Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (Islamic Science University of Malaysia) or USIM is a public university in Malaysia with a main campus located at Nilai

Nilai

Nilai is a town located in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Due to its proximity, and connection through the KTM to Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it is a rapidly growing town. Development projects can be seen as one drives around Nilai...

, Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan

Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south....

. Formerly known as Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (Islamic University College of Malaysia) or KUIM which was established in 1998, USIM presently has 8 faculties with 18 academic programmes with academic programmes that encompasses all branches of knowledge such as economy

Economy

An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...

, law

Law

Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

, syariah, language

Language

Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...

, da'wah, management

Management

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

, Quran and Sunnah, Fiqh

Fiqh

Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....

, counseling, communication

Communication

Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...

, medicine

Medicine

Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....

, science & information technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

, dentistry

Dentistry

Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...

 and accounting.Among the objectives of the establishment of USIM are to uphold and enhance Islamic studies, bring Islamic Studies into the national main education stream, emphasize the use of information technology in education and research systems. Focus is also put in mastering Arabic and English language as well as the national language.Through this unique approach, it is hoped that wider opportunities for Islamic stream students are open and these graduates will not be too confounded
on the traditional scope of Islamic Studies per se.

History

KUIM was made into a public university on 13 March 1998. The university started its humble operation in January 2000 at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. The first enrolment for KUIM began on 18 June 2000 in a temporary location at Institut Professional Baitulmal (IPB), Kuala Lumpur. In January 2002 , KUIM moved again to another temporary campus in Tower A and B , Persiaran MPAJ , Pandan Indah at Kuala Lumpur. Finally, on 15 July 2005 , KUIM moved to its permanent campus at Nilai , while the Medical faculty remained at Kuala Lumpur. KUIM was officially upgraded to a university status on 1 February 2007.

Motto of USIM is Knowledgeable, Disciplined and Devout. It's philosophy is the integration of naqli and akli knowledge along with good character development will be the main platform for educating an excellent generation and a knowledgeable society. Secondly, the integration of naqli and akli knowledge along with good character development will be the main platform for educating an excellent generation and a knowledgeable society.It's vision is fostering academic excellence and an ummah able to contribute towards human progress, nation building and the advancement of the world.It's mission to be a leading centre of Islamic studies that utilizes advanced approaches and ICT to explore issues for the well-being and harmony of society and Islam.

Faculties, Centres, and Centre of Excellence

The eight(8) faculties of USIM are :

1. Faculty of Science & Technology
2. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
3. Faculty of Dentistry
4. Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies
5. Faculty of Syariah and Law
6. Faculty of Economic and Muamalat
7. Faculty of Leadership and Management
8. Faculty of Major Language Studies

The nine(9) centres of USIM are:

1. Tamhidi Centre (Matriculation)
2. Centre for Graduate Studies
3. Centre of Core Studies
4. Centre Of Student Entrepreneurship Development
5. Centre Of Soft Skills Development
6. InnoLearning Centre
7. Industrial Relation and Commercialization Centre
8. Research Management Centre
9. Sports Centre

The five(5) Centre of Excellence of USIM are:

1. The World Fatwa Management and Research Institute (INFAD)
2. Islamic Finance and Wealth Management Institute
3. Institute of Halal Research and Management (IHRAM)
4. Asian Center Research In Drug Abuse (ACREDA)
5. Permata Insan Academy

Research Scope

1. Arabic Education
2. Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (TASL)
3. Language and Arabic Literature
4. English Education
5. English as a Second Language (ESL) and Education
6. English for Specific Purposes
7. ESL, Language and Literature
8. Education, Politics, Editing and Writing
9. Comparative Law
10. Syariah and Law
11. Syariah and Judiciary
12. Fiqh and Usul Fiqh
13. Tarikh Tashri’ and Usul Fiqh
14. Constitutional law
15. Commercial Law and E-Commerce
16. Syariah
17. Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir)
18. Ulum Al-Quran
19. Ulum Hadith
20. Contemporary Quranic Studies
21. Islamic Studies
22. Islamic Management
23. Islamic Thought
24. Islamic History
25. Dakwah and Philosophy
26. Dakwah and Leadership
27. Tasawwuf
28. Sufism and Theology
29. Theology
30. Theology and Philosophy
31. Aqidah, Islamic Philosophy and Logic
32. Counseling Psychology
33. Negotiation and Human Communication
34. Mass Communication
35. Corporate Communication
36. Information Technology
37. Information Management
38. Economic Growth and Development
39. Social Economics
40. Insurance
41. Finance (Investments and International Finance)
42. Applied Econometrics (Modeling Commodity Markets)
43. K-Economy and Applied Economics
44. Business and Management
45. Islamic Insurance (Takaful)
46. Marketing
47. Food Science
48. Labour and Industrial Economics
49. Genetics of Plant Disease
50. Genetics (Breeding and Biotechnology)
51. Breeding for Disease Resistance
52. Plant Biotechnology

Graduate Programme

COURSEWORK

Faculty of Leadership and Management

• Master of Da’wah and Islamic Leadership
• Master of Counseling (Family Counseling)
• Master of Counseling (Substance Abuse)
• Master of Communication (Media Management)

Faculty of Economics and Muamalat

• Master of Muamalat Administration (Halal Product)
• Master of Muamalat Administration

Faculty of Major Languages

• Master of Arabic Communication

RESEARCH AND THESIS WRITING

Faculty of Syariah and Law

• Master of Syariah
• Master of Comparative Law
• Master of Laws
• Doctor of Philosophy in Syariah and Judiciary

Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies

• Master of Quranic and Sunnah Studies
• Doctor of Philosophy in Quranic and Sunnah Studies

Faculty of Leadership and Management

• Master of Da’wah and Islamic Management
• Doctor of Philosophy in Da’wah and Islamic Management
• Doctor of Philosophy (Counselling)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Communication)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Human Resource Management)

Faculty of Economics and Muamalat

• Master of Economics and Muamalat Administration
• Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Muamalat Administration

Faculty of Science and Technology

• Master of Science
• Doctor of Philosophy in Science and Technology

Faculty of Major Languages

• Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
• Doctor of Philosophy (English Study)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Arabic Study)

Undergraduate Programme

1. Bachelor of Syariah and Law with Honours
2. Bachelor of Fiqh and Fatwa with Honours
3. Bachelor of Quranic and Sunnah Studies with Honours
4. Bachelor of Da'wah and Islamic Management with Honours
5. Bachelor of Muamalat Administration with Honours
6. Bachelor of Marketing (Financial Services) with Honours
7. Bachelor of Accounting with Honours
8. Bachelor of Corporate Administration and Relationship with Honours
9. Bachelor of Counseling with Honours
10. Bachelor of Communication with Honours
11. Bachelor of Science with Honours (Food Biotechnology)
12. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
13. Bachelor of Science with Honours (Actuarial Science and Risk Management)
14. Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours (Information Security and Assurance)
15. Bachelor of Quranic Studies with Multimedia with Honours
16. Bachelor of Sunnah Studies and Information Management with Honours
17. Bachelor of Arabic Language and Communication with Honours
18. Bachelor of Accounting with Honours
19. Bachelor of Dental Surgery
20. Bachelor of Science with Honours (Financial Mathematics)
21. Bachelor of Education with Honours (Islamic Education)
22. Bachelor of Science with Honours (Applied Physics)
23. Bachelor of Science with Honours (Industrial Chemical Technology)

Tamhidi (Matriculation)

1. Medicine
2. Dentistry
3. Science & Technology
4. Syariah & Law
5. Accounting & Muamalat

Advanced Diploma

1. Special Program in Drug Abuse
2. Diploma in Islamic Judicial and Advocatory Practice (DIJAP)

Lifelong Learning

1. Islamic Family Law & Society
2. Mosque Financial Management
3. Talaqqi Al-Quran
4. Arabic Language and Communication

External links

• University Sains Islam Malaysia
• http://www.usimonline.my/
• http://goals.usim.edu.my/moodle/index.php
• http://egallery.usim.edu.my/
• http://ddms.usim.edu.my/
• http://radio.usim.edu.my/
• http://alumni.usim.edu.my/index.php