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MAJOR IN WORLD RELIGIONS World Religions is the study of the history and ideas that characterise the world’s largest and/or most influential religious traditions, both historically and in the contemporary world. The Major proceeds from the same two compulsory First Year units (RLST1002 A History of Gods, Deities & Demons and RLST1005 Atheism Fundamentalism & New Religions) that are required by the Studies in Relgion Major. World Religions has a core unit in second year: WREL2001 World Religions in Context. This is the compulsory methodology Senior unit of the World Religions Major, and can be paired with another methodology unit (in sociology or philosophy of religion, for example). Students balance this methodological study with specialisation in two so-called ‘World Religions’ by choosing two pairs from the units examining Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Indigenous Religions. At least one of these units must be at 3000 level, taking the study of that particular religious tradition to an advanced, senior level. 10 The Major in World Religions is administered from the Department of Studies in Religion but is an inter-disciplinary program. If you are interested in a Major in World Religions, please contact the Program Coordinator, Professor Iain Gardner, iain.gardner@sydney.edu.au. JUNIOR UNITS These junior units introduce you to foundational knowledge and to current debates in the discipline. RLST1002 RLST1005 A History of Gods Deities & Demons Atheism, Fundamentalism and New Religions SENIOR UNITS The compulsory core unit, WREL2001 World Religions in Context, is paired with another methodology unit (in sociology or philosophy of religion, for example). Students can also specialise in two World Religions, by choosing two units of study from two religious areas listed below: –– Buddhism –– Christianity –– Islam –– Judaism –– Indigenous Religions To complete a major at least one of these units must be a senioradvanced (3000 level) unit.
2014 UNITS OF STUDY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM TAUGHT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT SEMESTER 1 RLST1005 Atheism, Fundamentalism & New Religions RLST2624 The Birth of Christianity RLST2628 Religion and Film RLST2635 Sex, Desire and the Sacred RLST3603 Contemporary Australian Religion WREL2001 World Religions in Context SEMESTER 2 RLST1002 A History of God Deities & Demons RLST2614 Philosophy of Religion: Reason & Belief RLST2625 Creativity, Art and the Spiritual RLST3601 Rethinking Religion SUMMER SCHOOL RLST1002 A History of God Deities & Demons RLST1005 Atheism, Fundamentalism & New Religions 11
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