ClassInfo - Fall 2019 Religious Studies Classes

Fall 2019 | RELS 1002 Section 001: Contemporary Issues in Religion, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Religion (21020)

Instructor(s): Jeanne Kilde
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

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:30PM

UMTC, East Bank

Folwell Hall 108
Enrollment Status:: Open (39 of 50 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2022
(Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:

Through examination of several contemporary issues this course introduces students to the complex ways in which religion functions in everyday life. The course will examine the intersection of religion with several cultural and social contexts and issues, such as gender, the environment, politics, power, race, ethnicity, health, medicine, food, art, and entertainment. It will draw upon the practices, texts, communities, and institutions of several religious traditions and familiarize students with interdisciplinary, humanistic methods for studying religion.

Class Notes:

http://classinfo.umn.edu/?RELS1002+Fall2019

Class Description:

This course will provide a general introduction to methods used in studying religion (including anthropological, historical, sociological, and textual methods). The focus for Fall 2019 will be on three issue areas: (1) religious pluralism, (2) religion and gender, and (3) religion and the environment.

Lib Ed: Arts/Humanities

Who Should Take This Class?:

All students interested in religion as an important factor in social and political behavior, cultural identity, or individual experience and ways of knowing.

Grading:

Midterm Exam 20%

Field Report 20%

Research Paper 20%

Final Exam 20%

Canvas Posts, in-class discussion, attendance 20%

Exam Format:

In-class. Objective and Essay Questions.

Class Format:

50% Lecture
15% Film/Video
30% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers

Workload:

50 pages of reading per week

1 Field experience and report
1 Research paper

2 Exams
14 Canvas posts

Textbooks:

https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21020/1199

Past Syllabi:

http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jkilde_RELS1002_Fall2022.docx (Fall 2022)

Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:

17 June 2019

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