Muslim Studies

The Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies:
Courses & Seminars

Every year the Zwemer Center for Muslim Studies offers graduate-level courses through Columbia International University in Columbia, SC. Most classes are one-week intensives offered on campus in January and throughout July, some are available through Distance Education year-round, and a few are offered on-campus during the regular semester. All intensive courses may also be taken as a seminar (non-credit).

Registration & Details

Summer 2008

• ICS/MIS 5020: Islam through Christian and Muslim Eyes, June 23-27, 2008
  
• ICS/MIS 6072: Responding to Muslim Concerns, June 30-July 4, 2008
  
• ICS/MIS 6013: The Spirit World of Islam, July 7-11, 2008
  
• ICS/MIS 6071: Approaches to Muslims, July 14-18, 2008
  
• ICS/MIS 6037: The Sacred Sources of Islam, July 21-25

Distance Education

• ICS/MIS 5020: Islam through Christian and Muslim Eyes
  
• ICS/MIS 6051: Understanding Muslim Women

Faculty Directed Study

• ICS/MIS 6025: The Life of Muhammad
  offered during the fall or spring semester per the professor's approval
  
• ICS/MIS 6012: Islamic Theology
  offered during the fall or spring semester per the professor's approval

Degree programs for Master of Arts, No Concentration (M.A.) and Master of Divinity, No Concentration (M.Div.) curricula include 21 elective hours in which students may tailor their schedule to take courses in Islam. Students who have successfully completed 4 Muslim Studies courses are eligible to receive a Certificate in Muslim Studies (non-accredited).