BP – Department of Quran Sciences and Islamic Education
Bologna Process
Department of Quran Sciences and Islamic Education
The Bachelor of Education in Quranic Sciences and Islamic Education at the College of Education for Women,
University of Mosul, is a four-year undergraduate academic and educational program comprising 240
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits and delivered in accordance with Bologna
Process requirements. The program is designed to prepare qualified graduates to teach Islamic education and
Quranic sciences at the intermediate and preparatory stages in schools administered by the Directorates of
Education, and to conduct scholarly research across the various fields of Quranic sciences in preparation for a
Master’s degree.
The program integrates in-depth knowledge across the branches of Quranic sciences and exegesis, recitation
and Quranic readings, hadith and its terminology, jurisprudence and its principles, creed, thought and
religions, the Prophetic biography and characteristics, and the Arabic language and its auxiliary sciences—with
educational practice, modern teaching strategies, educational technology, artificial intelligence applications,
green education, and sustainable development. The curriculum combines theoretical knowledge with applied
textual analysis, recitation practice, research activities, teaching practicum, and project-based learning in
order to support graduates’ professional readiness and adaptability to educational, scholarly, and labor-
market environments.
Program type: Academic and educational. Mode of study: Theoretical and applied. Duration: Four years. Total
workload: 240 ECTS. Semesters: Eight. Workload: 30 ECTS per semester. One ECTS corresponds to 25 hours of
student workload.
Enable graduates to demonstrate competence as distinguished teachers of Islamic education and
educational leaders in educational institutions.
• Enable graduates to play an active role in scholarly research in the Quranic and Islamic sciences and in
applied activities within research centers, endowment institutions, and ministries.
• Enable graduates to connect theoretical knowledge of the Qur’an, Sunnah, and Islamic jurisprudence
with real-world educational, social, and professional applications.
• Develop students’ ability to integrate educational technology, digital transformation, and artificial
intelligence applications into the teaching of the Islamic education disciplines.
• Promote continuous scholarly and professional development through self-directed learning.
• Enable graduates to lead effective community initiatives that promote moderation, coexistence, civic
responsibility, and green education.
.Ensure graduates demonstrate strict commitment to the highest ethical standards of teaching and
scholarly research, to accurate attribution of texts to their original sources, and to responsible academic
discourse.
Upon successful completion of the approved program requirements, graduates are awarded the Bachelor of
Education in Quranic Sciences and Islamic Education degree by the University of Mosul.
The qualification level shall be stated only after official confirmation by the competent University of Mosul /
Ministry authority in accordance with the Iraqi National Qualifications Framework. No numerical level is
inserted here without official evidence.
Admission input specified by the program: graduates of the Ministry of Education’s Sixth Preparatory. The
branches accepted (literary, scientific, or both), detailed annual admission criteria, quotas, minimum scores,
and procedures shall follow the official Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and University of
Mosul regulations in force.
Admission input specified by the program: graduates of the Ministry of Education’s Sixth Preparatory. The
branches accepted (literary, scientific, or both), detailed annual admission criteria, quotas, minimum scores,
and procedures shall follow the official Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and University of
Mosul regulations in force.
Successful completion of all 240 ECTS credits specified in the eight-semester curriculum.
• Successful completion of all requirements for core specialization courses, basic educational courses,
and supporting and elective subjects specified in the approved study plan.
• Successful completion of the practical educational components, teaching practicum requirements,
research projects, and other practical training specified in the curriculum.
• Fulfillment of all academic and administrative requirements applicable to the award of the Bachelor’s
degree.
Detailed regulations governing academic progression, academic reassessment, grading, resit examinations,
and appeals shall be attached from the officially approved University or Ministry regulations rather than being
inferred.
Recognition of prior learning, academic credit transfer, course equivalency, and related procedures shall be
governed exclusively by the approved regulations of the University of Mosul and the Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research. No transfer or equivalency shall be recognized except through the
authorized institutional procedures.
Code : Program Learning Outcome
PLO1 :Demonstrate basic and advanced knowledge of modern teaching strategies and
learning technologies for teaching Islamic education and Quranic sciences
courses at post-primary, intermediate, and preparatory stages.
PLO2 :Demonstrate responsible school-based training and ethical conduct in scholarly
and educational practice in accordance with approved professional and ethical standards.
PLO3: Relate theoretical knowledge of the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and Islamic
jurisprudence to its applications in educational and social contexts.
PLO4 :Explain recent developments and contemporary intellectual trends in Quranic
studies, hadith studies, and Islamic thought.
PLO5: Design effective teaching and learning activities for Islamic education courses.
PLO6: Compare foundational and advanced concepts across the Islamic sciences and
explain the relationships among the Qur’an, the Sunnah, creed, jurisprudence,
and its principles.
PLO7: Analyze religious and educational issues using the prescribed scholarly
methodologies of Quranic sciences and Islamic education, critical thinking, and
contemporary educational approaches.
PLO8 :Communicate knowledge effectively using visual, written, and oral media, with
sound recitation and accurate expression in Standard Arabic.
PLO9: Identify, distinguish, and classify Quranic readings, hadith narrations, and juristic
rulings using the accredited scholarly criteria of authentication and derivation.
PLO10 :Apply the professional, ethical, and legal standards governing classroom
religious discourse, accurate attribution of texts, and academic integrity.
PLO11 : Contribute to community service, moderation, peaceful coexistence, and
environmental protection through the application of Islamic values and
sustainable-development concepts.
PLO12: Employ self-learning and continuous professional development strategies to
follow scholarly and educational advances, innovation, entrepreneurship, digital
transformation, and artificial intelligence.
The program provides evidence aligned with the major qualification domains of knowledge and
understanding, intellectual skills, practical skills and competencies, responsibility and autonomy, and general
skills. The numerical qualification level is intentionally left for official confirmation.
INQF Domain Program Evidence
Knowledge and Understanding: In-depth knowledge of the Quranic and Islamic sciences; critical understanding
of scholarly theories, schools, and concepts; ability to relate theoretical
knowledge to educational application; professional standards and academic
integrity.
Intellectual Skills: Analysis of complex textual and educational problems; design and innovation of
solutions; use of specialized scholarly tools, indexes, and digital corpora;
application of knowledge in practical situations; innovation and creative
thinking.
Practical Skills and Competencies: Professional responsibility; ethics; teamwork; management of activities and
projects; self-learning; communication; evidence-based decision-making.
General Skills Community service and environmental protection; sustainable development;
continuous professional development; communication in Arabic and English.
The program uses three interconnected layers of evidence: (1) an outcome-mapping matrix covering
knowledge, analytical and technical skills, problem solving, teamwork, professional responsibility, self-
learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI/digital competence; (2) a PLO–CLO matrix linking PLO1–PLO12
to courses; and (3) an I/D/M matrix indicating where outcomes are Introduced, Developed, and Mastered.
The matrices are reproduced in the appendices of this specification and are intended to be used as
institutional evidence for curriculum alignment and continuous improvement.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Education in Quranic Sciences and Islamic Education are prepared as
professionally qualified specialists with dual educational and scholarly competence. Their primary role is to
design and teach Islamic education curricula at secondary and post-primary levels using active teaching
strategies, educational technology, artificial-intelligence applications, green-education principles, and
sustainable-development concepts.
Graduates also possess readiness to work as research assistants and specialists in ministries, endowment
institutions, and research centers; to supervise Quran memorization and recitation activities; to prepare and
review educational and awareness content; and to participate in applied and action research addressing
educational, social, and community problems.
Sector Potential Employment Environment
Education : Ministry of Education and educational institutions
Higher Education Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; academic and research
environments
Religious Endowments Endowment offices, mosques, and Quran memorization institutes
Research Independent scholarly research centers and specialized institutes
Culture and Media Ministry of Culture; educational and religious content production and review
Community Service Awareness, guidance, and community-development programs
Environment Environmental awareness and green-education initiatives
Graduates may pursue approved postgraduate programs in Quranic sciences, exegesis, hadith, jurisprudence
and its principles, creed and Islamic thought, methods of teaching Islamic education, and related disciplines,
subject to the officially approved postgraduate programs and admission regulations in force. Specific Master’s
pathways should be listed only after confirmation by the competent postgraduate-study authorities.
Written examinations and short tests.
• Applied assessment of recitation, memorization, and textual analysis, with technical reports.
• Assessment of assignments, applied cases, and juristic and analytical exercises.
• Assessment of research projects, presentations, and scholarly seminars.
• Assessment of teamwork, classroom participation, and self-directed learning.
• Assessment of teaching practicum, graduation projects, and practical applications.
The Measurement and Evaluation course also develops competence in designing assessment instruments,
validity and reliability, statistical analysis, interpretation of student results, feedback, educational decision-
making, confidentiality, and fairness. The official grading scale, assessment percentages, pass/fail rules, resit
arrangements, appeals, and academic-integrity regulations shall be reproduced from the approved
institutional regulations.
Completion of 240 ECTS within the approved curriculum.
• Successful completion of all core, basic, supporting, and elective courses and academic requirements.
• Successful completion of teaching practicum, research projects, and relevant practical components.
• Fulfillment of all academic and administrative requirements for the award of the Bachelor’s degree.
• No minimum graduation GPA is stated here unless officially specified by the competent authority.
Interactive lectures and theoretical instruction supported by scholarly discussion.
• Applied instruction in recitation, textual analysis, and specialized scholarly exercises.
• Problem-based learning and classroom and extracurricular research and applied projects.
• Use of modern digital technologies, officially approved Quranic and hadith digital corpora, and
computer-based simulation.
• Collaborative learning, self-learning, presentations, and scholarly seminars.
• Practical training and use of artificial-intelligence technologies and green education in specialized fields.
The Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating implementation of the approved curriculum,
monitoring achievement of program learning outcomes, coordinating academic activities, supporting quality
assurance and accreditation, and contributing to periodic program review and continuous improvement. The
coordinator’s official name, academic title, and institutional contact details shall be inserted after
departmental approval.
