Dec 07, 2025  
2025-2026 University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 University Catalog
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ARAB 28100 - Introduction To Islamic Civilization And Culture


Credit Hours: 3.00.  This course is a survey of broad currents in the cultures, thought and civilization of the Muslim world. It emphasizes religious, intellectual and cultural trends, social and political structures and contemporary issues of Muslim societies within the current global cultural world. Taught in English. 
Learning Outcomes
1. Gained understanding of the basic teachings of Islam, sources of Islamic civilization and culture, its historical development and major aspects of Islamic thought and art through today.
2. Make connections and understand the interplay among religion, politics, culture and other forms of artistic expression.
3. Provide students with tools to undertake further research about the cultures of Islam and examine the impact Islam makes in lives of communities and contemporary problems facing Muslims in a globalized cultural world.
Credits: 3.00



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