RS 216Islam
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Religious Studies
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An introduction to the Islamic faith and practice, with a review of the development, achievements, and impact of the Muslim community from Muhammad the Prophet to the present day.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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From 2 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Hands down the worst course I've taken in my entire education career. For the love of Allah, please never ever ever take this course. It will be 100x harder and more work than your major. You'll be writing and memorizing ESSAYS and hate every second of it.
Nov 2022 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Took it with Doaa. Great introduction to Islam, especially for those who are new to it. Covers prophet Muhammad pbuh's life, sufism, and even islamophobia. Even if you're Muslim, I assure you that you will learn something new.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention RS 216, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2020
is RS 216 Islam a difficult course? 3 points, 2 comments
u/hussainr565: “I am thinking of taking this course this summer to fulfill the arts requirement for Computer Science major. let me know if someone has taken this before”
Winter 2019
Has anybody taken RS 216? Islam 8 points, 5 comments
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
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Calendar versions
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- 2020–21
- 2021–22
- 2024–25 (shown here)
- 2019–20 and earlier on ucalendar