CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Candace Corp/SUNY
Last modified by: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Composed: 11/27/1996 02:58 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 10/26/2004 05:20:41 PM
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Course Number: (prefix) CUL (number) 124036 ESC 2.0 Course number:

Name: Religious Thought in World Perspective
Datatel Title: (30char)

Area Coordinator: Eric Ball Department Code: 10CU Team:

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 6 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? NO GenEd Approval Term/Year:

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Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Fall 2		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Fall 2
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version: November 2004
Title Changes:
AC Changes:
BK Number: 10

Description: Study comparative religions throughout the world. Read from sacred texts and other sources for a variety of religious traditions. Learn how those traditions view rite and ritual; the human condition; the contrast between sacred and profane; the origin of existence; the relationship of good and evil; and the role of doctrine, creed, and dogma. In addition to studying core readings dealing with methodology and early forms of religious belief and practice, choose to cover in greater depth at least one of the three Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam); one tradition from the Eastern world (Hinduism and Buddhism); one tradition from the Far Eastern world (the Chinese or the Japanese traditions), and your choice of any two additional traditions from among these seven. The study ends with a final reflective essay.

Prerequisite: Prior academic study in religion, philosophy, or world history. Critical reading and analytical writing ability ordinarily attained after at least 2 years of academic study is expected.

Option: This course is also available as 4 or 8 credits. Number of religions to be studied varies according to number of credits.

Note: November Term 2004 is the last term this course will be offered in print version. In future terms, it will be offered only online (224036).

Generic:



Major Course Area
Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies		Minor Course Area
Philosophy & Religion		SLN Disciplines
Additional Course Requirements
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Archive Course: Yes
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Prerequisite: Prior academic study in religion, philosophy, or world history. Critical reading and analytical writing ability ordinarily attained after at least 2 years of academic study is expected.

Option: This course is also available as 4 or 8 credits. Number of religions to be studied varies according to number of credits.

Note: November Term 2004 is the last term this course will be offered in print version. In future terms, it will be offered only online (224036).