The academic study of religion with its distinctive history of scholarship and profile is presented through the study of core topics of contemporary interest. An essential theme is the study of myth from which engaging examples will be utilised in order to introduce foundational issues of method, theory and worldview appropriate to the discipline. Key research skills will be trialled through assessment tasks.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Studies in Religion |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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12 credit points at 1000 level in the Studies in Religion |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Iain Gardner, iain.gardner@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Ray Radford, raymond.radford@sydney.edu.au |
Christopher Humphrey Hartney, christopher.hartney@sydney.edu.au | |
Jay Johnston, jay.johnston@sydney.edu.au | |
Carole Cusack, carole.cusack@sydney.edu.au |