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ISLM363 Women in Islam

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in the BIntSt or BIntSt(Adv) or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ISLM463 or ISLM563
Notes None
Combined Units ISLM563 - Women in Islam
Coordinator(s) Howard Brasted (hbrasted@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is aimed at understanding the complex world of Muslim women today. Among the themes are: the Islamisation of women in Asia, women in politics, both at grass-roots and elite levels, Muslim women in the workforce, feminist perspectives - western and Muslim, stereotyping, , Muslim women and religious participation, Muslim women and seclusion in a modern world.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Qur'an and Women
ISBN: 9780195128369
Wadud, A., OUP 1999
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Essay 40% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Essay 60% 3000-3500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-3 GA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. exhibit a critical and more informed understanding of the role and position of Muslim women in both the Middle East and Australian contexts;
  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. apprehend the complexity and rationale of Islam's approach to women against the background of human rights, notions of individual liberty, gender equality and so on.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the Islamic Studies discipline will be taught through unit notes, readings, and assignments. Knowledge is assessed in both assessment tasks. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through feedback on the essay and online discussion board of the unit. 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 by 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 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 True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians and scholars of religion research, analyse and interpret both the past and the present. Problem solving lies at the heart of discussions and essay writing. 		True True 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
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through participating in 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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