The course will fill a significant gap at the University of Connecticut, which at this Reason for the point does not course action offer any introductory course on Islam, one of the world’s major religions. Specify effect on departments No significant and overlap overlap. with existing courses This course has four learning outcomes: First, students will be able to identify the foundational religious and literary texts of the Islamic tradition and articulate their relation to both closed and dynamic approaches to knowledge at different moments of history. Please provide Second, a brief students will description of be able to course goals differentiate and learning between objectives stereotypes and the historically lived experience of Muslim societies, particularly with respect to heterodoxy and mysticism. Third, students will be able to construct and reconstruct multiple narratives that around seminal moments in the history of Islam, from
Reason for the course action The course will fill a significant gap at the University of Connecticut, which at this point does not offer any introductory course on Islam, one of the world’s major religions. Specify effect on departments and overlap with existing courses No significant overlap. Please provide a brief description of course goals and learning objectives This course has four learning outcomes: First, students will be able to identify the foundational religious and literary texts of the tradition and articulate their relation to both closed and dynamic approaches to knowledge at different moments of Islamic history. Second, students will be able to differentiate between stereotypes and the historically lived experience of Muslim societies, particularly with respect to heterodoxy and mysticism. Third, students will be able to construct and reconstruct multiple narratives that around seminal moments in the history of Islam, from
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