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Dibs Fall 2026

CLUSTER M27A

Global Islam

(Formerly numbered 27A.) (Same as Islamic Studies M27A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Course M27A is enforced requisite to M27B, which is enforced requisite to M27CW. 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.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.77
n = 320 · 3 terms · ± 0.030
A range
88%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
2.8%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Sections offered, with live enrollment and predicted GPA
Section Status Enrolled Seat risk Meets Instructor Predicted GPA
Lec 1 Open
29 of 56
52% full
 fills TR 12:30pm-1:45pm Green, N.S., Yarbrough, L.B., Chism, C.N.
3.77n=320 · course average

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 11322F
  • 9523F
  • 11224F
Enrolment by term: 22F 113, 23F 95, 24F 112
Peak 113 Most recent 112 in 24F 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 134 · 41.9%
  • A 114 · 35.6%
  • A- 32 · 10.0%
  • B+ 12 · 3.8%
  • B 8 · 2.5%
  • B- 4 · 1.3%
  • C+ 1 · 0.3%
  • C 5 · 1.6%
  • C- 1 · 0.3%
  • D+ 3 · 0.9%
  • D 2 · 0.6%
  • D- 1 · 0.3%
  • F 3 · 0.9%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
YARBROUGH, LUKE BENSON 3.78 3.78 207 2 87%
ALI, MOHSIN MALIK 3.75 3.75 113 1 88%
SLYOMOVICS, SUSAN 3.79 3.80 112 1 88%
CHISM, CHRISTINE N 3.76 3.76 95 1 86%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term