MBS6991: Special Topics in Business: Islamic Banking and Finance

Islamic banking and finance is a growth industry. This unit will introduce to students the unique system of Islamic shariah-compliant banking and finance and the rules governing its operation. The philosophy behind this new system and the international institutions that are regulating it are other aspects of learning in this unit. The unit will prepare students to enter the Islamic banking and finance labour market.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: SUM-internal, SUM-external
Contact Time	Lectures/seminars/workshops: 6 hours (2 x 3 hours) per week.
Prerequisites	Nil Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Business
Unit Coordinator	Dr Ameer Ali Position: Visiting Fellow E-mail: A.Ali@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.022 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2558
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Ameer Ali Visiting Fellow (A.Ali@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2558 Murdoch Campus Economics, Commerce and Law Room 4.022 MURDOCH SUM: Internal (30/11/2009 - 05/02/2010)   MURDOCH SUM: External (30/11/2009 - 05/02/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)