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ISLM344 Islam and the West: the Clash of Civilisations?

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12 cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or PAIS or RELS or candidature in the BIntSt or BIntSt(Adv) and any 24 cp or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Howard Brasted (hbrasted@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

In this unit we will study Islam as a civilisation not only within its own evolving historical context, but crucially as a religious culture that appears to be in conflict with so-called Western civilisation. How can the tensions ostensibly between them be explained and what is happening in the Muslim world that inspires terrorism and declaration of Jihad against the current post cold-war world order?
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. undertake critical and analytical thinking in the reading and understanding of the key sources for the broad study of Islam as a cultural system of belief and practice. This will apply not only to their principal information base - books and journals - but increasingly the internet and technology-based material;
  2. present well-reasoned, well expressed and analytically rigorous arguments in answer to the main problem solving exercises that are posed in the assessment tasks; and
  3. appreciate the historical context that helps explain Muslim perspectives on the contemporary world and the challenges posed by radical Islam.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the Islamic Studies discipline will be taught through lectures and tutorials, unit notes, readings and assignments. Knowledge is assessed in both assessment tasks. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays and participation component of the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through discussion. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit introduces students to fundamental aspects of Islam, a religious system of beliefs and practices, which claims as adherents a quarter of the world's population. The unit is designed to conduct students through a range of factors which may be said to underpin the Islamic outlook. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary life-long skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of discussions and essay writing. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
The material encountered in this unit challenges the social and ethical values of the present. Students are thereby taught to consider social responsibility. They practise that attribute in their essays and are assessed on the result. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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