| 3 |
| ALU3604 | Attestation versus Evaluation of Prior Study Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Attestation versus Evaluation of Prior Study.
| 3 |
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| ALU3605 | Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Zakat and Waqf as Empirical Fields.
| 3 |
| ALU3606 | Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Islamic Capital Markets Disclosure Literature.
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| ALU3609 | Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Vision 2030 and Peer Programmes as Data.
| 3 |
| ALU3610 | Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is Maghreb and Levant Institutional Comparison.
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| ALU3613 | Proposal to Confirmation Students explain who decides, under which rule, in one dispute or policy choice. The module is Proposal to Confirmation.
| 3 |
| ALU3614 | EN+AR Thesis Chapters Students write both sides of a problem and say which facts would change the result. The module is EN+AR Thesis Chapters.
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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 3–4 years. 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, research). 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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| ALU3607 | Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Localisation and Labour in Islamic Institutions.
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| ALU3608 | Family Enterprise as an Economic Unit Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Family Enterprise as an Economic Unit.
| 3 |
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| ALU3611 | Central-Bank and Mufti Boundary Statements Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Central-Bank and Mufti Boundary Statements.
| 3 |
| ALU3612 | Ethics, Data Access, and Anonymised Files Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Ethics, Data Access, and Anonymised Files.
| 3 |
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| ALU3615 | Examination Literacy and Dissemination without Logo Capture Students draft a policy note, clause, or briefing a professional could use. The module is Examination Literacy and Dissemination without Logo Capture.
| 3 |
| ALU3616 | Doctoral Capstone: Islamic Economics and Policy Thesis Students complete a supervised paper. This is not a qualifying law degree and does not confer a right of audience. The module is Doctoral Capstone: Islamic Economics and Policy Thesis.
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