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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3046: Islam, Muslims and the Environment
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- Today’s ecological and climate crisis (1) - Impacts on natural systems in the Muslim world
- Today’s ecological and climate crisis (2) - Impacts on human systems in the Muslim world
- Approaching the field (1) - The role of social sciences and humanities in the environmental crisis
- Approaching the field (2) – The construction of ‘Islam and the environment’ and of Muslim/’Islamicised’ environmentalisms: epistemologies, actors, strategies
- Islam and the environment (1) - The environment and the human-environment relationship in Islam’s primary sources
- Islam and the environment (2) - Islamic ‘environmental law’: preservation, use and conservation of natural resources (and animals)
- Muslims and the environment (1) – Contemporary global attitudes and trends
- Muslims and the environment (2) – Varieties of ‘Muslim environmentalisms’
- Muslims and the environment (3) – Key initiatives and organisations
- Muslims and the environment (4) – Religious authorities and institutions: ‘Green Shaykhs’, ‘Green Fatwas’, ‘Green Mosques’
- Muslims and the environment (5) – Environmental sustainability in the Muslim world: past and present
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 44 | Reading for seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 84 | Completion of coursework |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).