The course will provide a structure for how to set up counseling sessions, effectively interact and establish a therapeutic relationship through an empathic interactional style, establish appropriate boundaries, screen and identify mental illness, offer basic interventions and refer people to the appropriate mental health professional.

Students are introduced to concepts, vocabulary, and practices of various religions to a degree sufficient for participation in intelligent interfaith conversation — plus techniques and resources for fruitful interfaith collaboration.

This course is a laboratory for exploring theoretical perspectives and practical methodologies for interfaith leadership.

This course will provide a critical overview of the history and practice of Islamic law.

For Muslims committed to living Islam as a way of life, contemporary society offers many challenges. A commitment to the common good exists in tension with the need to protect individual rights. The desire to uphold family values may conflict with the need to defend pluralism and civil liberties. In a world threatened with violence from many sources, self-defense and security take on new meaning. In this class, we will examine these tensions and the Islamic principles that can help Muslims live ethically and with integrity in American society.

This course introduces students to the life of Muhammad ﷺ, the prophet-founder of Islam, and his depiction in both Muslim and non-Muslim sources.

This course is designed to offer students an introduction to the development, character, and rich diversity of religious history of the United States.

This course explores historical formations of major Muslim beliefs, practices, and traditions in the context of socio-political institutions.

This course offers an in-depth introduction to modern Muslim histories from the 16th to the 21st centuries.

This course offers an in-depth exploration of geographically and thematically organized case studies that address Muslim theological approaches to politics in the 20th and 21st centuries.