Module ARA3046 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3046: Islam, Muslims and the Environment
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group discussion of reading assignments, arguments presented by the lecturer, peer presentations | Weekly, 10 minutes | 1-8 | Oral feedback |
| Individual student presentation | Weekly, 10 minutes each (depending on the size of the class) | 1-8 | Oral feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 40 | 2,000 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
| Essay 2 | 60 | 2,000 words | 1-9 | Written feedback |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
| Essay 2 | Essay (2,000 words) | 1-9 | August/September reassessment period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Abdul-Matin, Ibrahim. Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010
Ahmad, Akhtaruddin. Islam and the Environmental Crisis. London: Ta-Ha Publishers, 1998.
Albrecht, Jamie. Muslim American Environmentalism: An Emerging Environmental Movement in America and its Implications. Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011
Cahan, Jean. Water Security in the Middle East: Essays in Scientific and Social Cooperation. Anthem Press India, 2017
Davis, Diana, and Edmund Burke, eds. Environmental Imaginaries of the Middle East and North Africa. Ohio University Press, 2011
Faruqui, Naser, Asit Biswas, and Murad Bino, eds. Water Management in Islam. Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University Press, 2001
Foltz, Richard C., Azizan Baharuddin, and Frederick M. Denny, eds. Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust. Cambridge, Mass.: Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, 2003
Foltz, Richard. ed. Environmentalism in the Muslim World. New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2005
Gade, Anna M. Muslim Environmentalisms: Religious and Social Foundations. New York: Columbia University Press, 2019
Haleem, Harfiya Abdel, ed. Islam and the Environment. London: Ta-Ha Publishers, 1998.
Hancock, Rosemary. Islamic environmentalism: activism in the United States and Great Britain. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018
Husaini, S. Waqar Ahmad. Islamic Environmental Systems Engineering. London: Macmillan, 1980
Izzi Dien, Mawil. The Environmental Dimensions of Islam. Cambridge: Lutterworth, 2000
Allan, John Anthony and Chibli Mallat. Water in the Middle East: legal, political and commercial implications. London: Tauris Academic Studies, 1996
Khalid, Fazlun, and Joanne O’Brien, eds. Islam and Ecology. New York: Cassell, 1992
Khalid, Fazlun. Signs on the Earth: Islam, Modernity and the Climate Crisis. Markfield: Kube Publishing, 2019
Masri, Al-Hafiz. Animal Welfare in Islam. Markfield: Islamic Foundation, 2007
Mikhail, Alan, ed. Water on sand: environmental histories of the Middle East and North Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013
Verhoeven, Harry, ed. Environmental politics in the Middle East: local struggles, global connections. London: C. Hurst. 2018
