RELS 1002 is also offered in Fall 2022
RELS 1002 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2018 | RELS 1002 Section 001: Introduction to the Study of Religions (33807)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 35
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (45 of 50 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Religions are complex systems that help their adherents to make sense of the world, justify certain ideas and practices, and form relationships and identities. Taking the multifaceted nature of religions into account, scholars have brought diverse questions and methodologies to the study of these systems in order to shed light on various aspects of the human condition. What is the point of religious rituals, for example? How do religions resist or facilitate the exercise of power on physical and psychological levels? How do they shape our perceptions of social markers such as race and gender? This course introduces students to the variety of approaches that scholars of religion use to arrive at a deeper understanding of the function of religions in human life.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?RELS1002+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- Exam Format:
- In-class. Objective and Essay Questions.
- Workload:
- 50-75 Pages Reading Per Week
16 Pages Writing Per Term (3 papers)
2 Exams
8 Quizzes
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33807/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 30 August 2018
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2018 Religious Studies Classes