The Tradition of Islam
Overview
Description
This course examines Islam as a world religion, with an emphasis on history and culture. Both basic tenets and texts will be examined along with ethnographic case studies. These ethnographic sources will cover the spread of Islam to Asia, Sufism, popular religious practices, Islam in North America, political Islam, the Taliban and the rise of ISIS. (Students will receive credit for only one of the following courses: AAS 3540; ANT 3540; REL 3540, or SOC 3540. These courses may substitute for each other in the F-replacement policy.)
Career
Undergraduate
Credits
Value
3
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LEC
Instructor Contact Hours
0
Default Section Size
30
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
Name
Lecture
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Preferred Room Features
Academic Scheduling
Workload Hours
0