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Spring 2025
All courses take place over the enter term, regardless of the format in which they are offered and when face-to-face instruction and/or online class meetings occur. In-Person meetings take place at the Chicago Theological Seminary. All timings are shown in Central Time.
Term Start Date: Monday, January 13, 2025
Term End Date: Friday, April 25, 2025
| Title | Instructor | Delivery Format | In-Person Course Dates | In-Person Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMin - Islamic Psychology Foundations for Leadership | Abdullah Rothman | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| DMin - Contemporary Islamic Legal Applications | Mohammed Fadel | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| Islamic Law and Legal Theory | Mariam Sheibani | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| History of Islam | Mona Hassan | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| The Qur'an: Composition, Collection and Teachings | Yousef Wahb | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Ilm al-Kalam 2: Post-Classical Tradition | Jihad Brown | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Elective Course TBD | TBD | Hybrid | 2/16/25 - 2/21/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Facilitating Islamic Life Cycle Rituals | Fouad Elgohari | Hybrid | 2/23/25 - 2/28/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| Foundations of Islamic Education | Susan Douglass | Hybrid | 2/23/25 - 2/28/25 | 8am - 1pm |
| Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Restorative Justice in Muslim Communities | Jihad Safir | Hybrid | 2/23/25 - 2/28/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Muslim Spirituality Among the Religions of the World | Ozgur Koca | Hybrid | 2/23/25 - 2/28/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Spiritual Care Elective Course TBD | TBD | Hybrid | 2/23/25 - 2/28/25 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Elective Course TBD | Hamid Mavani | Online | N/A | N/A |
| Intensive Intermediate Arabic 2B | Mahbuba Hammad | Online | N/A | N/A |
Fall 2024
All courses, whether in the "hybrid intensive" or "fully online" format, take place over the entire term. Hybrid intensive courses have in-person classes that take place at the Chicago Theological Seminary during the indicated dates, as well as several live online classes throughout the term. Attendance on campus for all in-person classes is required. No remote access will be available. Fully online courses have weekly readings and assignments, as well as several live online classes throughout the term. Meeting times for the online classes vary by course but are typically in the evenings. Attendance and active participation in every live online class is required. Viewing recordings of class sessions will not serve as a substitute or make up for a missed session. All timings are shown in Central Time.
- Term Start Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Term End Date: Friday, December 13, 2024
| Title | Instructor | Delivery Format | In-Person Course Dates | In-Person Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care and Counseling for Bereavement | Najah Bazzy | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Islam, Antiracism Pedagogy, and Multicultural Education | Jihad Saafir | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Islamic Ethics | Ozgur Koca | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Islamic Rational Theology: Ilm al-Kalam (Classical Period: 8th-13th c.) | Fouad Elgohari | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 8am - 1pm |
| Sunni-Shia Relations and Intra-faith Issues | Faiyaz Jaffer | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 8am - 1pm |
| Universal Maxims in Islamic Law and Beyond | Jihad Brown | Hybrid | 9/29 - 10/04 | 8am - 1pm |
| Curriculum Design, Development and Integration | Karima Alavi | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 8am - 1pm |
| Fundraising Strategies for Faith-based Organizations | Tayyab Yunus | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Homo Islamicus: Explaining Human History from an Islamic Perspective | David Coolidge | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Islam, Anti-Imperialism and African History | Bilal Ware | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 8am - 1pm |
| Positive Youth Development | Ivana Zajkovska | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 8am - 1pm |
| Self-Development and Self-Care (offered by CTS) | Kameelah Oseguera | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 2pm - 7pm |
| Islamic Systematic Theology and the Philosophy of Religion (capstone) | Jihad Brown | Online | n/a | n/a |
| Paradigms of Islamic Spirituality | Walead Mosaad | Online | n/a | n/a |
| Contemporary Islamic Thought | Hamid Mavani | Online | n/a | n/a |
| Intermediate Arabic 2A | Mahbuba Hammad | Online | n/a | n/a |
| DMIN Global Islamic Ideologies and Political Movements | Hisham Hellyer | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 8am - 1pm |
| DMIN Prophetic Leadership (Leadership in Muslim Communities) | Jihad Turk | Hybrid | 10/06 - 10/11 | 8am - 1pm |
Summer 2024
All courses take place over the enter term, regardless of the format in which they are offered and when face-to-face instruction and/or online class meetings occur. In-Person meetings take place at the Chicago Theological Seminary. All timings are shown in Central Time. Hybrid-intensive courses include both in-person sessions at dates/times indicated below and fully online sessions throughout the term. Meeting times for fully online sessions vary by course but are typically in the evenings. Attendance on campus for all in-person sessions is required. No remote access will be available. All online sessions are synchronous (live). Attendance and active participation in every session is required. Viewing recordings of sessions will not serve as substitute or make-up for a missed session.
- Term Start Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Term End Date: Friday, August 16, 2024
| Title | Instructor | Delivery Format | In-Person Course Dates | In-Person Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Strategies and Critical Perspectives for 21st Century Islamic Schools | TBD | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 8am - 1pm |
| Managing Conflict: Mediation, Negotiation and Building Shura | Najeeba Syeed | Hybrid | 7/7- 7/12 | 8am - 1pm |
| LMB 484H Theories and Practices of Spiritual Care | Tahara Akmal | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 8am-1pm |
| LMB 479H Counseling Muslims | Hamada Altalib | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 8am-1pm |
| TBD Applied Islamic Ethics for Institutional Accountability and Community Care | Ingrid Mattson | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 2pm-7pm |
| LMB 451H Race, Culture and Identity Among Muslim Americans | Zareena Grewal | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 2pm-7pm |
| LMB 458H Islam, Medical Ethics and Spiritual Care | Aasim Padela | Hybrid | 7/7-7/12 | 2pm-7pm |
| RHB 442H Introduction to the Islamic Cultural Heritage | Susan Douglass | Online | n/a | n/a |
| TEB 404O Contemporary Islamic Thought | Hamid Mavani | Online | n/a | n/a |
| TBD Principles and Applications of Islamic Metaphysics | Ozgur Koca | Online | n/a | n/a |
| RHB 456O Intensive Intermediate Arabic 2A | Mahbuba Hammad | Online | n/a | n/a |