ETS 339 - Muslims and Muslim Americans

Description:
An examination of the experiences of Muslims in America. Focus on variations within the Muslim world, the history of Muslim immigration to America, and the discrimination and prejudice experienced by Muslim Americans.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Define, analyze, and summarize the history and geographic and ideological diversity of Muslim communities across the globe.
Demonstrate a capacity to analyze the forces that created the ideological diversity and compare and contrast these ideologies.
Define, analyze, and summarize the history and evolution of Muslim communities within the United States.
Demonstrate a capacity to analyze the forces that contributed to the formation of Muslim communities in America (through immigration) as well as the emergence of Black Muslims.
Define, analyze and summarize the nature of Muslim immigrant diversity as well as the social, political and economic issues confronting Muslim communities in America.