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Apr 03, 2026
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PHIL 130 - Introduction to Religious Studies
Units: 3
Introduction to basic concepts in religious studies, including religious experience, mysticism and the supernatural, beliefs across a variety of religions, arguments about the existence of God, the meaning and importance of ritual, and more.
Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for PHIL 110 or PHIL 120.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall Alternate Years
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of cultural traditions and behaviors, their relevant concepts, theories, methods, and historical contexts.
- cultivate an appreciation for a diversity of ideas and values across time and for human difference in areas such as: religion, culture, ethnicity, race, class, sexuality, and gender.
- deploy the methods used in social science and used in the study of the social sciences.
- appreciate the richness of studying social constructs including the reliance on data, anecdotal evidence, and theoretical concerns.
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