Details for World Religions

TBA

Awards offering World Religions

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Graduate Certificate in Arts
• Graduate Diploma in Arts
• Graduate Diploma in Leadership
• Master of Arts
• Master of Leadership

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Describe the historical development, practices, institutions and cultural expressions of a number of world religious traditions;
2. Summarise and analyse beliefs and practices common to Australian indigenous religions;
3. Justify the value of understanding world religions in contemporary multicultural societies.
4. Critique Christian approaches to world religions, focusing on their effectiveness;
5. Explain theoretical issues in defining and describing living world religions;
6. Critically integrate knowledge of world religious traditions within social and vocational settings.

Subject Content

1. Introduction: the characteristics and functions of religion in society
2. Judaism
3. Animism
4. Hinduism
5. Buddhism
6. Islam
7. Other Asian Religions (Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto)
8. Religious practices in contemporary Australian society, particular Australian Indigenous religions.
9. Fundamentalist and Radical Movements in the Major World Religions and New Religious Movements
10. Religion and Religions in a 21st Century World

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site
• E-learning (online)
• Intensive
• Mixed/blended
• Distance/independent learning (untimetabled)

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Forum postings (20%)
• Interview Report (30%)
• Major Essay (50%)