The PhD in Islamic Finance and Economy is an innovative multidisciplinary program that provides students with the required analytical and research skills to understand, analyze, and interpret the workings of the rapidly expanding Islamic financial services and market sectors, and to tackle their emerging challenges and opportunities. The program is centered on the national priorities as set out in the Qatar National Vision 2030, on the local aspirations as enshrined in the objectives of the Shari’a, and on global targets such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Requirements

Minimum hours required to complete program 60 CH

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
IFI 802	Applied Econometrics	0
IFI 804	Applied Topics in Usul al Fiqh and Maqasid Al Sharia	3
IFI 821	Advanced Topics in Islamic and Sustainable Economy	3
IFI 822	Advanced Topics in Islamic and Sustainable Finance	3
IFI 823	Advanced Research Methods	3
Subtotal		12
Elective Courses
Select two of the following:		6
IFI 606	Islamic Economics and Development in Theory and Practice
IFI 608	Strategic Management in Islamic Finance
IFI 702	Sustainable Finance & Impact Investing
IFI 704	Applied Quantitative Methods in Islamic Finance
IFI 706	Independent Studies
IFI 708	Selected Topics in Applied Econometrics
IFI 709	Behavioural Islamic Economics & Finance
IFI 710	Fintech and its Islamic Finance Applications
IFI 800	Circular Economy and Comprehensive Development: An Islamic Perspective
IFI 801	Entrepreneurship, Ethics and Sustainability
IFI 803	Islamic Financial Structuring: Strategies and Contracts
IFI 810	Advanced Corporate Finance and Investment
IFI 811	Advanced Topics in Micro and Macro Economics: Islamic Perspectives
IFI 812	International Islamic Economic and Financial Relations
IFI 813	Islamic Social Finance and Empowerment
IFI 814	Islamic Economic History and Thought
IFI 815	Governance Legal and Regulatory Issues of Islamic Financial Institutions
IFI 816	Advanced Risk Management of Islamic Financial Institutions
IFI 817	Financial Analysis and Portfolio Modelling
Subtotal		6
Dissertation
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	1-9
Subtotal		42
Non-Course Requirements
790	Doctoral Qualifying Exam	0
799	Candidacy Exam	0
899	Dissertation Defense	0
Total		60

Study Plan

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
First Semester		Hours
IFI 802	Applied Econometrics	0
IFI 804	Applied Topics in Usul al Fiqh and Maqasid Al Sharia	3
IFI 821	Advanced Topics in Islamic and Sustainable Economy	3
	Semester Hours	6
Second Semester
IFI 822	Advanced Topics in Islamic and Sustainable Finance	3
IFI 823	Advanced Research Methods	3
Elective 1		3
	Semester Hours	9
Second Year
First Semester
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	9
Elective 2		3
	Semester Hours	12
Second Semester
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	9
	Semester Hours	9
Third Year
First Semester
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	9
	Semester Hours	9
Second Semester
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	9
	Semester Hours	9
Fourth Year
First Semester
IFI 890	Dissertation Hours	6
	Semester Hours	6
	Total Hours	60