SINGAPORE: Students enrolled in the future Singapore College of Islamic Studies (SCIS ) will have the opportunity to achieve either or both levels in spiritual studies and social science, said Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli.
According to Mr. Masagos, who spoke to journalists at Parliament House on Wednesday ( Nov 13 ), this opens the door for graduates to choose between a social work career and a career in politics.
When SCIS’s four-year program begins at the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore’s ( MUIS ) learning campus near Bencoolen Mosque in 2028, it will welcome its first cohort of 60 students.
The college will collaborate with the Singapore University of Social Sciences ( SUSS) for its social sciences pathway, and Al-Qarawiyin in Morocco and the Dar al-Ifta in Egypt.
According to Mr. Masagos, students will study the foundations of both social sciences and Muslim reports for the first two years.
In their next year, students may select either route.
SCIS graduates can choose to pursue a specialization in theological studies, while those who are accepted into a social science program can choose to pursue a SUSS level.
Students who want to pursue both degrees may then elect to extend their studies by two years to follow the following field.
One aspect of their college should be something they have acquired in addition to their strong religious knowledge, according to the minister, in order for our spiritual teachers to also have life and work skills.
This will be a very powerful mix for them to take as part of their army of skills if they have strong skills in interpersonal work that require them to know psychology, social work, and social structures.
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Mr Masagos said the SCIS has been a “long-standing goal” of the Arab area.
The school aims to nurture new decades of religious teachers, known as asatizah, who will be able to impart spiritual awareness through the framework of Singapore’s multi-racial and multi-religious world.
Now, the world’s six imams teach students simply up to the pre-university level. Every month, 120 to 150 pupils travel abroad to further their Muslim research.
Before being recognized as an asatizah, those who travel from abroad had first pass the required Postgraduate Certificate in Islam in Contemporary Societies (PCICS).
Graduates are able to apply the Islamic teachings they have studied overseas to the Singaporean viewpoint through the one-year program.
SCIS students may be eligible for Tier 1 asatizah status, bypassing PCICS because the school’s curriculum has been specifically designed to address the local context.
” Our students ( who ) study in Singapore can apply the knowledge gained in SCIS,” said Mr. Masagos.  ,
He added that those who want to continue pursuing higher spiritual training abroad may still be able to use the PCICS program.
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According to Mr. Masagos, SCIS could also contribute to the creation of a body of knowledge that could offer Muslims who live in a majority in liberal societies religious assistance.
He anticipates that the institution will eventually draw religious leaders from countries like Singapore, such as those in neighboring Thailand and the Philippines.
The SCIS’ worldwide advisory panel, which meets once to twice a month for learning and curriculum development, will be led by Mr. Masagos.
Previous speaker of parliament Abdullah Tarmugi will head the school’s board of governors, which will take charge of administrative counts including compensation, cost and charges.
The wheel commission overseeing the college’s development and planning is led by Singapore’s Mufti Nazirudin Mohd Nasir.
Mr. Masagos predicted that the 60-person SCIS pioneer population would provide a good starting point for graduates to find a number of positions. Services in temples and imams, as well as those in various organizations like the Syariah Court, the Registry of Muslim Marriages, and MUIS and its faculty are among the workforce requirements for the asatizah business.
He added that in the future, the consumption may eventually grow to 120.