ISL282 Islamic History Iii: Muslim Societies And Civilisation 632 To 1774 (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Theology (THEOL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
With the passing of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), a new era began for Muslims who took Islam to a vast geography, creating a global civilisation. The Islamic history can be divided into phases: Rightly Guided Caliphs (632-661), The Umayyad Empire (661-750), The Abbasid Empire (750-1258) and the Sultanate Period, marked by the Ottoman Empire (1299-1923). This subject provides detailed coverage of Islamic history, its civilisation and the development of Muslim societies. Contribution of Muslims to science, art and culture and their inspiration of Renaissance will be highligted.
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| Distance * | United Theological College |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ISL282
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Articulated Set)
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to explain the lives and contribution of the four rightly guided caliphs
- be able to explain major expansion of the Muslim world and events that took place during the Umayyad Empire
- be able to explain the building of Islamic Civilisation during the Abbasid Empire
- be able to explain the Crusades, Mongol invasion and their impact
- be able to explain major events that took place during the Ottoman Empire
- be able to explain the rise and fall of the Islamic civilisation
- be able to demonstrate independent research, organisation, written and oral communication skills through the presentation of a substantial work
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Rightly Guided Caliphs (632-661)
- The Umayyad Empire (661-750)
- The Abbasid Empire and the diffusion of Islam (750-1258)
- The Crusades and their impact on Europe and the Muslim World
- Mongol Invasion and its impact on the Muslim World
- The Spread of Islam throughout the world
- Sultanate Period (1258 to 1924)
- Mughal and Safavid Empires
- Ottoman Empire
- Knowledge and its transmission
- Islamic Art in history
- Economy and ordering of Muslim societies
Residential School
This subject contains a optional 2 day residential school.
The residential school is optional.
The purpose of the optional residential school is to provide an opportunity for exploration of the overall coursework covered. In addition to content review, this part of the course aims to facilitate an interactive session between the teaching academics and students.
Students will be involved in small group discussion, lectures, visual presentations and one-on-one sessions with the subject coordinator and lecturers to address any issues that may arise. Material and summary content covered in this session will be a valuable contribution towards the major assessment tasks.
Students unable to attend the optional residential school will be provided with an alternate assessment.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.