SI 390RUnderstanding Islam
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Studies in Islam
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.
This course brings together the diverse strands that constitute the student's learning and experience in required as well as elective courses of Studies in Islam. Exploring Islam in a variety of contexts, the approach is interdisciplinary and integrative.
Prerequisites
- Complete all of the following
- Must have completed the following:
- SI121R - Islam in the World (0.50)
- Complete 1 of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
- MEDVL250R - The History of Islamic Civilization from Late Antiquity to 1300 (0.50)
- MEDVL251R - The History of Islamic Civilization from 1300-1800: The Islamic Gunpowder Empires (0.50)
- SI250R - The History of Islamic Civilization from Late Antiquity to 1300 (0.50)
- SI251R - The History of Islamic Civilization from 1300-1800: The Islamic Gunpowder Empires (0.50)
- Must have completed at least 4 elective courses from the Studies and Islam academic plans
- Must have completed the following:
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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