AMST 2502 Who are American Muslims?
Study groundbreaking research on American Muslim experiences in all their diversity. Track contemporary trends about not only Americans who are Muslim, but Americans of other faiths and no faith as well. In this interactive course you will examine American Muslims’ perspective within the context of their nation’s religious landscape, not as an isolated specimen.
+6 enrolled College, Graduate, Professional Development
- AMST 2500 Certificate in American Muslim Life: Law & Society,
- AMST 2501 Muslim Religious Liberty in Early America,
- AMST 2503 How are American Muslims Represented?,
- AMST 2504 How are American Muslims Treated?,
- AMST 2505 Resilient Communities: Pathways Forward,
- AMST 2506 Capstone Project: American Muslim Life
Download ISPU 2502 Course Pack A. ISPU American Muslim Polls 2016–2020
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Download ISPU 2502 Course Pack B. Bay Area Study
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Download ISPU 2502 Course Pack C. Muslims in America
Civic Education for a Common Good
We apply the U.S. Department of Education’s Consensus Statements about Constitutional Approaches for Teaching about Religion
▸ Our approach to religion is academic, not devotional;
▸ We strive for student awareness of religions, but do not press for student acceptance of any religion;
▸ We sponsor the study about religion, not the practice of religion;
▸ We expose students to a diversity of religious views, but may not impose any particular view;
▸ We educate about all religions, we do not promote or denigrate any religion;
▸ We inform students about religious beliefs and practices, it does not seek to conform students to any particular belief or practice.
We apply the American Academy of Religion’s “Religious Literacy Guidelines”
▸ “Religious Literacy Guidelines for College Students.” American Academy of Religion, 2019.
▸ “Teaching About Religion: AAR Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools.” American Academy of Religion, April 2010.
We apply the National Council for the Social Studies C3 Frameworks for Religious Studies
▸ College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards, “Religious Studies Companion Document for the C3 Framework.” Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies, 2017.
