1.1 Definition of Education

1.2 Educational media

1.3 Educational psychology

1.4 Educational system

1.5 Pedagogy: is concerned with the study of teaching methods.

1.6 Philosophy of education

2.0 HISTORY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION

2.1 Adam and the beginnings of human knowledge

2.2 Knowledge from revelation

2.3 Development of empirical knowledge: The ancient world, European medieval era, The Muslim era, From the European renaissance to the 17^th century, and the 18^th and 19^th centuries

2.4 Rationalism vs empiricism

2.5 Empirical laws and theories

2.6 Development of language, literacy, & numeracy

3.0 DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE

3.1 Hand written books

3.2 Printed books

3.3 Publishing industry

3.4 Encyclopedia

3.5 Libraries

4.0 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

4.1 School education: Nursery, Pre-school, Elementary school, and Secondary school

4.2 Higher education: Definition of higher education, Objectives of higher education, Institutions of higher education (college and university), History of university education

4.3  University education: Academic freedom, Financing of universities, Administration of universities, Academic programs at universities, Academic degrees:

4.3 Professional education: Legal education, Medical education, Others

4.4 Madrasat education: definition, history of the madrasah, madrasah curriculum

4.5 Education of the masses (adult education)

5.0 RESEARCH METHODS

6.0 ISLAMIC EPISTEMOLOGICAL CRITIQUE OF BASIC PARADIGMS AND CONCEPTS

7.0 ISLAMIC INTRODUCTION TO THE DISCIPLINE