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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HUMAN 13 | Title:
INTRO TO RELIGIOUS STUDY |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Religious Studies |
| Last Reviewed:4/23/2007 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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This course introduces the study of religion as a critical, academic discipline. It will explore the meaning, origins and function of religion, and illustrate these by drawing on myths, rituals, symbols and beliefs from cultures all over the globe and through human history. The course will survey the evolution and content of various theories and methods in the study of religion, as well as career opportunities in the field.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course introduces the study of religion as a critical, academic discipline; the meaning, origins and function of religon illustrated by myths, rituals, symbols and beliefs from cultures all over the globe and through human history; and theories and methods in the study of religion, as well as career opportunities in the field.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 2007
| Inactive: | Fall 2010
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| Area: | E
| Humanities
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 2007 | Fall 2010 |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 2007 | Fall 2010 |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2007 | Inactive: | Fall 2010 |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2007 | Inactive: | Fall 2010 |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Distinguish among differing kinds of approaches to the study of
religion
2. Identify the components of religious expression
3. Evaluate religious claims and explanations
4. Analyze the usefulness of definitions of religion
5. Recognize large-scale patterns in religious belief and practice
6. Organize various religions into taxonomies
7. Support or refute descriptions of religion with evidence drawn from
a wide diversity of traditions
8. Explain religious studies as a secular as well as a sacred
enterprise
9. Describe the human diversity reflected in religious phenomena,
including expressions and contributions by people ancient and
modern, Western and non-Western, literate and oral, and the
place and perspectives of women
Topics and Scope
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Topics will include but not be limited to:
1. The Religious Studies Major as a Career Choice
2. Definitions of Religion
3. Taxonomy of Religions
4. Origins & History of Religion
5. History of the Study of Religion
6. Elements of Religion
a. Myth
b. Ritual
c. Symbolism
d. Mystical Experience
e. Scripture: Production, Transmission and Canonization of Sacred
Text
f. Theology and Creed
g. Apologetics
7. Methodological Approaches to the Study of Religion
8. Distinctions between Official and Popular Religion
9. The Role, Contributions and Perspectives of Women
10. Ethnicity, Race, Class and Sexual Orientation in Religion
11. Examples Drawn from Specific Religious Traditions, for example:
a. Indigenous Native American, African, Oceanic, Australian
b. Ancient Canaanite, Babylonian, Sumerian, Greek, Roman,
Scandanavian
c. Santeria, Vodou, Rastafarian
d. Hindu, Buddhist, Jainist, Bahai, Sikh
e. Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, Muslim
12. Relationship of Religion to Politics
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading assignments of between 20-50 pages
2. Objective exams
3. Essay exams
4. A Research Paper of 5-7 pages
5. Optional field trips
6. In-class exercises
7. In-class presentations
8. Discussions and/or debates
9. Written homework
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
40 - 75% |
| Written homework, One 5-7 page research paper | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 15% |
| Exercises in taxonomy and definition composing | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
15 - 45% |
| Optional quizzes, exams, midterm and/or final. | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 20% |
| Optional field trips, class presentations on research and/or field trip | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Chryssides, George D. The Study of Religion: An Introduction to Key
Ideas and Methods. Continuum, 2004.
Kessler, Gary E. Studying Religion: An Introduction Through Cases.
McGraw-Hill, 2003
Boyer, Pascal. Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of
Religous Thought. Basic Books, 2001.
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