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CLUSTER M27CW

Global Islam: Special Topics

(Formerly numbered 27CW.) (Same as Islamic Studies M27CW.) Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 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. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.85
n = 230 · 3 terms · ± 0.035
A range
92%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.9%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

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.

  • 1723S
  • 1924S
  • 1925S
Enrolment by term: 23S 17, 24S 19, 25S 19
Peak 19 Most recent 19 in 25S 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 83 · 35.8%
  • A 95 · 40.9%
  • A- 33 · 14.2%
  • B+ 8 · 3.4%
  • B 6 · 2.6%
  • B- 2 · 0.9%
  • C 1 · 0.4%
  • F 2 · 0.9%
  • I 2 · 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 3.85 3.85 213 3 92%
ALI, MOHSIN MALIK 3.89 3.92 17 small sample 1 94%

“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