World Religions
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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World Religions |
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| A major in World Religions requires 36 senior credit points including WREL2001 World Religions in Context, 6 credit points from the listed core units of study on theory and methodology, and 12 credit points each from two religious traditions of your choice. At least 6 credit points of the major must be at 3000 level. | |||
Junior units of study |
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| RLST1002 A History of God, Deities and Demons |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Early |
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| RLST1005 Atheism, Fundamentalism and New Religions |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Senior units of study |
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Compulsory |
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| WREL2001 World Religions in Context |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Studies in Religion |
Semester 1 |
Core |
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| ANTH2667 The Anthropology of Religion |
6 | P (12 Junior credit points from Anthropology) or (12 Junior credit points from Religion Studies) |
Semester 1 |
| RLST2614 Philosophy of Religion: Reason & Belief This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Studies in Religion N RLST2014 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG2626 Sociology of Religion |
6 | P (12 Junior credit points in Sociology) or (12 Junior credit points in Studies of Religion) |
Semester 2 |
| RLST3601 Rethinking Religion |
6 | P 12 Senior credit points from Studies in Religion |
Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| Christianity units | |||
| RLST2624 The Birth of Christianity This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P (12 Junior credit points from Studies in Religion) or (6 Junior credit points from Studies in Religion and (ANHS1600 or ANHS1601 or ANHS1602)) N RLST2024 |
Semester 1 |
| RLST2605 Christianity and the Medieval World This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 junior credit points from Studies in Religion |
Semester 2 |
| BBCL2609 Historical Jesus to Written Gospels |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points including at least 6 from (BBCL1001 or BBCL1002 or HBRW1111 or HBRW1112 or HBRW2631 or HBRW2632 or RLST1002) and 6 from Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Ancient History, History, English, Studies in Religion or Arabic Studies N BBCL2003 |
Semester 1 |
| RLST3602 Global Christianity |
6 | P 12 senior credit points from Studies in Religion N RLST2006 or RLST2606 |
Semester 1 |
| Buddhism units | |||
| ASNS2621 Buddhist Philosophy |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Table A N : ASNS2313 |
Semester 1 |
| ASNS2625 Buddhism in Modern Asia |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Table A |
Semester 2 |
| Judaism and Bible units | |||
| JCTC2603 Jews Under the Crescent and the Cross |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points in one of of (Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture, or Studies in Religion, or History, or Ancient History) N JCTC2003 This unit is available as a designated 'Advanced' unit for students who are already enrolled in the BA (Advanced) degree program. |
Semester 1 |
| JCTC2604 From Expulsion to Regeneration |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points in one of of (Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture, or Studies in Religion, or History, or Ancient History) N JCTC2004 |
Semester 2 |
| BBCL2603 Messianism in Biblical Prophetic Texts |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points including at least 6 from (BBCL1001 or BBCL1002 or HBRW1111 or HBRW1112 or HBRW2631 or HBRW2632 or RLST1002) and 6 from (Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Ancient History, History, English, Studies in Religion or Arabic Studies) |
Semester 1 |
| BBCL2607 Biblical Poetic Books This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points including at least 6 from (BBCL1001 or BBCL1002 or HBRW1111 or HBRW1112 or HBRW2631 or HBRW2632) and 6 from (Hebrew, or Biblical and Jewish Studies, or Ancient History, or History, or English, or Studies in Religion, or Arabic Studies) N BBCL2003 |
Semester 1 |
| BBCL3601 Daniel and Revelation as Apocalypses |
6 | P BBCL2603 or BBCL2607 or BBCL2609 or BBCL2610 or BBCL3602 or HBRW2623 or HBRW2625 or HBRW2632 or HBRW3601 or HBRW3602 N BBCL2006 or BBCL2606 |
Semester 2 |
| Islam units | |||
| ARBC2671 Transnational Muslim Women and Veiling This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Arab Language and Cultures, French Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies, History, Studies in Religion. |
Semester 2 |
| ARBC2672 Arab Diasporas |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from Arab Language and Cultures, French Studies, European Studies, Asian Studies, American Studies, History, Government and International Studies, International and Global Studies |
Semester 1 |
| ARBC2681 Gender and Politics in the Arab World |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| Indigenous Religions and Local Traditions | |||
| RLST2631 Celtic and Germanic Mythology |
6 | P 12 junior credit points from Studies in Religion N RLST2001 or RLST2002 |
Semester 2 |
| RLST2636 Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 Junior credit points from studies in Religion |
Semester 1 |
| ANHS2605 Ancient Greek Religion This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P 12 junior credit points of Ancient History, Classical Studies, Ancient Greek or History OR 6 junior credit points of Ancient History and 6 junior credit points of either Latin, Greek (Ancient), Classical Studies, History, Philosophy, Archaeology (Classical) or Archaeology (Near Eastern) |
Semester 2 Summer Early |
Honours |
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| WREL4011 World Religions Honours A |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WREL4012 World Religions Honours B |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WREL4013 World Religions Honours C |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WREL4014 World Religions Honours D |
12 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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