Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (; ar, جامعة العلوم الاسلامية الماليزية; abbreviated as USIM) is an Islamic university in Nilai, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, which is fully owned and funded by the Malaysian government. Being the 12th Public Institution of Higher Learning (Malay: ''Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam''; IPTA), it aims to spearhead knowledge and be the global reference centre for Islamic science.

History

KUIM was made a public university on 13 March 1998. The university started operation in January 2000 at the National University of Malaysia in Bangi. The first enrolment for KUIM began on 18 June 2000 in a temporary location at Institut Professional Baitulmal, Kuala Lumpur. In January 2002, KUIM moved again to another temporary campus in Tower A and B, Persiaran MPAJ, Pandan Indah at Kuala Lumpur. 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 university status on 1 February 2007.

Aims

The objectives of USIM are to uphold Islamic studies, bring Islamic studies into the national main education stream, and emphasise 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.

Motto

"Berilmu, Berdisiplin Dan Bertakwa" ''(Knowledgeable, Disciplined and Devout)''

Education sectors

Faculties

* Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies (FPQS)
* Faculty of Science & Technology (FST)
* Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FPSK)
* Faculty of Dentistry (FPg)
* Faculty of Syariah and Law (FSU)
* Faculty of Economic and Muamalat (FEM)
* Faculty of Leadership and Management (FKP)
* Faculty of Major Language Studies (FPBU)
* Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Design (FKAB)

Centres of Excellence (CoE)

* International Fatwa and Halal Centre (IFFAH)
- The World Fatwa Management and Research Institute (INFAD)
- Halal Research and Management Institute (IHRAM)

Academic centres

* Division of Academic Management
* Centre for Graduate Studies
* Tamhidi Centre
* Genius Insan
* Centre of Core Studies
* Centre of Soft Skills Development
* Centre of Student Entrepreneurship Development

Graduate programme

CGS offers programmes in the form of research and thesis writing and coursework in full-time and part-time basis.
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 (H'alal Product)
* Master of Muamalat Administration

Faculty of Major Language Studies
* Master of Arabic Communication
*Master of Arabic Language (Islamic Literature)
*Master of Arabic Language (Translation)

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 Language Studies
* Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
* Doctor of Philosophy (English Study)
* Doctor of Philosophy (Arabic Study)

Undergraduate programme

USIM offers 25 undergraduate programmes through 8 faculties:
Faculty of Leadership and Management (FKP)
* Bachelor of Da'wah and Islamic Management with Honours (QI07)
* Bachelor of Counseling with Honours (QA19)
* Bachelor of Communication with Honours (QA02)
* Bachelor of New Media Communication with Honours (QP57)
* Bachelor of Akidah and Religion Studies with Honours (QI13)

Faculty of Quranic and Sunnah Studies (FPQS)
* Bachelor of Quranic and Sunnah Studies with Honours (QI05)
* Bachelor of Quranic Studies with Multimedia with Honours (QI10)
* Bachelor of Sunnah Studies with Information Management with Honours (QI11)

Faculty of Syariah and Law (FSU)
* Bachelor of Syariah and Law with Honours (QL04)
* Bachelor of Fiqh and Fatwa with Honours (QI08)

Faculty of Economics and Muamalat (FEM)
* Bachelor of Muamalat Administrations with Honours (QP21)
* Bachelor of Accounting with Honours (QE02)
* Bachelor of Marketing (Financial Services) with Honours (QE06)
* Bachelor of Corporate Administration with Relations with Honours (QP49)

Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)
* Bachelor of Science with Honours (Food Biotechnology) (QG07)
* Bachelor of Science with Honours (Actuarial Science and Risk Management) (QS10)
* Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours (Information Security and Assurance) (QC13)
* Bachelor of Science with Honours (Financial Mathematics) (QS43)
* Bachelor of Science with Honours (Applied Physics) (QG00)
* Bachelor of Science with Honours (Industrial Chemistry Technology) (QS21)

Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Design (FKAB)
* Bachelor of Science in Architecture with Honours (QH00)
* Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (Electronic Engineering) (QK86)

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FPSK)
* Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) (QM00)

Faculty of Major Languages Studies (FPBU)
* Bachelor of Arabic and Communication with Honours (QB05)
*Bachelor of Arabic Language and Islamic Literature with Honours
* Bachelor of Education (Islamic Education) with Honours (QT35)
*Bachelor of English Language with Commerce (Honours)

Faculty of Dentistry (FPg)
* Bachelor of Dental Surgery (QD00)

Tamhidi (matriculation) programme

USIM offers five Tamhidi programmes that are closely related to the bachelor's degree programmes, namely:
* Tamhidi of Medicine
* Tamhidi of Science and Technology
* Tamhidi of Syariah and Law
* Tamhidi of Accounting and Muamalat
* Tamhidi of Dentistry

Research scope

* Arabic Education
* Teaching Arabic as a Second Language (TASL)
* Language and Arabic Literature
* English Education
* English as a Second Language (ESL) and Education
* English for Specific Purposes
* ESL, Language and Literature
* Education, Politics, Editing and Writing
* Comparative Law
* Syariah and Law
* Syariah and Judiciary
* Fiqh and Usul Fiqh
* Tarikh Tashri’ and Usul Fiqh
* Constitutional Law
* Commercial Law and E-Commerce
* Syariah
* Quranic Exegesis (Tafsir)
* Ulum Al-Quran
* Ulum Hadith
* Contemporary Quranic Studies
* Islamic Studies
* Islamic Management
* Islamic Thought
* Islamic History
* Dakwah and Philosophy
* Dakwah and Leadership
* Tasawwuf
* Sufism and Theology
* Theology
* Theology and Philosophy
* Aqidah, Islamic Philosophy and Logic
* Counseling Psychology
* Negotiation and Human Communication
* Mass Communication
* Corporate Communication
* Information Technology
* Information Management
* Economic Growth and Development
* Social Economics
* Insurance
* Finance (Investments and International Finance)
* Applied Econometrics (Modeling Commodity Markets)
* K-Economy and Applied Economics
* Business and Management
* Islamic Insurance (Takaful)
* Marketing
* Food Science
* Labour and Industrial Economics
* Genetics of Plant Disease
* Genetics (Breeding and Biotechnology)
* Breeding for Disease Resistance
* Plant Biotechnology

Gallery

file:USIM - Lecture Hall.jpg, Lecture hall
file:USIM - Moot Court.jpg, Moot court
file:USIM - Library.jpg, Library
file:USIM - Radio Studio.jpg, Radio studio
file:USIM - Science Lab.jpg, Science lab
file:USIM - Medical Lab.jpg, Medical lab
file:USIM - Dental Lab.jpg, Dental lab
file:USIM - Wifi.jpg, Campus Wifi
file:USIM - Sport.jpg, Sport activity
file:USIM - Health.jpg, Health facility
file:USIM - Hostel.jpg, Students' residential college block
file:USIM - Cafe.jpg, Cafeteria

References

* https://www.usim.edu.my
* https://alamiyyah.usim.edu.my
* http://stracomm.usim.edu.my/
* http://fpqs.usim.edu.my/
* http://fpsk.usim.edu.my/
* http://fpg.usim.edu.my/
* http://fst.usim.edu.my/
* http://fsu.usim.edu.my/
* http://fem.usim.edu.my/
* http://fkp.usim.edu.my/
* http://fpbu.usim.edu.my/
* http://tamhidi.usim.edu.my/
* http://cgs.usim.edu.my
* https://goal-itqan.usim.edu.my
* http://ihram.usim.edu.my/
* http://acreda.usim.edu.my/
* http://geniusinsan.usim.edu.my/

External links

University Sains Islam Malaysia
* https://web.archive.org/web/20111012124116/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

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Seremban District

1998 establishments in Malaysia
Educational institutions established in 1998
Islamic universities and colleges in Malaysia
Law schools in Malaysia
Universities and colleges in Negeri Sembilan