The Kulliyyah of Education (KOED), IIUM offers a unique experience of an Islamic, integrated and international programme with an emphasis on comprehensive excellence. It provides up-to-date educational facilities – microteaching studio, computer laboratories, spacious classrooms, a well equipped library and excellent research facilities. The Kulliyyah comprises prominent scholars in various fields of specialization. Besides offering excellent academic programmes, the Kulliyyah also has specialized centres to complement it.

The Kulliyyah was established as a Department of Education on July 16, 1987. It was set up to assist in meeting Malaysia’s need for graduate teachers. It offered the Diploma in Education programme to prepare teachers to teach in secondary schools. The programme began with 113 pioneer students directly under the charge of the Deputy Rector (Development). It offered the following subject specializations:

1. Islamic Education
2. Arabic Language
3. Malay Language
4. Commerce and Entrepreneurship, and
5. English Language

In 1989, in response to the need expressed by the Ministry of Education, a Board of Studies comprising members of the University’s Department of Education and relevant authorities in the Ministry of Education proposed that a Master of Education programme be established providing
concentrations in five areas, namely:

1. The Teaching of Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers
2. The Teaching of Islamic Education
3. The Teaching of Quranic Education
4. Educational Administration, and
5. Guidance and Counseling

The IIUM Senate and the Educational Planning Committee of the Ministry of Education subsequently approved this proposal, and the Master of Education Programme was launched in 1990.  Beginning in 1990, the Department of Education was placed under the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences as a department.

In May 1997, the Department began offering a limited Bachelor of Education Programme in Arabic Language and Literature to upgrade the knowledge and skills of teachers from the Ministry of Education’s Special Diploma Programme (KDPK). The Doctoral (Ph.D) Programme in Education was approved by the Ministry of Education in 1999.

There are two centres in the Kulliyyah. The Centre for Teaching and Learning was set up in 2005 to assist the Kulliyyah in offering services in the areas of training, education and human resource development. The Centre for Teaching Thinking was established in 2006 to enhance meaningful learning and critical, creative and ethical thinking skills among teachers and students.

In July 2012, four departments were established in the Kulliyyah. They are the Department of Social Foundations and Educational Leadership, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Department of Language and Literacy.