Based on various national and regional requirements of students, and with the purpose of making them capable of fulfilling their duties in a better manner, the International Al-Mustafa University has taken measures of assessing their needs, devising, setting standards, planning and undertaking applied courses. 

The general purpose of these courses is to increase the capability of applicability of the knowledge gained by the students and their families while paving the way for their useful participation in various cultural arenas, appropriate with society’s circumstances and needs.

1. Cultural Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Cultural activities in virtual space	7	Methods of explaining the Sharia laws
2	Classroom management techniques (general)	8	Methods of teaching the Sharia laws (Classroom management for Sharia)
3	Cultural psychology	9	Methods of religious speech
4	Cultural sociology	10	Methods of interpersonal communication
5	Public opinion engineering	11	Methods of media speech
6	Methods of replying to questions	12	Methods of story telling

 

2. Media Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Basics of media and communication	4	Media management
2	Film making	5	Play writing
3	Production management (specifically for radio and television programs)	6	Script writing

 

3. Literary Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Literary theories	6	Literary criticism
2	Editing	7	Introduction to literary and art schools of thought
3	Essay writing	8	Introduction to children’s literature
4	Report writing	9	Story writing (short story, long story, novel)
5	Oration and speech

 

4. Artistic Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Basics of visual arts	4	Photography (introduction to tools, learning techniques, workshop)
2	Sketching (basic, advanced, techniques)	5	Graphics (basic, subjects, graphic workshop)
3	Painting (techniques, subjects)	6	Calligraphy (Nasta’leeq, Shikasteh nasta’leeq, Thulth, Naskh, other Arabic styles)

 

5. Healthcare and Hygiene Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Personal hygiene	4	Traditional medicine
2	First aid	5	Healthy living skills
3	Rescue

 

6. Legal Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Cognition and entitlement to citizen rights	3	Governments’ political structure from a comparative perspective
2	Personal affairs	4	International law

 

7. Management Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Cultural management with approach to religious schools	6	Communication skills
2	Principles and rules of group work	7	Negotiation skills
3	Organization skills	8	Operational planning
4	Control and monitoring skills	9	Modern management training
5	Leadership skills

 

8. Vocational Skills

Item	Course title	Item	Course title
1	Computer course	8	Embroidery (for women)
2	Internet course	9	Flower making (for women)
3	Weblog writing	10	Cooking (for women)
4	Imaging	11	Carpet designs(for women)
5	Wood perforation	12	Artificial plant making (for women)
6	Wood carving	13	Table arrangement (for women)
7	Sewing (for women)	14	Baking (for women)