Hadith studies is one of the most important subjects learned by Islamic Studies students in several local public universities such as UM, UKM, UIAM and USIM. This paper was conducted to study on students' perceptions of the teaching and learning process of Ulum Hadith courses by focusing on three selected local universities consist of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (UIAM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Objectives of this study are to study the teaching and learning of Ulum Hadith courses at USIM, UIAM and UKM and to identify teaching methods and techniques practiced by the lecturers of Ulum Hadith courses. A combination of qualitative and quantitative method has been used in this research by applying the method of data collection and data analysis by using SPSS.

Index Terms: Teaching and learning, Ulum Hadith, USIM, UIAM, UKM