The programme requires students to complete 134 credit hours and this normally requires four years of full time study. It is designed to produce professionally-trained and Islamically-oriented graduates in sociology and anthropology who are equipped with the ability to think critically, analytically, and creatively about society as well as apply sociological and anthropological perspectives integrated with revealed knowledge. Courses offered fall under three areas of specialization, namely:

1. Development Studies
2. Industrial Studies
3. Social Work Studies

General Requirements for Malaysians

The general academic requirements for admission into undergraduate degree programmes of IIUM as follows:
 

1. Minimum Requirements STPM / STAM / Diploma / Asasi UiTM / PASUM :

A Pass at the SPM level or equivalent with at least

• A Credit in Bahasa Melayu / Bahasa Malaysia or equivalent
• A Credit in “Pendidikan Islam” / “Tasawwur Islam” / ”Pendidikan Al-Qur’an & As-Sunnah” / ”Pendidikan Syariah Islamiah” at the SPM level or equivalent;
• A Credit in any three (3) subjects in SPM/equivalent.

and

A Diploma or any other Equivalent Qualification with a CGPA 3.00 recognized by the Government of Malaysia and approved by the Senate of the University

or

A Pass at the STAM examination with at least Jayyid Jiddan:

or

A Pass at the STPM examination with a CGPA of 3.00 or at least:

• Grade C [Subject Grade Point (SGP)] of 2.00 in the General Paper;
• Grade C [Subject Grade Point (SGP)] of 2.00 in two [2] of other subject taken.

and

Obtained a required Band in the “Malaysian University English Test” (MUET) as specify by each programmes.

* The University reserves the right to change the above requirements at any time without prior notice.