Study | The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The Institute of Ismaili Studies currently offers two graduate programmes which attract students from world-wide Ismaili communities: the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP). The IIS also offers a Doctoral Scholarship Programme and other preparatory programmes for current and prospective students in different parts of the world.

As a provider of higher education, the IIS is monitored by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), receiving its first visit in 2012. Following annual monitoring visits in 2013 and 2017 the IIS received two commendable outcomes. It submitted an annual return to the QAA in March 2018 demonstrating how it continues to maintain academic standards and enhance the quality of information provided about student learning opportunities. The Institute of Ismaili Studies is registered with Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England.

Graduate Studies

We offer two master’s-level taught programmes: the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP).

Two STEP students reading the STEP curriculum and discussing something with each other

Study at the IIS

A professor addressing a group of people working digitally on laptops

Short courses

The IIS Short Courses are designed to introduce participants to a social, cultural and civilisational approach to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Ismaili contexts.

Post Graduate Research Fellowship

The Post Graduate Research Fellowship is designed to help GPISH graduates acquire the knowledge, analytical tools and skills to contribute more effectively to the needs of the Jamat and Ismaili Religious Education Boards.

Two students sitting with their laptops open and talking about something in an amusing manner

Fellowships and Scholarships

The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) offers various scholarship and fellowship programmes to suitable candidates with a focus on Islamic Studies or other areas of interest to the IIS.