HUM 240 World Religions (5 credits)
Distribution Area Fulfilled Humanities; General Transfer Elective
Formerly HUMAN 240
Course Description
Survey of religions (e.g. monotheistic, polytheistic, animistic, etc.) around the world. Exploration of the basic tenets, origins and evolution of various religions; reflection on the influence they have had on history, culture and the arts.
Course Content
A. Religions around the world (e.g. monotheistic, polytheistic, animistic, etc.)
B. Foundations and development of individual religions
C. Basic tenets of individual religions
D. Sacred narratives
E. Influence of religions on history, culture, and the arts
F. Use of art in sacred ritual and religious experience
G. Variations within individual religions (e.g. sects, subgroups, etc)
H. Prominent figures in religious texts and iconography (e.g. deities, sanctified individuals, spirits, etc.)
I. individual relationship (learner identity and positionality) to various world religions
J. Expression of religion through art (e.g. music, literature, architecture, visual art etc.)
H. Various approaches to studying religion (e.g. theological, literary, sociological, psychological etc.)
Student Outcomes
1. Explain the foundational narratives for individual religions.
2. Identify belief systems and variations within individual religions.
3. Describe prominent figures in religious texts and iconography.
4. Reflect on the learner’s positionality and individual relationship to various religious practices and beliefs.
5. Analyze the social and political impacts of religious art and expression.
6. Explore what constitutes the sacred and secular within individual religions.
7. Compare various approaches to studying religion.
Degree Outcomes
Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Graduates demonstrate self-efficacy in intercultural engagement to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion through reflections and expressions of cultural humility, empathy, and social and civic engagement and action. Further, graduates examine how identities/positionalities such as races, social classes, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, and cultures impact perceptions, actions, and the distribution of power and privilege in communities, systems, and institutions.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
Potential Methods
A. Formal writings: essays, essay exams, research reports, reading responses
B. Projects: group presentations, individual presentations, multimedia productions
C. Informal writings: journals, in-class responses, brainstorming, freewriting, paraphrase and summary
D. Group discussions and classroom activities
E. Exams and quizzes: short answer, matching, multiple choice
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