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Studies in Religion

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Studies in Religion

Major

A major in Studies in Religion requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level units
(iii) 18 credit points of 3000-level units
(iv) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units

Minor

A minor in Studies in Religion requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level units

1000 level units of study

Core
RLST1002
Religion: Texts, Life and Tradition
6      Semester 1
RLST1005
Atheism, Fundamentalism and New Religions
6      Semester 2

2000 level units of study

Selective
RLST2612
Ancient Gnosticism
6    P (12 junior credit points in Studies in Religion) or (6 junior credit points in Studies in Religion and (ANHS1600 or ANHS1601 or ANHS1602))
N RLST2012
Semester 2
RLST2624
The Birth of Christianity

This unit of study is not available in 2018

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 2
RLST2631
Celtic and Germanic Mythology

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 junior credit points from Studies in Religion
N RLST2001 or RLST2002
Semester 2
RLST2639
Secular Religion: Faith in Modernity
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Studies in Religion
Semester 1
RLST2640
Contemporary Australian Religion
6    P 12 credit points at 1000 level in Studies in Religion
N RLST2627, RLST3603
Semester 1
BBCL2610
The New Testament Literature
6    P 12 Junior credit points including at least 6 in BBCL1001, BBCL1002, HBRW1111, HBRW1112, RLST1002 and 6 from Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, English, Philosophy, Studies in Religion, Arabic Studies or 6 Senior credit points in BBCL2603, BBCL2607, BBCL2609 or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Biblical Studies and Classical Hebrew or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture or Studies in Religion
Semester 2

3000 level units of study

Selective
RLST3601
Rethinking Religion

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 Senior credit points from Studies in Religion
Semester 2
RLST3602
Global Christianity

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P 12 senior credit points from Studies in Religion
N RLST2006 or RLST2606
Semester 1
RLST3604
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Studies in Religion or 12 credit points at 2000 level in Ancient History
N RLST2636
Semester 1
RLST3605
Sex, Desire and the Sacred
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Studies in Religion
N RLST2635
Semester 2
RLST3606
Sacred Creativity: Text, Image, Film
6    P 12 credit points at 2000 level in Studies in Religion
N RLST2628, RLST2625
Semester 2

Interdisciplinary project unit of study

FASS3999
Interdisciplinary Impact
6    P 18 credit points at 2000 level

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2

Honours

Honours in Studies in Religion requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 36 credit points of 4000-level Honours thesis units
(ii) 12 credit points of 4000-level Honours seminar units

Honours seminar units

RLST4113
Methodology in the Study of Religion
6      Semester 1
RLST4115
Pilgrimage in the Great Traditions
6      Semester 2

Honours thesis units

RLST4111
Studies in Religion Honours Thesis I
18      Semester 1
Semester 2
RLST4112
Studies in Religion Honours Thesis 2
18      Semester 1
Semester 2