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SI 121RIslam in the World

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Studies in Islam

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to the caliphates, cities, and cultures of Islam, through film and selected texts, including the experience of Islam in Canada as revealed through its writers. This course provides a foundation for Studies in Islam, establishing a context for multidisciplinary approaches to a wide variety of topics.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08165690 / 60Online or by arrangement
LEC 701246628 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

82% liked it58% easy81% useful

From 11 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • I enjoyed this course very much, honestly my favourite course in uwaterloo so far! whether if your muslim or not muslim there's gonna be so much takeaways from this course. One advice: go to lectures!!! you're screwing yourself over if you dont

    Feb 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The course consisted of 5 reading reflection papers, take-home midterm, and take-home final exam.

    Jan 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • There were 4 reflections for this course. Good intro to Islam, even if you're Muslim you might never have heard of a lot of the information covered in the course. Everyone can benefit in some way to understand "Islam in the world"

    Aug 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • There are a lot of overwhelming readings, but if you do most of them the papers are made a lot easier. Go to class. Missing lectures makes the course a lot harder than it has to be.

    Jul 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Learned a lot in this course. It's a great introductory course for those who are interested in Islam or those who don't know much about it.

    May 2018 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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Fall 2017

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