At the Arafura Institute we recognize and teach the sacred traditional sciences that have enriched Islamic history for more than a millennia, but are also cognizant of the dawn of the age of information and the globalisation of knowledge. 

It is not enough for the scholar of the modern day to possess knowledge in a unidimensional way, therefore the Arafura Institute also offers a single course on secular fields of study such as philosophy and the political, economic and social sciences. In the course, students explore the various theories, systems and thinkers that have shaped our understanding of fundamental reality and ethics through philosophy; how humanity should operate, manage, cooperate or fight through politics and the broader human understanding of resources, culture, markets, health and more through the social and economic sciences. 

The completion of the single humanities course will signify that the student has spent one year studying and developing their expertise on topics relevant to religion, humanities and the wider arts disciplines.