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Study modules
The CIMA Certificate in Islamic Finance is a self study, distance learning qualification that allows students to progress through at their own pace.
There are four compulsory modules:
- Islamic commercial law
- Banking and Takaful
- Islamic capital markets and instruments
- Accounting for Islamic financial institutions.
Each module has a study guide, which offers:
- comprehensive syllabus leading to a higher professional qualification in Islamic finance
- step by step subject coverage directly linked to specific learning outcomes
- fusion between theory and practice
- chapter summaries
- contemporary and user friendly glossary of Islamic finance terms
- extensive question practice
- revision sections for each chapter
- a full length mock examination at end of each guide.
Final examination
You will need to pass an electronic final assessment in all four modules to gain the certificate. Each assessment has between 40 and 50 multiple choice questions, depending on the number of assessment criteria in the module.
The examinations are computer based and can be taken at CIMA accredited assessment centres throughout the world.
Study materials updates
Islamic finance is constantly changing.
We will update our study materials regularly to reflect these changes. We will make this information available on this website, and with further support material, including suggested further reading.
Please remember to visit this website regularly for updates.
Students will be emailed alerts about new information that will be examined. That information will be posted on these pages. New information will be examinable after being posted online for two months.
Getting the most from your studies
For more information about studying for Cert IF and to ensure you get the most benefit out of your study guides, please download our complete study and examinations instructions (PDF 56KB).
Islamic finance glossary
Download the glossary (PDF 96KB) from the study guide.
