Ulum al-Quran is one of thecourses offered to high school students, especially for those in Islamicstudies program. This course is offered to students studying in the programbecause it contains the basic knowledge about the Quran which is the mainreference for the Muslims as a guide to life. The topics covered in this coursetypically contains an introduction and the meaning of Ulum al-Quran, itshistory and development, the revelation of Quran which also includes the firstand last verses, the reasons behind the revelation of the verses, therevelation of Quran with 7 letters, makkiy and madaniy verses,compilation of the Quran, the organization of verses and chapters in the Quranand the writing of the Quran and qira'at (art of recitation of theQuran). In addition, this course also usually includes discussions ofinterpretation sciences and methods used by certain scholars, translation ofthe Quran, the abolition of certain verses in the Quran and discussions on mutashabihatverses. The main objective of this study is to see a comparison of the coursefrom general aspects, its course outline and the books or modules used. InMalaysia, there are several higher learning institutions that offer IslamicStudies programs such as shariah, theology (usuluddin), Islamiccivilization, Islamic faith (akidah), studies of the Quran, Sunnahstudies and other similar programs. Therefore, this study focuses only onpublic universities that offer programs that include Ulum al-Quran course.Institutions involved in offering such a course and involved in this studyinclude University of Malaya, National University of Malaysia, InternationalIslamic University Malaysia and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. This study wascarried out by observation of the course outlines provided by each institution,hence the researchers made a comparison of all the institutions involved inthis study.