ISLM ST M27BGlobal Islam
Islamic Studies · 6 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
(Same as Clusters M27B.) Introduction to Islam, immensely diverse global tradition which is second largest religion. Study of Islam and Muslims within framework of study of global religious traditions and emphasis on profound diversity of localized belief and practice found across world. Examination of Islam’s evolution across 15 centuries, from late antiquity—when it emerged as localized religion in Central Arabia—to modern era where it is practice from U.S. to Indonesia. Concentration on broad analytical categories in study of religion such as text, culture, history, and prophecy. Students transition to more complex analyses through chronological overview of Islamic history. Study also of case studies of Muslim global networks in arenas such as art, music, literature, and political thought.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Enforced requisite: course M27A.
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ISLM ST M27B
- ISLM ST M27AGlobal Islam
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
ISLM ST M27B
- ISLM ST M27CWGlobal Islam: Special Topics
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.